Bowling the 1st innings vs DEFENDING the 2nd, the defence split by the batters' required run-rate he faced. Higher asking-rate tiers = batters must attack. All figures verified against the match record.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 226 wickets at economy 7.71, average 26.16 in IPL. Squeeze + Death Specialist. Phase DNA, top victims and a peer map · matched to the match record.
Wickets: 226
Economy: 7.71
Average: 26.16
Strike rate: 20.35
Best figures: 5/19
4-wicket hauls: 3
5-wicket hauls: 2
Matches: 206
Country: India
Bhuvneshwar Kumar owns Ajinkya Rahane, 7 dismissals in just 124 balls.
Rajiv Gandhi is a happy hunting ground for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 48 wickets there.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar's standout IPL season was 2026, 28 wickets at an economy of 7.95.