Rashid Khan Completes 150 IPL Wickets; Joins Malinga And Bumrah For A Special Record

Rashid Khan celebrating a wicket [Source: AP Photos]

Rashid Khan picked up the 150th wicket of his IPL career by deceiving Punjab Kings’ firebrand opener Priyansh Arya in match five of the IPL 2025 season. Employed right after the opening powerplay by Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill, Rashid trapped Arya with a length delivery around middle and off stump.

By completing 150 wickets, the Afghanistan-based enigma machine has now joined the likes of Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah and others for an illustrious IPL record of becoming one of the fastest cricketers to reach the landmark figure. Here, we take a look at top four fastest bowlers, in terms of number of innings, to complete 150 IPL wickets.

Fastest to 150 wickets in IPL

Rashid Khan picked up the 150th wicket of his IPL career in his 122nd innings. The cricketer made his IPL debut back in 2017 for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) franchise. After spending five seasons with the ‘Orange Army’, Rashid was roped in by the Gujarat Titans for the 2022 edition of the tournament.

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As of now, he is sitting on an illustrious pile of 150 wickets from just 122 innings at an impressive bowling average of 21.82 in IPL. Becoming the third quickest bowler in IPL history to complete 150 wickets, here is a look at four fastest cricketers in tournament’s history to reach the landmark figure.

Fastest bowlers to 150 IPL wickets

Nonetheless, Rashid Khan’s breakthrough for the Gujarat Titans was followed by a couple of wickets from Sai Kishore.

Prior to the match, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill had won the toss and opted to field first at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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