Top 5 bowlers who took most wickets in powerplay in IPL

 Teams always give the new ball to their best bowler. Batsmen always try to dominate the powerplay. The opposition team always relies on their best bowler to prevent the batsmen from scoring too many runs and the bowlers to get quick wickets. In the IPL, some bowlers have consistently performed brilliantly in this crucial phase of the competition and have got invaluable wickets for their franchises. Here is a look at the five most successful wicket-takers of all time in IPL history.

1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the most successful powerplay bowler in IPL. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is capable of bowling line and length and swing. Bhuvneshwar has taken 76 wickets in the powerplay overs of IPL matches. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 183 wickets in IPL with an impressive bowling average of 27.17. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is part of the RCB team in IPL 2025

2. Trent Boult

New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult is the most successful powerplay bowler among all foreign cricketers in IPL history. Boult has taken 64 wickets in the powerplay in 106 innings. Boult has taken 123 IPL wickets so far. Boult, who has been a part of the IPL winning team twice, has played once for SRH and once for Mumbai Indians. He made his debut in the tournament in 2015.

3. Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar has taken most of his wickets in the powerplay overs in the IPL. Chahar has played 84 matches for three different franchises. He has taken 81 wickets in his IPL career, out of which 63 wickets have been taken in the powerplay. Deepak Chahar troubles top-order batsmen with his fast pace and swing. Deepak is part of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025

4. Sandeep Sharma

Indian fast bowler Sandeep Sharma is impressing a lot with the new ball. Sandeep Sharma has bowled many economical overs in the powerplay overs of IPL, during which he has taken 62 wickets in the powerplay. Sandeep Sharma has taken 139 wickets in 129 innings in IPL. With his ability to swing the ball, Sandeep Sharma troubles even the best batsmen of the opposition team. Sandeep Sharma is a part of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025

5. Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav has taken 144 wickets in 148 IPL innings. The pacer took 61 of these wickets with the new ball in the opening powerplay overs. Yadav, who often bowls with the new ball due to his sheer pace and accuracy, has bowled within the powerplay in 131 innings in his IPL career. Apart from being one of the most successful bowlers in the powerplay overs of the IPL, Umesh Yadav has also emerged as one of the most successful fast bowlers in the history of the tournament.

Loudest cheering in IPL history

 The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a celebration, with the energy of fans filling the stadiums with noise. From iconic slogans to roars, decibel levels often reflect a player's legacy, significant moments or pure star power. The decibel meters at IPL venues have captured some of the best moments over the years, when fans united behind their heroes in big matches. Here's a look at the 5 loudest cheering moments in IPL history.

1. Rohit Sharma 129 dB (vs RCB)

The loudest moment in IPL history came from the Mumbai crowd when former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma caused a loud reaction from the spectators by smashing his second six into the stands during the IPL 2024 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The excitement of the moment caused the noise level to rise to 129 decibels and fans began celebrating and expressing their admiration for the power-hitting of the star batsman.

2. Rohit Sharma 129 dB (vs KKR)

Rohit Sharma has secured the second spot on this list after garnering the loudest cheers in IPL 2025 when he smashed a six off a KKR bowler at the Wankhede where the 'short-meter' measured 129 dB, while 'Mumbai Cha Raja' is a fan favourite in the city of dreams, the fan craze helped him overtake Thala's craze by a margin of 1 dB.

3. MS Dhoni 128 dB (vs DC)

The sound reached 128 decibels during the 13th match of IPL 2024 in Visakhapatnam. In this match, Delhi Capitals hosted CSK at their second home ground Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium. The excitement among the spectators was at its peak when MS Dhoni entered the field for the first time in IPL 2024. The fans started chanting his name in unison, creating such an atmosphere in the stadium that it echoed throughout the stadium.

4. Virat Kohli: 126 dB (vs RR)

RCB faced KKR at the MA Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on March 29, 2024. Virat Kohli achieved another milestone by scoring an unbeaten 83 off 59 balls. A special moment of his innings came when he hit a six off Mitchell Starc, which created a noise of 126 decibels in the audience.

