5 players with most sixes against Jasprit Bumrah in IPL history

Jasprit Bumrah is considered the most lethal bowler in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), being the sixth-highest wicket-taker of the tournament. Ever since his debut in 2013, the speedster has built a reputation for keeping the most fearsome batters quiet at the crease and accounting for their wickets.

The star fast bowler has scalped 183 wickets from 148 innings at an average of 22.40 and an economy of 7.25. While Bumrah has been able to get the better of most top batters, a few have managed to counter all his variations and whack him into the stands at will. Here’s a look at the top five batters with most sixes against Bumrah in IPL history:

5. Dwayne Bravo

The legendary all-rounder takes the fifth spot, having smashed Bumrah for four sixes in his IPL career out of 27 balls. Despite being hit for four maximums, the Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer has got the better of Bravo four times, boasting a phenomenal average of 8.75.

4. Pat Cummins

The Australian fast bowler is the surprise entrant in the list, having smashed five sixes against Bumrah in his career. Cummins has a brilliant record against Bumrah with 54 runs off just 34 balls at a strike rate of 158.82 and has just been dismissed once.

3. Virat Kohli

The most prolific batter in the history of the IPL also makes it to this list without any surprise. Kohli has launched Bumrah into the crowd six times out of 101 deliveries and has a strike rate of 148.51. On the other hand, Bumrah has also dismissed the star batter five times at an average of 30.

2. JP Duminy

The South African legend takes the second spot, also having six sixes to his name against Bumrah. Duminy took just 33 deliveries to whack Bumrah into the crowd six times and was dismissed just once, boasting a strike rate of 212.12.

1. AB de Villiers

Mr 360 takes the top spot, having cleared the fence a whopping eight times against Bumrah. The star batter has scored 125 runs off 85 balls against Bumrah at a strike rate of 147.05 and has an average of 41.67 with three dismissals.