Bhuvneshwar Kumar becomes first pacer with 200 IPL wickets: Stats
What's the story
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has become the first fast bowler to complete 200 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The veteran Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowler accomplished the milestone with his first wicket against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026 at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Overall, he became just the second bowler to complete a double-century of IPL scalps. Here are his stats.
Numbers
Bhuvneshwar joins Chahal on this list
As per ESPNcricinfo, Bhuvneshwar took 192 matches to complete 200 scalps in the league. He averages over 27, with an economy rate of around 7.6. The veteran has joined leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in this club, who leads the tally with 224 wickets. Around 80 of Bhuvneshwar's IPL wickets have come in the powerplay - the most for any bowler.
Feats
Here are his feats
Bhuvneshwar is among four players to have taken multiple five-wicket hauls in the IPL. Jasprit Bumrah, James Faulkner, and Jaydev Unadkat are the others. Notably, Bhuvi also owns two four-wicket hauls in the league. Bhuvneshwar is also the only bowler to claim Purple Caps in back-to-back seasons (2016 and 2017). He is also SRH's all-time leading wicket-taker with a whopping tally of 157 wickets.