Mumbai Indians' all-time best XI in IPL history

10. Lasith Malinga

If you look at the leading run-scorers in IPL history, there are a few batsmen who could overtake each other as there isn’t a huge difference in runs scored. But, Lasith Malinga has been the highest wicket-taker of the IPL for a decade.

It’s astonishing how he has played 30-40 matches less compared to other leading wicket-takers, having missed an entire season and a few matches here and there due to injury, but he still has a 13 wicket lead in the list of all-time leading wicket-takers in IPL. Malinga has been the only player to have represented Mumbai Indians in some or the other capacity since the start of the tournament.

Although he didn’t play a match in 2008, he was still a part of the squad. In 2016, he was ruled out because of a knee injury. In 2018, he took the role of a bowling mentor but made a comeback to the squad in 2019 and is also in the squad for the 2020 IPL. Malinga is the definition of consistency. He has only failed to cross the 15 wicket mark in 1 out of his 9 seasons at Mumbai Indians. His peak was in the 2011 campaign where he took 28 wickets in 16 matches at an average of 13.39 and a stingy economy rate of 5.95.