Online Reporter
Before the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League got under way, Jasprit Bumrah stood joint sixth on the list of wicket-takers with 183, level with Dwayne Bravo, who led the way for many years before being overhauled after retirement.
Bravo once took 32 wickets in an IPL season (a record equalled by Harshal Patel in 2021), and if Bumrah managed to match that he’d move up the list – but not to the top, where legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal currently sits with 221. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (198 wickets) and Sunil Narine (192) are also both ahead of Bumrah at the moment.
To save anyone asking, Virat Kohli is comfortably ahead in the batting list with 8661 runs, well clear of Rohit Sharma (7046), Shikhar Dhawan (6769) and the leading overseas player, David Warner (6565).
And which of the IPL teams has never reached the final?
The only one of the ten current IPL teams that has never made it to a final is Lucknow Super Giants. They have played in only four seasons so far, reaching the playoffs in the first two (2022 and 2023) but failing to reach the final.
Of the teams who have appeared in every IPL season, Delhi Capitals have reached only one final (2020) and lost it, while Punjab Kings have reached two and lost both. Among defunct teams, Deccan Chargers won on their only final appearance in 2009, while Rising Pune Supergiant lost the final in 2017, the second of their two seasons in the tournament.
Chennai Super Kings are the most successful team, with five titles and five other appearances in the final. Mumbai Indians have also won the IPL five times, but only reached the final on one other occasion (2010). Chargers are the only team with a 100% success rate in the final, but they had only five seasons in the competition before being replaced by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013.- Cricinfo
Mathew Masinge