Hardik Pandya Creates History, Becomes 1st Captain In IPL To Take Five-Wicket Haul
Hardik Pandya dismissed five LSG batters for 36 runs in four overs on Friday. He is the first MI captain to take a five-wicket haul in the IPL.
Hardik Pandya entered his name in the history books on Friday (April 4) by becoming the first captain to take a five-wicket haul in the IPL. The 31-year-old cricketer from Baroda, who is leading the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025, picked up five wickets for 36 runs in four overs on Friday against the Lucknow Super Giants at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
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His super show with the ball helped MI restrict LSG to 203 for 8 in 20 overs.
Hardik opened his wicket account on Friday by dismissing Nicholas Pooran (12) on the fifth ball of the ninth over of LSG’s innings. The leading run scorer of IPL 2025 was caught by Deepak Chahar. On the fourth ball of his second over, Hardik removed his LSG counterpart Rishabh Pant. Pant was caught by substitute fielder Corbin Bosch after making 2 runs from six balls.
Hardik then bowled the 18th over of the LSG innings and, on the fifth ball, removed Aiden Markram. The South African T20I captain was caught by Raj Angad Bawa after making 53 runs from 38 balls. In the last over of LSG’s innings, Hardik first dismissed David Miller (27 from 14 balls) and then Akash Deep (golden duck). While Miller was caught by Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner completed Akash Deep’s catch on the fifth ball.
Most IPL wickets as a captain
- 57 – Shane Warne
- 30 – Hardik Pandya
- 30 – Anil Kumble
- 25 – Ravichandran Ashwin
- 21 – Pat Cummins
Before Hardik, the best bowling figures in IPL history by a captain were 4 for 16 by Anil Kumble for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Deccan Chargers in Johannesburg on May 24, 2009.
Best bowling figures in IPL by captains
- Hardik Pandya (MI) – 5/36 in four overs vs LSG in Lucknow (April 4, 2025)
- Anil Kumble (RCB) – 4/16 in four overs vs Deccan Chargers in Johannesburg (May 24, 2009)
- Anil Kumble (RCB) – 4/16 in 3.3 overs vs Deccan Chargers in Navi Mumbai (April 24, 2010)
- Jean-Paul Duminy (DC) – 4/17 in three overs vs SRH in Visakhapatnam (April 18, 2015)
Hardik is only the second bowler in IPL history after Akash Madhwal to take a five-wicket haul against Lucknow Super Giants. Madhwal picked up five wickets for five runs in 3.3 overs for the Mumbai Indians against LSG during the eliminator match of IPL 2025 played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 24, 2023.
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