Most man of the match in IPL as a pacer

Umesh Yadav is the present Purple Cap holder after his breathtaking performance in last night's match against Punjab Kings and won his 10th Man of the Match award. T20 being a format tilted towards the batters, pacers may find it a bit difficult to shine in a competitive stage like IPL. Still, many bowlers made their breakthrough in between the pressure. Let's take a look at the most man of the match in IPL as a pacer.

Umesh Yadav

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Umesh Yadav is having a blast in IPL 2022 while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders once again. The Indian bowler almost went unsold for the lucrative league this year, but KKR bought him for the base price, Rs 2 crore. The 34-year-old is truly back in form and scalped 8 wickets in just 3 matches. The current Purple Cap holder leads the list of "Most Man of the Match in IPL as a Pacer" with a whopping 10 awards. His most recent award is from last night's match against Punjab Kings where he played his best IPL figure 4/23 and restricted the opponents to just 137 runs.

Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga is undoubtedly one of the greatest limited-overs bowlers of all time. Be it the Sri Lanka team or Mumbai Indians in IPL, he has always been the most crucial player in the bowling lineup. The former cricketer is sitting on this list with 6 Man of the Match awards with 170 wickets in IPL.

Jasprit Bumrah

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Jasprit Bumrah has established his name in the world of cricket efficiently over the years. He is one of the most valuable bowlers both in Indian cricket and Mumbai Indians in IPL. Bumrah has made it to this list with 6 Man of the Match awards. Till today he has scalped 130 IPL wickets.

Ashish Nehra

Ashish Nehra is sitting on this list with the second most man of the match in IPL as a pacer, 6 M.O.M. awards. He started his IPL journey in 2008 for Mumbai Indians and later was seen playing for Delhi Daredevils, Pune Warriors India, Chennai Super Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Also, the former cricketer was seen as the coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise.

Jaydev Unadkat

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With 6 Man of the Match titles, Jaydev Unadkat made it to this list alongside some of the eminent cricketers of the world. Unadkat joined Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022 and has been a part of several franchises; Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils, Rising Pune Supergiants, and Rajasthan Royals in the past.

Dale Steyn

With 5 Man of the Match awards, Dale Steyn won the third-most man of the match in IPL. He has been a part of this T20 league since its inception and joined Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008. Later he joined Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2011 and also played for Gujarat Lions for one year. He played his last IPL in 2020 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. And throughout these years he took 97 wickets.