Seasoned left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc starred with brilliant figures of 4-40 as Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by five wickets in match number 62 of IPL 2026 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, May 17. Courtesy of the Aussie pacer’s heroics, RR were held to 193-8, a total DC chased down in 19.2 overs.
Batting first, RR were well-placed at 161-2 in the 15th over. Starc, however, dismissed Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira and Ravi Singh in the space of four balls to jolt RR’s momentum. The left-arm pacer also added the wicket of Dasun Shanaka to finish with a four-fer.
Starc has so far featured in 57 IPL matches. In this feature, we compare his bowling stats with those of Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer Jasprit Bumrah after the latter had also played the same number of IPL matches.
Mitchell Starc vs Jasprit Bumrah – Who has more wickets and a better average after 57 IPL matches?
In 57 IPL matches, Starc has picked up 74 wickets at an average of 22.98. In 16 matches for DC so far, he has claimed 23 wickets at an average of 24.52. Earlier, in 27 matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the 36-year-old had claimed 34 wickets at an average of 20.38. He had also picked up 17 scalps in 14 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at an average of 26.11.
After 57 IPL matches, Bumrah had picked up 57 wickets at an average of 29.43. In 11 matches against RCB, he had claimed 13 wickets at an average of 26.15. In seven matches against Punjab Kings (PBKS), he had eight wickets at an average of 21. In eight games against DC, he had seven wickets at an average of 34. Also, in seven games against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), he had seven wickets.
Mitchell Starc vs Jasprit Bumrah – Who has a better economy rate after 57 IPL matches?
Having played 57 IPL matches, Starc has an economy rate of 8.79. He has an economy rate of 8.77 in 10 matches against RR and 7.23 in eight matches against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Also, he had an economy rate of 8.44 in eight games against SRH and 8.97 in six games against MI.
After 57 IPL matches, Bumrah had an economy rate of 7.87. The MI right-arm pacer had an economy rate of 8.09 in 11 matches against RCB and 8.50 in eight matches against DC. Also, he had an economy rate of 6.46 in seven innings against PBKS and 8.28 in seven innings against KKR.
Mitchell Starc vs Jasprit Bumrah – Who has more four-wicket hauls after 57 IPL matches?
After 57 IPL matches, Starc has one five-fer and three four-fers to his credit. His best of 5-35 came for DC against SRH in Visakhapatnam in IPL 2025. The left-arm pacer also claimed 4-15 for RCB against PBKS in Bengaluru in IPL 2015 and 4-33 for KKR against MI at Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2024.
(Starc vs Bumrah – Bowling stats comparison after 57 IPL games)
After 57 IPL matches, Bumrah did not have a four-wicket haul to his name. His best at that stage was 3-7, which came against KKR in Bengaluru in IPL 2017. Bumrah also picked up 3-13 against DC in Visakhapatnam in IPL 2016, 3-24 against SRH at Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2017 and 3-26 against PBKS in Mohali in IPL 2016.
Mitchell Starc vs Jasprit Bumrah – Who has a better record in wins after 57 IPL matches?
In 31 wins, Starc has picked up 57 wickets at an average of 16.68 and an economy rate of 8.6, with three four-fers and one five-fer. In 21 losses, he has 16 wickets at an average of 42.43 and an economy rate of 9.05. Starc has also claimed one wicket in one tied match.
(Starc vs Bumrah – Bowling stats comparison in wins after 57 IPL games)
In 29 wins, Bumrah had 36 wickets at an average of 22.19 and an economy rate of 7.19, with a best of 3-7. In 27 losses, he had 19 wickets at an average of 44.57 and an economy rate of 8.64. In one tied match, he had picked up two wickets.
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Edited by Renin Wilben Albert
