IPL 2023: Top 10 bowling performances from group stage

6. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/30 vs Gujarat Titans

India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 5-wicket haul against Titans finds a place in this top bowling performance chart. Like his franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, Bhuvneshwar had an average season going this year. A bowler per excellence was due for something special and he delivered against defending champions Gujarat Titans. His five-wicket haul was this season's second five-wicket haul after Mark Wood. 

In a must-win game for Mumbai Indians, Bhuvi started off sensationally by dismissing Wriddhiman Saha with an outswinger. Then Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill had a record 147-run stand. Skipper Aiden Markram wanted to utilise Bhuvneshwar's experience in the death overs and it paid off pretty well as SRH were pretty economical.

And in the last over he got three batters out for a golden duck, which in itself is a record. Bhuvneshwar made use of his stock deliveries to deceive the batters at the business end. His change of pace worked pretty well on Ahmedabad's surface. But sadly, his five-wicket haul couldn't fetch his franchise two points as they lost by 34 runs.