IPL 2021: CSK vs MI - 3 Mumbai Indians Bowlers Who Have Clinched Most Wickets In The El Clasico Of Cricket

Two of the most successful sides in IPL history, CSK, and MI are set to take on each other on Sunday when the 2021 edition is about to resume in UAE for the second phase. Both sides collectively have won eight titles in IPL history and this is one of the strongest rivalries in IPL as well.

Mumbai, the defending champions is currently placed at 4th position in the table while the Chennai franchise is at second position comfortably. The first fixture between these two teams ended in the favour of the Mumbai Indians and Chennai will be keen to make a turnaround in the return fixture.

Here are 3 Mumbai Indians bowlers who have clinched the most wickets in the El Clasico of Cricket.

3 MI bowlers Who Have Clinched The Most Wickets In The El Classico Of Cricket:

Kieron Pollard:

Kieron Pollard is third on the list of MI bowlers who have clinched the most wickets in the El Clasico of Cricket against CSK and he has taken 14 wickets so far in 25 games. Pollard is more of a batsman than a bowler and isn’t often called to roll his arm over unless the team desperately needs a change.

However, Pollard is more effective with his variations and slower ones. He tends to take wickets at crucial times and brings his side back in the game. He is a very clever bowler as well and he likes the challenge against big teams. He showed his class in the first fixture against CSK and will be looking to replicate the same in the upcoming fixture as well.

Harbhajan Singh:

Harbhajan Singh played most of his career for the Mumbai Indians from the inaugural edition but was picked up by the Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 edition. The off-spinner is one of India’s greatest spinners ever and he was very effective in T20 cricket as well. He has the third-highest number of wickets in El Clasico games with 26 wickets so far.

He has taken 24 of those against the CSK side and he bowled with the new ball as well. Harbhajan will be playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders when the IPL 2021 resumes tomorrow but the 41-year-old veteran is unlikely to make it to the playing XI.

Lasith Malinga:

Lasith Malinga is the greatest T20 fast bowler, the world has ever seen, and no one can nail the yorkers better than him in the game. He had a slinging action which helped him get underneath the batter’s eyes and his flat trajectory was always difficult to play against. He has the most number of wickets in the EL Clasico games in IPL.

Malinga ended his IPL career interestingly in an EL Clasico game and he starred for the Mumbai Indians in their title win defending 2 runs of the last ball. He picked up 31 wickets in 21 games at an average of 19.3 and a strike rate of 15.7.

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