200 wickets and counting: RCB’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar joins a privileged list in IPL


6Number of bowlers with 200-plus career wickets in any T20 tournament played across the world. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the latest to join the list. He became the second bowler after Yuzvendra Chahal to claim 200 or more wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) reachingthe milestone in Bengaluru, when he dismissed CSK’s Ayush Mhatre on 5 April 2026.

Bowlers with 200+ wickets in a T20 tournament

Name

For

Years

M

Balls

Mdns

Runs

Wkts

Avg.

E/R

Best

4w

Type

Tournament

Danny Briggs

Hants/Sus/Warks

2010-2025

221

4554

1

5501

268

20.52

7.24

5-19

6

SLA

T20 Blast

Samit Patel

Derb/Notts

2003-2025

258

5049

3

6241

230

27.13

7.41

4-20

1

SLA

T20 Blast

Yuzvendra Chahal

MI/PBKS/RR/RCB

2013-2026

179

3869

4

5159

224

23.03

8.00

5-40

9

RLB

IPL

David Payne

Glos

2010-2025

156

3293

9

4295

210

20.45

7.82

5-24

5

LFM

T20 Blast

Chris Wood

Hants

2010-2025

192

3952

5

5361

210

25.52

8.13

5-32

4

LM

T20 Blast

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

RCB/PW/SRH

2011-2026

195

4342

14

5586

205

27.24

7.71

5-19

4

RFM

IPL

 

4 Number of IPL batters who have hit fifty or more sixes against a single opponent: Rohit Sharma became the latest to join this exclusive group during his 26-ball 35 against Delhi on 4 April 2026. He is the second Indian to achieve this after M. S. Dhoni. Virat Kohli has 49 sixes against CSK and will soon be a part of this list.

Most IPL sixes by a batter against one particular opponent

6s

Against

Batter

For

M

Inns

Runs

HS

Avg.

S/R

100

50

4s

61

PBKS

Chris Gayle

KKR/RCB

16

16

797

117

53.13

174.78

2

6

63

54

KKR

Chris Gayle

PBKS/RCB

19

19

700

102*

43.75

151.84

1

5

55

51

DC

Rohit Sharma

DCh/MI

38

38

1092

74*

31.20

132.68

0

6

94

50

RCB

MS Dhoni

CSK/RPS

38

35

906

84*

39.39

143.12

0

4

57

49

CSK

Virat Kohli

RCB

36

35

1174

90*

37.87

128.30

0

10

85

2Number of instances of 50-plus partnerships by a lower-order pair (eighth or lower) in successful run chases. The recent unbeaten 54-run stand for the eighth wicket between LSG’s Mukul Choudhury and Avesh Khan against KKR in Kolkata on 9 April 2026 is the highest in the history of the IPL.

Highest partnerships for the eight wicket or lower in a successful run chase

Runs

Wkt

Pair

For

Against

Venue

Date

54*

8th

Mukul Choudhury/Avesh Khan

LSG

KKR

Kolkata

9 Apr 2026

52*

8th

Rinku Singh/Umesh Yadav

KKR

GT

Ahmedabad

9 Apr 2023

46*

8th

Chris Morris/Jaydev Unadkat

RR

DC

Mumbai WS

15 Apr 2021

41

9th

Dwayne Bravo/Imran Tahir

CSK

MI

Mumbai WS

7 Apr 2018

38*

9th

Jos Buttler/Avesh Kumar

RR

KKR

Kolkata

16 Apr 2024

 

7Number of sixes hit by a batter at No. 7 or lower in a successful run chase in the IPL. LSG’s Mukul Choudhury’s sixes during his match-winning knock of 54 against KKR in Kolkata have equalled Dwayne Bravo’s record for CSK in 2018. Overall, Choudhury became the sixth batter to hit this many sixes while batting at No. 7 or lower. These details are given in the two tables below.

Most sixes by an IPL batter while batting at #7 or lower in a successful run chase

6s

Batg#

Batter

Runs

(Balls)

S/R

For

Opp

Venue

Date

7

#7

Dwayne Bravo

68

(30)

226.66

CSK

MI

Mumbai WS

7 Apr 2018

7

#7

Mukul Choudhury

54*

(27)

200.00

LSG

KKR

Kolkata

9 Apr 2026

6

#7

Yusuf Pathan

62*

(30)

206.66

RR

DC

Centurion

28 Apr 2009

6

#7

Pat Cummins

56*

(15)

373.33

KKR

MI

Pune

6 Apr 2022

5

#7

Brad Hodge

54*

(29)

186.20

RR

SRH

Delhi

22 May 2013

5

#7

Ashutosh Sharma

66*

(31)

212.90

DC

LSG

Visakhapatnam

24 Mar 2025

 

Most sixes by an IPL batter while batting at #7 or lower

6s

Batg#

Batter

Runs

(Balls)

S/R

For

Opp

Venue

Date

Inns

Result

11

#7

Andre Russell

88*

(36)

