Top 05 Players with Most Wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL
From the state of Telangana, is the team from south, Sunrisers Hyderabad. This 2024 runner-up franchise has its home base as the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The franchise plays all their IPL home matches at this venue located in Hyderabad, which was established as a stadium in 2004. The name coined by the state cricket association is Visaka International Cricket Stadium Ground.
Since 2008, the venue has been hosting IPL matches season on season. Although initially, this ground served as the home venue for the 2009 champions Deccan Chargers (now defunct) before the Sunrisers entered the IPL from the 2013 onwards. Located in a premium upscale area, it boasts a capacity of around 55,000 spectators. The stadium has seen many memorable games being held here, with abundant entertainment shown over the years to cricket fans. This stadium has seen some big targets being set and some iconic players scoring big runs over the years. In the latest ongoing season of this cash-rich league of IPL 2025, the Rajiv Gandhi stadium has hosted 83 matches so far. The pitch of this stadium has been known to favour more towards the batsmen, and more supportive for the fast bowlers instead of spinners. Out of the matches held until now, teams have found more success while chasing targets. The venue has been favourable while batting second, with 47 matches in the chasing team’s favour so far. Like some other grounds too, the average first innings total is around 165-170, which has become a rather low score with the current form SRH batsmen have been showing. As per popular expert opinion, Hyderabad’s turf has been serving rather flat tracks off late, which makes high-scoring games possible. Teams can confidently aim for 200-plus run totals on every clash. Following this trend, SRH men posted the highest team total in Hyderabad when they hammered a massive 286 runs against the Rajasthan Royals in their opening encounter. In all, five bowlers have picked up a five-for at this venue. Alzarri Joseph’s bowling figures of 6 for 12 remains as one of the best bowling indexes at the Hyderabad pitch. With just one impending league match to be played at this stadium, the total tally for the league stage will go up to 84 matches by the end of IPL 2025.
Like every other venue, there are some exceptional bowlers who have cast a spell with their magical deliveries and etched their names in game’s history. Let us explore further the top five players with the most wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in IPL.
5) Siddarth Kaul – The name that features at the fifth position is former bowler, Siddarth Kaul. His IPL career saw him play a total of 55 matches, primarily for two teams – the Sunrisers Hyderabad and later Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Kaul made his IPL debut in 2013 and was known for his pace bowling, especially during crucial overs of a match. Siddarth had announced his retirement from cricket in November 2024. In IPL 2017, he took 16 wickets and in the IPL 2018 edition, 21 wickets, which were the joint second-most in the tournament of the respective years. As a key bowler for the SRH set up, Kaul has taken a total of 21 wickets from just 15 innings played on this ground. He had a commendable economy of 7, with one 4-wicket haul and two 3-wicket hauls to his name. One of the best figures registered by him was the 4 for 29, against the Rising Pune Supergiants in 2017.
4) Dale Steyn – Next on this applause worthy list is one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time – Dale Steyn. As a key bowler for the SRH set up, Kaul has taken a total of 27 wickets from just 24 innings played on at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium. With an incredible economy of 7.2 approx. and three 3-wicket hauls clinched by him, Steyn’s impact on his team was significant due to his consistent performance over the years. One of the best figures registered by him was the 3 for 08 runs, against RCB in 2012, which remains his most clinical spell till date. Dale Steyn while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, took 39 wickets from 43 matches, with a bowling average of 29.23. The unique quality about his bowling was the ability to deliver with the new ball, utilizing his pace and swing to trouble batsmen. He was hailed as one of the most fearsome fast bowlers of his generation.
3) Rashid Khan – The player who sits comfortably at number three is the arguably the best spinner in international cricket currently, Rashid Khan. This maverick was a part of the SRH squad for many years before being picked by the Gujarat Titans ahead of the IPL 2022 season. He was one of the key factors GT was able to lift their maiden IPL trophy right in their debut year as a new franchise. Rashid began his IPL career in 2017, and till today continues to dominate the T20 format as one of the greatest T20 bowlers of all time. His deceptive googly makes him a nightmare for batters, which is proved by his outstanding performance during the SRH tenure. In the 22 innings he bowled in, Rashid Khan took 28 wickets with an economy of approx. 6.6. His 3 for 19 remains one of the best career-defining spells of IPL history, along with 03 three wicket hauls under his belt.
2) Amit Mishra – Amit Mishra’s has claimed 30 wickets totally from the 27 innings that he featured in. His economy of over 7 and the best bowling index of 3 for 19 make him one of the best bowlers of his generation. With one three-wicket haul taken at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium, his bowling average has been phenomenal, around 24.03 here. His performances in the IPL as one of the best spinners, and the only bowler to pick up three hat-tricks, have kept him in the limelight till today. The hat-tricks came for three different teams – Delhi Daredevils (2008), Deccan Chargers (2011) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (2013). While playing with the SRH squad, he took 13 wickets in 2013 and 7 wickets in 2014.
1) Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken the most wickets in Hyderabad while being a member in the Sunrisers unit. He leads the wickets chart with 48 of them across the 49 innings. Bhuvi is also one of the five bowlers to pick up a five-wicket haul at this venue. His economy of 7.93 on this pitch and the best bowling index of 5 for 19 make him one of the best bowlers of his generation. With one three-wicket haul taken at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium, his bowling average has been around 30 here. The uncrowned go-to bowler for the Hyderabad franchise while he was a player in this squad, he did it all – whether picking up early wickets or choking the opposition in death overs. As a right arm fast bowler, he was the coveted ‘Purple Cap’ holder with 23 scalps when SRH claimed the IPL title in 2016 and repeated the feat the following year with 26 wickets.
