Jasprit Bumrah has 187 IPL wickets in 158 matches at an economy of 7.34, a rare number for a bowler carrying his workload. He is Mumbai Indians' all-time leading wicket-taker and a five-time champion, yet IPL 2026 was the worst season of his career, and that is where the real story sits. This page has his full season-by-season record, his 5/10, and an honest read on what comes next. He ranks high on the all-time IPL wicket-takers list.
Quick Answer - Jasprit Bumrah IPL Career
Jasprit Bumrah has taken 187 wickets in 158 IPL matches at an economy of 7.34 and an average of 23.74, with best figures of 5/10 and five titles with Mumbai Indians. He passed Lasith Malinga's Mumbai wicket record in 2025, then had the leanest season of his career in 2026. The breakdown below shows exactly when the wickets came, and when they stopped.
हिन्दी: बुमराह ने आईपीएल 2026 में सिर्फ़ 4 विकेट लिए, उनके करियर का सबसे कमज़ोर सीज़न, फिर भी 187 विकेट के साथ वे मुंबई इंडियंस के सबसे बड़े विकेट-टेकर बने हुए हैं।
Stats verified via ESPNcricinfo and the official IPL site, updated 17 July 2026.
Jasprit Bumrah's IPL Career Journey
Mumbai Indians signed Bumrah as an uncapped 19-year-old for 10 lakh in 2013, after coach John Wright spotted his slingy action in domestic T20. His first IPL delivery to matter dismissed Virat Kohli on debut, on the way to 3/32 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He played only two games that season and stayed a bit-part bowler through 2014 and an injury-hit 2015. The 2016 season, 15 wickets in 14 games, was the turn.
From 2017 he was Mumbai's lead bowler and stayed there for the best part of a decade, topping their wicket charts in six seasons. He took 66 wickets across the three titles he anchored, in 2017, 2019 and 2020, and crossed 100 IPL wickets along the way. A back injury wiped out his 2023, and he returned with 20 wickets in 2024 and 18 at an economy of 6.68 in 2025. His control rate reads better than almost anyone on the best economy rate list.
Jasprit Bumrah Season-by-Season IPL Stats
The shape is a long, high plateau from 2016 to 2025, then a sudden fall. Every figure below reconciles to his career totals of 158 matches and 187 wickets.
| Season | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 2014 | 11 | 5 | 7.58 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 2016 | 14 | 15 | 7.80 |
| 2017 | 16 | 20 | 7.39 |
| 2018 | 14 | 17 | - |
| 2019 | 16 | 19 | - |
| 2020 | 15 | 27 | 6.73 |
| 2021 | 14 | 21 | - |
| 2022 | 14 | 15 | 7.18 |
| 2024 | 13 | 20 | 6.48 |
| 2025 | 12 | 18 | 6.68 |
| 2026 | 13 | 4 | 8.36 |
| Career | 158 | 187 | 7.34 |
Jasprit Bumrah's Best IPL Season
Bumrah's best IPL season was 2020, played in the UAE. He took 27 wickets in 15 games at an economy of 6.73, the most he has managed in a single campaign, and finished second in the Purple Cap race behind Kagiso Rabada's 30. That was the year he crossed 100 IPL wickets, fittingly with the wicket of Kohli, the same batter he had dismissed with his first IPL wicket back in 2013.
His career-best figures came two years later. Against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022 he took 5 for 10, one of only two five-wicket hauls he has managed in the league. The twist is that the spell went in vain, as Pat Cummins tore into the rest of the Mumbai attack and won the game for KKR anyway. It was a night that summed up his Mumbai years: brilliant on his own, let down around him.
Where Jasprit Bumrah Ranks Among IPL's Greats
Rank Bumrah by wickets alone and he is good, not untouchable, since several bowlers have more. Rank him by impact per over and the picture changes. He built an economy under 7.50 across the most batting-friendly league in cricket, for one franchise, on every kind of surface, which almost no high-workload bowler manages. His nearest Indian comparison is Bhuvneshwar Kumar, another control bowler, but Bumrah did it at the death, the hardest place to bowl. The honest caveat is 2026, and a body that has already needed back surgery. The peak is unarguable. Whether the peak is still here is the open question.
