IPL 2022: Decoding the numbers of Umesh Yadav this season
What's the story
Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Umesh Yadav has been brilliant in the Indian Premier League 2022 season so far.
He was phenomenal in the KKR versus Punjab Kings encounter, claiming a match winning 4/23.
Umesh has taken eight wickets in three games at an economy of 4.91.
He is the leading wicket-taker this season.
Here we decode his numbers in the edition so far.
Context
Why does this story matter?
Umesh was picked by KKR in the IPL 2022 mega auction after finding no takers initially.
The pacer repaid the faith shown by the franchise by handing them a flying start across all three games so far.
Umesh has shown immense belief after having played just two games in the last two IPL seasons.
He has been a supreme asset for skipper Shreyas Iyer.
Statistics
How has Umesh fared this season?
In the IPL 2022 opener, Umesh dismissed CSK openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway to push the side on the back foot, finishing claiming figures worth 2/20.
In next match against RCB, he got rid of opener Anuj Rawat and then dismissed Virat Kohli. His overall figures read 2/16.
He then went on to claim his IPL best figures against PBKS (4/23).
Purple Cap
Leading wicket-taker in IPL 2022
With eight wickets in just three games at 7.37, the veteran Umesh is currently the leading wicket-taker in the tournament so far.
He is also enjoying an incredible economy rate of 4.91, despite bowling in the powerplay and death overs.
Notably, RR's Yuzvendra Chahal and GT's Mohammed Shami are the next in the list with five wickets from two games each.
Numbers
Overall numbers in the IPL
He is 11th-highest wicket-taker in the history of IPL.
He has claimed 127 wickets in 124 matches with an economy of 8.41.
His career-best figures of 4/23 came against PBKS this season.
In a career spanning over a decade, the speedster has represented teams like DC, RCB, and KKR.
Overall, the pacer has won 10 man of the match awards in IPL history.
Analysis
Performance in the PP overs this season
Yadav has be particularly exceptional during powerplay overs this season.
In three games so far, the pacer grabbed wickets in the first over of every match, inflicting early damage to the opposition sides.
As per Cricketpedia, Umesh has claimed five wickets in the PP overs at an economy of 4.87.
Notably, out of the 48 balls bowled, 31 have been dot balls.
Information
Most wickets against a single IPL team
Umesh owns the record of picking the most wickets against a single team in the IPL. He bagged his 33rd wicket against PBKS on Friday. Umesh and Narine are the only players to have taken more than 30 wickets against PBKS in the IPL.