Fast bowlers with most POTM awards
Cricket, especially T20 cricket, is known to be a batters’ game, which is completely an overrated thought, as it’s the bowler who changes the course of the game at any point of time with a breakthrough.
Many bowlers have contributed significantly to their teams’ success over the years. Their impressive performances won them the player of the match awards, and today we will look at the top-3 with most player of the match awards in IPL.
Let us look at Fast bowlers with most POTM awards in detail:
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3. Lasith Malinga
Known as the yorker king and the most reliable T20 bowler in the world, Lasith Malinga has played over 122 games and has grabbed 170 wickets at an economy of 7.14
Who can forget his famous last over in the final of IPL 2019, where he had to defend 2 runs on the final ball, and he bowled a slower yorker to Shardul Thakur which the latter failed to read that guided Mumbai to win their fourth title.
The right-arm orthodox bowler has secured 6 Player of the match awards to claim the third spot in the list. Malinga won the purple cap in the 2011 edition after taking 28 wickets in 16 games.
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2. Umesh Yadav
The speedster has joined the Gujarat Titans ahead of IPL 2024 due to his blistering fast speed and controlled swings.
Yadav has played for various franchises in the league from Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru to Delhi Capitals.
Umesh has played 148 games in the league so far and has bagged 143 wickets at an economy of 8.46, including 3-wicket hauls.
With as many as 10 POTM awards Umesh is sitting in second position in the list.
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1. Jasprit Bumrah
The modern-day great and the New Yorker king, Jasprit Bumrah has topped the chart with 10 player of the match awards under his belt.
Bumrah has taken 158 wickets in 127 games, including two 4-wicket hauls, and 2 fifers. The smashing pacer has played a huge role in Mumbai’s success since joining the side in 2013. He is currently leading the purple cap race with 13 wickets in 7 games.
