5. Harbhajan Singh: 134 wickets
Harbhajan Singh was an integral part of Mumbai Indians from the inaugural IPL and won three titles with them. He joined Chennai Super Kings in 2018 and added his fourth title with the new side last year. The 38-year-old has taken 134 wickets from 149 games.
4. Dwayne Bravo: 136 wickets
Dwayne Bravo has won two IPL titles with the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in 2011 and 2018. He has 136 wickets from 122 games and earned the 'Purple Cap' for the highest wicket-taker of the season twice in 2013 and 2015, for taking 32 and 26 wickets respectively.
3. Piyush Chawla: 140 wickets
Piyush Chawla has taken 140 wickets from 144 games and is currently third on the list of highest wicket-takers. The Indian leg-spinner was an integral part of the 2014 title-winning squad of the Kolkata Knight Riders. A handy bat down the order, Chawla famously scored the winning runs in the 2014 IPL final.
2. Amit Mishra: 146 wickets
Amit Mishra has represented three IPL franchises so far, and has taken 146 wickets from 136 games. The wily leg-spinner has a real chance of overtaking Malinga on the highest wicket-takers’ list in the upcoming season.
1. Lasith Malinga: 154 wickets
Pacer Lasith Malinga leads the IPL wicket-takers' charts with 154 wickets in 110 games. And 55 of Malinga's 154 wickets were taken in the Mumbai Indians's title-winning campaigns in 2013, 2015 and 2017. Malinga won the 'Purple Cap' for being the highest wicket-taker in the 2011 season.
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