Success at the Wankhede Stadium requires a mix of raw pace to exploit early swing and deceptive variations to avoid attacks at the end of the innings.
Here are Mumbai’s leading wicket-takers in the history of the Indian Premier League.
Top wicket takers at Wankhede Stadium (IPL)
| player | Turn | Wicket | Best bowling (innings) | average | economy | strike rate | 4W/5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 43 | 68 | 4/16 | 17.33 | 7.00 | 14.80 | 3/0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 52 | 65 | 5/21 | 22.95 | 7.3 | 18.8 | 1/1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 47 | 49 | 5/18 | 24.73 | 7.08 | 20.90 | 0/1 |
| Michelle McClenaghan | 26 | 37 | 4/21 | 23.97 | 8.87 | 16.20 | 1/0 |
| hardik pandya | 45 | 37 | 3/20 | 31.29 | 9.96 | 18.8 | 0/0 |
| Krunal Pandya | 28 | 29 | 4/45 | 21.48 | 7.16 | 18.00 | 1/0 |
| dwayne bravo | 19 | 26 | 3/20 | 21.26 | 8.37 | 15.20 | 0/0 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | 15 | 24 | 3/19 | 18.75 | 8.23 | 13.60 | 0/0 |
| trent bolt | 20 | 23 | 3/20 | 30.56 | 8.80 | 20.80 | 0/0 |
| Munaf Patel | 17 | 23 | 4/28 | 19.34 | 7.06 | 16.40 | 1/0 |
| Kieron Pollard | 29 | 22 | 4/44 | 29.77 | 9.09 | 19.60 | 1/0 |
| Shardul Thakur | 20 | 21 | 3/37 | 32.57 | 10.08 | 19.3 | 0/0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 15 | 20 | 4/41 | 22.45 | 8.31 | 16.2 | 1/0 |
Key Insights: Wankhede’s bowling dominance
Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah are the only two bowlers to have taken more than 60 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in the IPL.
Harbhajan Singh and Wanindu Hasaranga have recorded the joint-best bowling figures in the IPL at the Wankhede Stadium. both claimed 5 out of 18 For MI and RCB against CSK and SRH in 2011 and 2022 respectively.
Bumrah (5/21 vs RCB, 2024) and Umran Malik (5/25 vs GT, 2022) are the other two bowlers to take five-wicket hauls at this position. See who has the maximum 4 wickets in IPL.
Malinga, Bumrah and Deepak Chahar are the three bowlers to take two or more four-wicket hauls for Mumbai in the IPL.
Mitchell Johnson and Malinga have taken the most wickets in an IPL season at the Wankhede Stadium with 15 wickets each in 2013 and 2015 respectively.
Bumrah is the only bowler to take 10 or more wickets against multiple IPL teams at this ground.
Shaun Pollock has the lowest economy rate and bowling average (minimum 60 balls bowled) at the Wankhede Stadium in the IPL. His economy was 3.46 and average 10.4 while taking five wickets in four innings.
Ashwini Kumar and Umran Malik are the only bowlers to maintain a bowling strike rate below 10 (minimum 60 balls bowled) at this venue.
Hardik Pandya is the only bowler to take more than 10 wickets as captain at the Wankhede Stadium in the IPL.
Pat Cummins has produced the best figures as a captain here, taking 3 for 26 for SRH against the hosts in the 2025 game.
