Arshdeep Singh produced a match-turning spell for Punjab Kings in the IPL 2026 encounter against Mumbai Indians, taking two wickets in successive deliveries at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday and reaching a landmark that only a handful of left-arm pacers have managed in league history. The 27-year-old became the first bowler from PBKS to bag 100 wickets in the IPL, joining an elite group of left-arm quicks who have crossed the century mark.
Milestone at Wankhede: two wickets, two balls
- Arshdeep struck first by dismissing Ryan Rickelton with a delivery angled down the leg side, which Rickelton flicked to the boundary of deep square leg, where Shashank Singh completed the catch.
- The wicket was not only crucial in breaking Mumbai’s early rhythm, but it also brought Arshdeep to his 100th IPL wicket.
- Without allowing the batters to settle, he immediately struck again on the next ball, this time getting the ball to move away from Suryakumar Yadav.
- Suryakumar went for an attacking drive, but only an outside edge was produced, and Yuzvendra Chahal at short third man took a clean catch.
- With those back-to-back breakthroughs, Arshdeep was suddenly within reach of a hat-trick, having taken wickets in consecutive deliveries.
That rapid double strike placed Arshdeep among an exclusive list of left-arm pacers to have reached 100 or more IPL wickets, alongside names such as Trent Boult, Jaydev Unadkat, Ashish Nehra, and Zaheer Khan. It also made the moment more striking because it was his first wicket in the powerplay in each of his previous 11 IPL innings—an added layer of significance to how the breakthrough came at such an important stage.
Punjab’s momentum gained real shape after Arshdeep’s burst. By the time Mumbai were at 48/2 after six overs, the early jolts had already shifted the tone of the contest, and the crowd at Wankhede erupted as the PBKS camp found fresh energy. In a T20 game where momentum can swing quickly, Arshdeep’s two wickets in two balls underlined how a single over can change the direction of a match and reinforce a bowler’s standing among the competition’s top performers.
