Hardik Pandya made history: first IPL captain to achieve this feat.

The 16th match of IPL 2025 is being played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians. Batting first after losing the toss, the Lucknow team put 203 runs on the board. Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya has created a big history during LSG’s innings. Hardik has become the first captain to take five wickets in the history of IPL.

Hardik Pandya hunted these batsmen

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya took five wickets for 36 runs in 4 overs against Lucknow Super Giants. It is also the best bowling figure as IPL captain. He showed batsmen like Aden Markram (53), Nicholas Puran (12), David Miller (27), Akash Deep (0) and Rishabh Pant (2) the path of the pavilion. Hardik had taken three wickets in two matches earlier. That is, with 8 wickets, he has come second in the Purple Cap race.

Best bowling figure as captain in IPL-

5/36 – Hardik Pandya vs Lucknow Super Giants, 2025
4/16 – Anil Kumble vs Deccan Chargers, 2009
4/16 – Anil Kumble vs Deccan Chargers, 2010
4/17 – JP Duminy vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2015
4/21 – Shane Warne vs Deccan Chargers, 2010
4/29 – Yuvraj Singh vs Delhi Capitals, 2011

Hardik became the third player to take the most wicket as captain

After opening the claw against Lucknow, Hardik Pandya has become the third bowler to take the most wickets as captain in the IPL. Shane Warne is ranked first in this list, who took 57 wickets in 54 innings. At the same time, Anil Kumble is in second place with 30 wickets in 26 innings.

The highest wicket as captain in IPL

57 – Shane Warne (54 innings)
30 – Anil Kumble (26 innings)
30 – Hardik Pandya (36 innings)
25 – Ravichandran Ashwin (28 innings)
21 – Pat Cummins (20 innings)
20 – Zaheer Khan (23 innings)