Mohammed Siraj continued to soar high in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 after he picked up two wickets in the powerplay against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on April 6 (Sunday).
With those two wickets, Siraj now has six wickets in powerplay, which is the most wickets in powerplay in IPL 2025 after the first 19 matches.
Most wickets in powerplay this IPL
Mohammed Siraj - 6*
Shardul Thakur - 5
Khaleel Ahmed - 4
Mitchell Starc - 4
Josh Hazlewood - 3
Siraj’s second wicket, where he got Abhishek Sharma out, also got him in the elusive list of bowlers with 100 IPL wickets.
The 31-year-old became only the 12th Indian pacer to reach the milestone in the tournament’s 18-year-old history.
Before Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Sandeep Sharma, Harshal Patel, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Ashish Nehra, R Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan and Shardul Thakur are the Indians who have scalped 100 or more wickets in IPL.