Bhuvneshwar Kumar is leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s fast bowling attack in IPL 2026, and in their 12th league match of the ongoing season, which is taking place in Raipur on Wednesday (May 13) against
Kolkata Knight Riders, he picked up 1 wicket for 34 runs in his quota of four overs. He opened his wicket account by dismissing Finn Allen on the third ball of the third over of the KKR innings. The wicket of Allen, who made 18 runs from 8 balls, helped Bhuvneshwar extend his tally of wickets to 33 in the IPL against Kolkata Knight Riders.
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He is now the joint-highest wicket-taker in the IPL against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who has played in the IPL for four teams – Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings – also has dismissed 33 KKR batters in the IPL so far.
In the list of bowlers with most wickets in the IPL against KKR, Chahal and Bhuvneshwar are followed by Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja. Both of them have picked up 25 wickets so far against the Kolkata-based franchise in the IPL.
Most wickets in IPL against KKR
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | MI, RCB, RR, PBKS | 25 | 33 | 5/40 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | RCB, PWI, SRH | 31 | 33 | 3/19 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | MI | 19 | 25 | 5/10 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | RR, KTK, CSK, GL | 34 | 25 | 4/12 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | CSK, RPSG, PBKS, DC, RR | 29 | 24 | 3/16 |
Had Bhuvneshwar managed to take one more wicket in the ongoing match, he would have extended his tally of wickets to 34 and taken No. 1 position.
The record for taking the most wickets against one team in the IPL is held by Sunil Narine. Narine, who is playing his 199th IPL match on Wednesday, has picked up 36 wickets in 27 IPL matches for Kolkata Knight Riders against Punjab Kings.
He is followed by Umesh Yadav, who has accounted for the dismissal of 35 PBKS batters, and Bhuvneshwar takes third position with 34 wickets in 25 IPL matches against the Punjab-based franchise.
Most wickets against one team in IPL
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | WICKETS | AGAINST |
| Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 27 | 36 | Punjab Kings |
| Umesh Yadav | Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 22 | 35 | Punjab Kings |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Pune Warriors, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 25 | 34 | Punjab Kings |
| Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions | 22 | 33 | Mumbai Indians |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 25 | 33 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Pune Warriors, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 31 | 33 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings | 21 | 33 | Mumbai Indians |
RCB will face PBKS in their next match of IPL 2026 on Sunday (May 17) in Dharamsala, and in that game, Bhuvneshwar will have the chance to break Narine’s record and take the No. 1 position.
