IPL: The T20 form of the game is most suited to the batsmen and so generally in the shortest format, a batter becomes the captain and he is expected to deliver with the bat in hand in all circumstances. But very few teams name a bowler as their team’s captain in T20s.
Only two bowlers have led a franchise team in the Indian Premier League. Pat Cummins is the leader of the Orange Army, Sunrisers Hyderabad. The SRH team, under the world’s fastest bowler, Cummins, reached the finals of the last edition.
But Patrick Cummins has not taken a five-wicket haul in the Indian Premier League as of now. A bowler picking up a five-fer in any form of the game is a big achievement. But in a format like T20Is and a tournament like the IPL, taking a five-fer in just four overs is not an easy task.
However, there is one bowler who has achieved this feat of picking up a five-wicket haul in the Indian Premier League as a captain of an IPL franchise side. In this segment today we shall mention that lone bowling skipper who has achieved this feat in this cash-rich league tournament.
Hardik Pandya Is The Only Captain To Pick A Five Wicket Haul In The History Of The IPL –
In the history of the Indian Premier League, there are captains who have scored centuries in this T20 tournament. Virat Kohli is the batter who has scored the most tons in the IPL as a player and the captain. As the skipper of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, King Kohli has amassed 5 centuries in the IPL, which is still the most.
Apart from Virat, KL Rahul and Ruturaj Gaikwad have also smashed tons in the IPL. Kannur Lokesh Rahul was the skipper of Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants when he amassed three tons while the current skipper of the yellow army, Chennai Super Kings, Ruturaj Gaikwad has got one three figured marked score as the captain of the five time champions side of the CSK.
But amongts the bowlers, only one skipper has picked up a five wicket haul in the IPL. As mentioned above, Pat Cummins hasnt acheived this feat and as of now, it is only Hardik Pandya who have achieved this feat as the skipper of Mumbai Indians in the game against Lucknow Super Giants.
In the 16th match of the TATA IPL 2025, due to Hardik Pandya’s best match figures of 5 for 36, MI was able to stop the power hitters of LSG to 203 runs in their quota of 20 overs. But unfortunately, Mumbai Indians couldnt win that match and Hardik’s brilliant effort with the white cherry ended in a losing cause because the Super Giants won the match by 12 runs.
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