5. MS Dhoni: 126 dB (vs KKR)

MS Dhoni had a 126 dB ovation during CSK's match against KKR at Chepauk in 2018. Batting at a score of 101/3, his 25 runs off 28 balls helped the Yellow camp post a big score. Thala has always been a favourite of the 'Whistle Podu' gang and when Dhoni came out on the field with the bat, Chennai fans used to cheer him and encourage him by whistling.

Australia announce central contracts for 2025-26 season

IPL season 18 is going on, top players of Australia cricket team are playing in the tournament. Meanwhile, Cricket Australia has released its list of central contracts. 3 new players, including Sam Constas, have got a place in the list for the first time. Constas played his international debut match against India on 26 December last year. He scored 60 runs in the first innings of this Test and 8 in the second.

Cricket Australia announced its central contract for the 2025-26 season on Tuesday, 1 April. Releasing the list, the board congratulated Sam Constas, Matt Kuhnemann and Beau Webster for being included in the contract list for the first time. Matt Kuhnemann made his international debut in 2022. He performed brilliantly in the Test series against Sri Lanka this year. He took a total of 16 wickets in two Tests. 31-year-old Beau Webster has made his international debut this year. He has scored 150 runs and taken 3 wickets in the 3 Tests he has played.

Cricket australia central contract list

1. Xavier Bartlett
2. Scott Boland
3. Alex Carey
4. Pat Cummins
5. Nathan Ellis
6. Cameron Green
7. Josh Hazlewood
8. Travis Head
9. Josh Inglis
10. Usman Khawaja
11. Sam Kontas
12. Matthew Kuhnemann
13. Marnus Labuschagne
14. Nathan Lyon
15. Mitchell Marsh
16. Glenn Maxwell
17. Lance Morris
18. Jhye Richardson
19. Matt Short
20. Steve Smith
21. Mitchell Starc
22. Beau Webster
23. Adam Zampa

Top Australian players including Pat Cummins are playing in IPL 2025

Pat Cummins is captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025. Josh Hazlewood, who was ruled out due to injury in the Champions Trophy, is also playing for RCB in the IPL. Apart from him, Travis Head (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Mitchell Marsh (Lucknow Super Giants), Glenn Maxwell (Punjab Kings), Mitchell Starc (Delhi Capitals), Adam Zampa (Sunrisers Hyderabad) are playing in IPL season 18.

Who is Ashwini Kumar?, Took a wicket on the first ball of his debut match for MI

 Mumbai Indians fast bowler Ashwini Kumar impressed in his IPL debut match. Ashwini has become the fourth bowler to take a wicket on the very first ball in his debut match for Mumbai. Mumbai Indians included this left-arm fast bowler in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and he took a wicket on the very first ball of his over

Ashwini achieved this feat by dismissing KKR captain Ajinkya off the first ball of his IPL career. Before Ashwini, Ali Murtaza, Alzari Joseph and Dewald Brevis took wickets off the first ball of their debut match for Mumbai. During this match, Ashwini Kumar, who made his IPL debut, was seen in deadly form. Apart from Left, Ashwini made Rinku Singh, Pandey and Andre Russell his victims.

Best Performance in IPL Debut

Ashwin Kumar took four wickets for 11 runs in three overs on debut. This is the fourth best performance by a bowler on debut in IPL history. This performance of Ashwini is the best performance by an Indian on debut. The record for the best performance on debut in IPL is held by Alzari Joseph, who took six wickets for 12 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad while playing for Mumbai Indians in 2019.

Who is Ashwini Kumar?

Ashwini Kumar is a bowler from Punjab who is known for his variety in bowling. Ashwini impressed Mumbai Indians scouts with his brilliant performance in the Sher-e Punjab T20 Trophy 2024. Ashwini impressed a lot with his death bowling in that tournament. He made his debut for Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022, but got a chance to play in just four matches. Ashwini also played two first class and four List-A matches for Punjab. Mumbai Indians bought Ashwini for Rs 30 lakh in the mega auction for IPL 2025. Ashwini was part of Punjab Kings last season.