IPL 2018: Ankit Rajpoot (KXIP) enters top six in history, vs SRH
IPL 2018: Rajpoot (KXIP) enters top six in history, vs SRH
Ankit Rajpoot of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) returned figures of 4-0-14-5 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 25 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad; these are the sixth-best figures in IPL history. Rajpoot started by having Kane Williamson caught at mid-off by Ravichandran Ashwin with his fourth ball; with his eighth ball he had Shikhar Dhawan caught by Karun Nair; and with his 17th, Wriddhiman Saha, caught by Andrew Tye.
Rajpoot returned for the final over of the innings, where he bowled Manish Pandey with the fourth ball; two balls later he had Mohammad Nabi caught by Mayank Agarwal. Here are the best figures in IPL history.
| Best bowling figures in IPL history | |||||
| Figures | Bowler | Team | Against | Venue | Season |
| 4-0-14-6 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | Jaipur | 2008 |
| 4-0-19-6 | Adam Zampa | Rising Pune Supergiants | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Visakhapatnam | 2016 |
| 3.1-1-5-5 | Anil Kumble | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | Cape Town | 2009 |
| 3-0-12-5 | Ishant Sharma | Deccan Chargers | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Kochi | 2011 |
| 3.4-1-13-5 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | 2011 |
| 4-0-14-5 | Ankit Rajpoot | Kings XI Punjab | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 2018 |
As is evident from the table, Rajpoot’s figures are now the best for KXIP. He beat Dimitri Mascarenhas’s 4-0-25-5 against Pune Warriors India at Mohali in 2012. Adam Zampa (4-0-19-6) still holds the record for the best figures against SRH. Rajpoot also beat Rajasthan Royals’s James Faulkner’s 4-1-16-5 against SRH in 2013, the best figures at Uppal before today.