The 29-year-old right-arm medium fast bowler Akash Madhwal has lately impressed for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL 2023. During the Eliminator of the IPL 2023, he won the Player of the Match award for his dominating match-winning bowling performance against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). He recorded the best bowling figures in the IPL playoffs history, becoming the first bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in IPL Playoffs.
Chennai hosted that IPL 2023 Eliminator. While MI scored 182/8 (20 overs) after choosing to bat first, LSG were bundled out for only 101 runs (16.3 overs). MI advanced to the Qualifier 2 of this tournament with that 81-run win as they will face Gujarat Titans (GT) in search of the last spot for the Final of this competition.
Akash Madhwal: 3.3-0-5-5 vs LSG in the Eliminator of the IPL 2023
MI pacer Akash Madhwal, who claimed a four-wicket haul in his previous game against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), had record-breaking incredible bowling figures of 3.3-0-5-5 against LSG in the Eliminator. He became the first bowler to record a five-wicket haul in the history of IPL playoffs or knockout stages.
Here are some crucial stats and record tables of Madhwal’s maiden IPL five-wicket haul
Joint-best bowling figures by an Indian in the IPL history. (Check the list 1)
Third-best IPL bowling figures by a pacer. (Check the list 1)
Joint fourth-best bowling figures in the IPL history. (Check the list 1)
Best bowling figures in the IPL playoffs or knockout stages history. (Check the list 2)
Also, the best bowling figures by an uncapped bowler. (Check the list 3)
Moreover, we also experienced the best bowling figures in IPL history by an Indian pacer. (Check the list 4)
1. Best bowling figures in IPL
2. Best bowling figures in IPL playoffs/knockout stages
3. Best bowling figures by an uncapped bowler
4. Best IPL bowling figures by an Indian pacer
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