The 24-year-old Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga recorded a five-wicket haul last Sunday (8th May) during a crucial IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Wankhede. While he won the Player of the Match award in that game, his bowling figures were the second-best bowling figures in IPL history by an overseas spinner.
During that 54th game of the IPL 2022, while RCB scored 192/3 in 20 overs after choosing to bat first, SRH replied with 125 all out in 19.2 overs. RCB won that match by 67 runs while their Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga had the bowling figures of 4-1-18-5.
In that second innings, Hasaranga dismissed Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Jagadeesha Suchith, Shashank Singh and Umran Malik respectively.
Now, we are talking about Hasaranga’s bowling figures of 4-1-18-5 status in various record books:
(Overall IPL)
Second best bowling figures in IPL history by an overseas spinner. The best IPL bowling figures by an overseas spinner are 4-0-19-6 by the Aussie leg-spinner Adam Zampa (Rising Pune Supergiants).
Second Sri Lankan bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in IPL history. Former right-arm pacer Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians) was the first Sri Lankan bowler to achieve this feat with the bowling figures of 3.4-1-13-5.
Third overseas spinner to take a five-wicket haul in IPL. Previously, Trinidadian spinner Sunil Narine and Australian spinner Adam Zampa managed to claim one five-wicket haul each in their IPL careers.
Sixth leg-spinner to claim an IPL five-wicket haul.
Ninth spinner to record a fifer in IPL history.
10th overseas bowler to record an IPL fifer. Only the Australian left-arm pacer James Faulkner has managed to achieve it twice in his IPL career.
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(Only for RCB)
Best bowling figures by an overseas bowler for RCB. The previous record in this list was 4-1-9-4 by Trinidadian leg-spinner Samuel Badree against Mumbai Indians at Bengaluru on 14th April 2017.
After the legendary Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble (3.1-1-5-5), Wanindu Hasaranga became the second RCB spinner to record a five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.
Second best bowling figures for RCB in T20 cricket. The legendary Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble is still the record holder with bowling figures of 3.1-1-5-5.
Fourth RCB bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in IPL as well as T20 cricket history.
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Best bowling figures in IPL history by overseas bowlers (Only fifers)
Spinners with a 5-wicket haul in IPL
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