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Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the first Indian and second bowler overall in IPL history to take 25 wickets in a season for multiple teams.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar becomes first Indian to take 25 wickets in an IPL season for multiple teams. (Picture Credit: Creimas)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is leading the fast-bowling attack of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026. On Tuesday (May 26), during Qualifier 1 against Gujarat Titans in Dharamsala, he entered the record books by becoming the first Indian bowler to take 25 wickets in an IPL season for multiple teams.

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Bhuvneshwar, who picked up 26 wickets in 14 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2017, needed one wicket in the ongoing match against GT to complete 25 wickets in IPL 2026 for RCB. He achieved the milestone by dismissing GT skipper Shubman Gill on the first ball of the fourth over.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar in IPL (season by season)

YEAR TEAM MATCHES WICKETS BEST FIGURES 2011 Pune Warriors India 4 3 2/14 2012 Pune Warriors India 11 8 2/9 2013 Pune Warriors India 16 13 3/18 2014 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 20 4/14 2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 18 3/26 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad 17 23 4/29 2017 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 26 5/19 2018 Sunrisers Hyderabad 12 9 3/26 2019 Sunrisers Hyderabad 15 13 2/24 2020 Sunrisers Hyderabad 4 3 2/25 2021 Sunrisers Hyderabad 11 6 1/16 2022 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 12 3/22 2023 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 16 5/30 2024 Sunrisers Hyderabad 16 11 3/41 2025 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 14 17 3/33 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 15* 25* 4/23

Before Bhuvneshwar, only Kagiso Rabada had managed to take 25 wickets in an IPL season for multiple teams. Rabada, who has represented Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, and Gujarat Titans in the IPL, achieved the feat earlier in the ongoing match.

Bowlers to take 25-plus wickets in an IPL season for multiple teams

Kagiso Rabada – Delhi Capitals (2019, 2020), Gujarat Titans (2026)

Delhi Capitals (2019, 2020), Gujarat Titans (2026) Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Sunrisers Hyderabad (2017), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2026)

Bowlers to take 25-plus wickets in multiple IPL seasons

Dwayne Bravo – Chennai Super Kings (2013, 2015)

Chennai Super Kings (2013, 2015) Kagiso Rabada – Delhi Capitals (2019, 2020), Gujarat Titans (2026)

Delhi Capitals (2019, 2020), Gujarat Titans (2026) Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Sunrisers Hyderabad (2017), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2026)

Bhuvneshwar is now the first Indian and only the third bowler in IPL history, after Dwayne Bravo and Rabada, to take 25 wickets in multiple IPL seasons.

Bowlers to take 25-plus wickets in an IPL season

BOWLER TEAM MATCHES WICKETS EDITION Kagiso Rabada Delhi Capitals 12 25 2019 Delhi Capitals 17 30 2020 Gujarat Titans 15* 26 2026 Dwayne Bravo Chennai Super Kings 18 32 2013 Chennai Super Kings 17 26 2015 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 26 2017 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 15* 25* 2026 Lasith Malinga Mumbai Indians 16 28 2011 Morne Morkel Delhi Capitals 16 25 2012 James Faulkner Rajasthan Royals 16 28 2013 Imran Tahir Chennai Super Kings 17 26 2019 Jasprit Bumrah Mumbai Indians 15 27 2020 Trent Boult Mumbai Indians 15 25 2020 Harshal Patel Royal Challengers Bengaluru 15 32 2021 Yuzvendra Chahal Rajasthan Royals 17 27 2022 Wanindu Hasaranga Royal Challengers Bengaluru 16 26 2022 Mohammed Shami Gujarat Titans 17 28 2023 Rashid Khan Gujarat Titans 17 27 2023 Mohit Sharma Gujarat Titans 14 27 2023 Prasidh Krishna Gujarat Titans 15 25 2025

Bravo picked up 32 wickets for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2013 and followed it up with 26 wickets in the 2015 season. Rabada, meanwhile, claimed 25 wickets for Delhi Capitals in 2019 and 30 wickets in 2020 before extending his tally to 26 wickets for GT in IPL 2026.

At 36 years and 110 days old (as of May 26, 2026), Bhuvneshwar is also the second-oldest bowler in IPL history after Imran Tahir to take 25 wickets in a single IPL season.

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First Published: May 26, 2026, 22:21 IST

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