LSG vs MI: Hardik Pandya scripts history, breaks Anil Kumble’s 16-year-old record
Hardik Pandya has become the first captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to take a five-wicket haul. Hardik broke Anil Kumble’s 16-year-old record for best figures by a captain in IPL history. Playing for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL 2025 clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Hardik had figures of 4-0-36-5.
Kumble held the record for 16 years after he had figures of 4-0-16-4 while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their clash against Deccan Chargers back in May 2009 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Kumble also had figures of 3.3-0-16-4 for RCB against the Chargers in the IPL 2010 match at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
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JP Duminy, Shane Warne and Yuvraj Singh are the other captains to have taken five-wicket hauls in the IPL. Hardik earlier held the record for best figures by an MI captain in the tournament with figures of 4-0-31-3 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Best figures by IPL captains
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HH Pandya – 4-0-36-5, Econ 9.00, vs LSG, Lucknow, 4 Apr 2025 (Mumbai Indians)
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A Kumble – 4-0-16-4, Econ 4.00, vs Chargers, Johannesburg, 24 May 2009 (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
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A Kumble – 3-3-16-4, Econ 4.57, vs Chargers, DY Patil, 24 Apr 2010 (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
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JP Duminy – 3-0-17-4, Econ 5.66, vs SRH, Visakhapatnam, 18 Apr 2015 (Delhi Daredevils)
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SK Warne – 4-0-21-4, Econ 5.25, vs Chargers, Nagpur, 5 Apr 2010 (Rajasthan Royals)
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Yuvraj Singh – 4-0-29-4, Econ 7.25, vs Daredevils, DY Patil, 17 Apr 2011 (Pune Warriors)
Hardik is also second in the list of most wickets by an IPL captain with 30 scalps. Shane Warne, who helped the Royals win IPL 2008, is at the top of the list with 57 wickets. Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin and Pat Cummins have taken 30, 25 and 21 wickets respectively as IPL captains
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