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The IPL is a series that identifies quality cricketers, gives them the opportunity they need and hones their talents further and presents them to the world cricket arena as world class players. Launched as a casual series in 2008, the series has today risen to become the number one T20 series in the world in terms of money and quality, recognizing many quality young players not only in India but also abroad. The situation of the bowlers is unprecedented in the IPL series as the batsmen reign supreme over the bowlers and strike out fours and sixes.
In that scenario an experienced bowler taking 5 wickets in a single match is something that only rarely happens. In a series of such international cricket, it is really difficult for young bowlers to take 5 wickets in a single match. Let’s take a look at the top 5 youngsters in IPL history who took 5 wickets in a single match to stun the opposing batsmen:
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5. Ishant Sharma: Experienced fast bowler Ishant Sharma, who is also excluded from the Indian Test team today, played in all 3 types of cricket for India and contributed to many historic victories as he was the first long haired bowler to scatter the opposing batsmen with his tremendous speed. As such he played for the Deccan Chargers led by Adam Gilchrist in the last 2011 IPL series.
Ishant Sharma, who batted first for the Deccan 129/7 in a match against Kochi at the time, was bowled out for just 74 in 12 overs with Ishant Sharma bowling out for just 74 runs. With only 22 years and 237 days to go that day, he led his team to a superb 55-run victory, winning the Man of the Match award and finishing 5th on the list.
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4. Arshideep Singh: Arshideep Singh, a young left-arm fast bowler from Punjab, has been performing brilliantly for the past few years and has been knocking on the selectors’ door enough to feature in the Indian team.
He has been playing for Punjab in the last 2021 IPL series against Rajasthan for 22 years and 232 days. His Punjab, who chased down 185 in the match, went 183/4 to the brink of victory but lost by 2 runs when they needed just 3 runs in the last over.
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3. Umran Malik: Jammu and Kashmir’s Umran Malik, who is playing for Hyderabad in this year’s IPL, has been showered with praise for his consecutive bowling of 150 km and taking wickets. Gujarat, who chased down Hyderabad’s target of 196 in the last few days, were bowled out for 69/0.
In particular, in just 22 years and 157 days, 4 of the 5 wickets he took were clean stumps. Eventually Rahul Divadia and Rashid Khan together powdered his struggle. However he has shown a menacing pace in every match and has risen to the level where he will soon be playing for India.
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2. Ulzari Joseph: Mumbai, who batted first in a match against Hyderabad in the 2019 IPL, scored only 136/7. Chasing that small target, Hyderabad made their debut in the match as West Indies’ Ulzari Joseph took six wickets in 3.4 overs for just 96 runs and was instrumental in the 40-run victory.
With just 22 years and 127 days to go that day, he is second on the list with a few historical records, including the record for the best bowler in the entire IPL history.
1. Jayadev Unadkat: Bangalore bowler Jayadev Unadkat, who played for Bangalore in the 2013 IPL, was the first Indian batsman to score 183/4 in a match against Delhi.
Jayadev Unadkat, who took the wickets of greats like Sehwag and Jayawardene for Delhi, gave up only 25 runs in 4 overs and took 5 wickets to give Bangalore a thrilling victory by just 4 runs. With just 21 years and 204 days to go that day, he holds the record for the youngest player in IPL history to take 5 wickets in a match.
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