The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) made their IPL debut in 2013. They had to do a lot of work to be as successful as the other legendary IPL teams. They came in as a replacement for the now-defunct franchise Deccan Chargers (DC). They were technically the same team and thus had almost all the players who were playing for the Chargers in 2012.
Despite being new to the tournament, SRH didn’t take too long to adjust to the toughest T20 league in the world. They even managed to win the title once, that instance being in 2016.
Thus, it is safe to say that SRH is one of the best teams in the league. Hence, it has never been easy to play against them owing to their superb capabilities. Thus, only a few good bowlers have been successful against them.
So, which are those bowlers who have picked the most number of wickets against SRH?
Here, we will be looking at the top 10 highest wicket-takers against SRH in the league’s history.
Most Wickets against SRH in IPL
| Player | Innings | Wickets | BBI | Economy Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 22 | 29 | 4/17 | 8.00 |
| Andre Russell | 19 | 25 | 3/19 | 9.32 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 16 | 22 | 3/25 | 7.90 |
| Mohit Sharma | 14 | 22 | 4/28 | 8.96 |
| Trent Boult | 14 | 21 | 3/28 | 8.00 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 17 | 19 | 3/24 | 7.25 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 15 | 19 | 4/55 | 8.01 |
| Mohammed Shami | 14 | 18 | 4/21 | 7.96 |
| Shardul Thakur | 17 | 18 | 4/34 | 9.59 |
| Axar Patel | 20 | 17 | 2/20 | 7.49 |
Key Insights
Yuzvendra Chahal is the lead wicket-taker against SRH in the IPL. The Indian leg spinner has taken 28 wickets against them.
Over 13 bowlers have picked up 15 or more wickets against the Sunrisers. Trent Boult, Piyush Chawla, and Sunil Narine are the other three bowlers apart from the above 10.
Two bowlers have pocketed six-wicket hauls against SRH in the IPL. Among them, Alzarri Joseph has the best figures of 6 for 12 for Mumbai Indians in 2019. Adam Zampa is the other one with 6 for 19 for Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016. Joseph’s bowling figures are also the best in IPL’s history.
In all, seven bowlers have taken five-wicket hauls against Hyderabad. James Faulkner is the only one with two five-fors against them. Chahal and Kagiso Rabada him with two four-wicket hauls.
Mustafizur Rahman has the best bowling economy rate against SRH among the bowlers with at least 10 wickets. He has given less than six runs, 5.94 to be precise, in the five matches he has bowled while taking 10 wickets.