244.44

KKR

CSK

Chennai

10 Apr 2018

1

Lost

10

#8

Rashid Khan

79*

(32)

246.87

GT

MI

Mumbai WS

12 May 2023

2

Lost

7

#7

Dwayne Bravo

68

(30)

226.66

CSK

MI

Mumbai WS

7 Apr 2018

2

Won

7

#8

Andre Russell

64*

(25)

256.00

KKR

SRH

Kolkata

23 Mar 2024

1

Won

7

#8

Ashutosh Sharma

61

(28)

217.85

PK

MI

New Chandigarh

18 Apr 2024

2

Lost

7

#7

Mukul Choudhury

54*

(27)

200.00

LSG

KKR

Kolkata

9 Apr 2026

2

Won

 

3Number of occasions, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has managed to register a fifty in less than 18 balls in his short IPL career. This is now the maximum by any batter in the history of the IPL. Six other batters have made fifties in less than 18 balls on two occasions, with Ishan Kishan being the only other Indian in the list.

Batters reaching an IPL fifty in less than 18 balls on most occasions

50s

Batter

Balls

For

Agst

Venue

Date

3

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

16

RR

GT

Jaipur

28 Apr 2025 

 

 

15

RR

CSK

Guwahati

30 Mar 2026

 

 

15

RR

RCB

Guwahati

10 Apr 2026

 

 

50s

Batter

For

Opponent/Date

(balls)

Opponent/Date

(balls)

2

Sunil Narine

KKR

RCB, 7 May 2017 

(15)

RCB, 8 Apr 2018 

(17)

2

Kieron Pollard

MI

KKR, 28 Apr 2016 

(17)

CSK, 1 May 2021 

(17)

2

Ishan Kishan

MI

KKR, 9 May 2018 

(17)

SRH, 8 Oct 2021 

(16)

2

Nicholas Pooran

PBKS/LSG

SRH, 8 Oct 2020 

(17)

RCB, 10 Apr 2023 

(15)

2

Jake Fraser-McGurk

DC

SRH, 20 Apr 2024 

(15)

MI, 27 Apr 2024 

(15)

2

Travis Head

SRH

DC, 20 Apr 2024 

(16)

LSG, 8 May 2024 

(16)

Note: Sooryavanshi and Fraser-McGurk are now the only batters in the IPL to achieve two 15-ball fifties

 

17.51The partnership run-rate between Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhurv Jurel for RR against RCB in Guwahati on 10 April 2026. This is now the second-quickest 100-plus stand in IPL history. 

Quickest 100+ partnerships (runs/over) in an IPL match

R/O

Runs

Balls

Wkt

Pair

For

Opp

Venue

Date

Inns

Result

20.68

131

38

1st

Abhishek Sharma/Travis Head

SRH

DC

Delhi

20 Apr 2024

1

Won

17.51

108

37

2nd

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi/Dhurv Jurel

RR

RCB

Guwahati

10 Apr 2026 

2

Won

17.28

167*

58

1st

Abhishek Sharma/Travis Head

SRH

LSG

Hyderabad

8 May 2024

2

Won

17.03

105

37

1st

Chris Lynn/Sunil Narine

KKR

RCB

Bengaluru

7 May 2017

2

Won

16.22

100

37

7th

J. Suchith/Harbhajan Singh

MI

PBKS

Mumbai WS

12 Apr 2015

2

Lost

16.19

116

43

2nd

Mitchell Marsh/Nicholas Pooran

LSG

SRH

Hyderabad

27 Mar 2025

2

Won

 

107The number of runs added by RCB batters after the loss of six wickets for 96 in the IPL game against RR in Guwahati on 10 April 2026. This is now the second-highest runs added for any IPL side after losing the first six wickets. 

Most runs (100-plus runs) added in an innings after the fall of the sixth wicket in an IPL match

Runs/Wkts

from

to

For

Opp

Venue

Date

Result

Inns

115/3

29/6

144/9

SRH

RR

Jaipur

27 Apr 2013

Lost

1

107/2

94/6

201/8

RCB

RR

Guwahati

10 Apr 2026

Lost

1

106/4

77/6

183/10

PBKS

MI

New Chandigarh

18 Apr 2024

Lost

2

105/3

49/6

154/9

SRH

GT

Ahmedabad

15 May 2023

Lost

2

104/1

24/6

128/7

DC

MI

Mumbai WS

22 Apr 2017

Lost

2

103/2

121/6

224/8

RR

KKR

Kolkata

16 Apr 2024

Won

2

100/1

59/6

159/7

MI

PBKS

Mumbai WS

12 Apr 2015

Lost

2

Note: there were three 30+ stands after the fall of the sixth wicket in RCB’s innings in Guwahati, which provided the first such instance in IPL cricket and the only second instance in a T20 game after Northern Cape against Border in Kimberley on 2 October 2024.

All records are correct and updated until 10 April 2026.



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