IPL 2025 (his last elite year)
- Matches: 12
- Wickets: 18
- Economy: 6.68
- Wickets per match: 1.5
IPL 2026 (the drop-off)
- Matches: 13
- Wickets: 4
- Economy: 8.36
- Wickets per match: 0.3
IPL Records and Milestones Held by Jasprit Bumrah
- Mumbai Indians' all-time leading wicket-taker with 187, having passed Lasith Malinga's 170 in 2025.
- 66 wickets across the three Mumbai title runs he led, in 2017, 2019 and 2020.
- Career-best 5/10 against KKR in 2022, one of his two IPL five-wicket hauls, ranking among the best bowling figures in IPL history.
- Never won the Purple Cap; his closest was 2020, when 27 wickets left him second to Rabada's 30.
- Both his first IPL wicket, in 2013, and his 100th, in 2020, were Virat Kohli.
Jasprit Bumrah in IPL 2026 and Recent Form
IPL 2026 was, by a distance, the worst season of Bumrah's career: 4 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 102.50 and an economy of 8.36. He arrived carrying a niggle from the T20 World Cup, and Mumbai managed his workload through the first half before letting him run at full pace late. The wickets never came. His slower balls and yorkers, the deliveries that built his name, did not take a single wicket all season.
The finer details were just as unusual. He bowled seven no-balls, the most by any bowler in the tournament, the product of a run-up he was still rebuilding after the injury. Mumbai finished ninth and were among the first two teams knocked out, sealed by a last-ball loss to RCB, their fourth playoff miss in five years. There were late signs of the old speed returning, back past 140kph, which is the thread Mumbai will pull on in 2027.
The "Bumrah is finished" line is lazy, but the "nothing to see here" line is worse. His economy in 2026 held up, which means he can still bowl. His wickets vanished, which means the deliveries that used to beat good batters no longer do, at least not yet. Those are two different problems, and only one of them is about age. My read is that the wicket-taking yorker is the part that has gone, and the Bumrah who comes back leans on cutters and cross-seam, bowling for control more than fear. That is a downgrade, and it is still very useful. The career does not shrink because of one bad summer: 187 wickets at 7.34, all for one team, in a batting era, with a symmetry only he owns, since his first and hundredth IPL wickets were both Virat Kohli. The one real doubt is his back. If it holds, he adapts. If it does not, 2025 was the last great year.
Frequently Asked Questions - Jasprit Bumrah IPL Stats
How many IPL wickets does Jasprit Bumrah have?
Jasprit Bumrah has 187 IPL wickets in 158 matches for Mumbai Indians, at an economy of 7.34 and an average of 23.74, with best figures of 5/10. He passed Lasith Malinga's Mumbai record of 170 wickets in 2025 to become the franchise's all-time leading wicket-taker.
Why did Jasprit Bumrah struggle in IPL 2026?
IPL 2026 was the worst season of his career: 4 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 102.50 and an economy of 8.36. He arrived with a niggle from the T20 World Cup, his workload was managed, and run-up issues led to seven no-balls, the most in the league. His slower balls and yorkers stopped taking wickets, and Mumbai finished ninth.
Has Jasprit Bumrah ever won the IPL Purple Cap?
No. His closest finish was 2020, when his 27 wickets left him second behind Kagiso Rabada's 30. Bumrah's value has always been his economy under pressure rather than raw wicket count, which is why he never topped a Purple Cap race despite leading Mumbai's attack for a decade.
What was Jasprit Bumrah's best IPL season?
2020 was his best season by wickets: 27 in 15 matches at an economy of 6.73, played in the UAE, in a Mumbai title run. He crossed 100 IPL wickets that year. For pure control, 2025 was close, with 18 wickets at an economy of 6.68.
Is Jasprit Bumrah still Mumbai Indians' best bowler?
On record, yes: he is Mumbai's all-time leading wicket-taker with 187. But 2026 was his leanest season and Mumbai missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. At 32, with a repaired back, he is likely shifting from a strike bowler to more of a control role.
The Bottom Line
Jasprit Bumrah's IPL story is not really about how many wickets he took. It is about how few runs he gave up while taking them, for one franchise, across thirteen seasons and five titles. He leaves 2026 as Mumbai's greatest wicket-taker and, on his day, still the hardest bowler in the league to get away. The season just gone was the worst of his career, and at 32 with a repaired back, the questions about what comes next are fair. The peak is settled history. The next chapter is the only thing still open.
