Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Malinga vs Bumrah: Who's the Most Attacking Pacer in T20s?
Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah are two of the greatest T20 bowlers.
Malinga, from Sri Lanka, was the first to dominate with his unique sling action and has 390 career wickets.
Bumrah, from India, is known for his accuracy and has 331 wickets.
Both have similar records, with Malinga having a slight edge in wicket-taking and Bumrah being more economical.
Malinga had his peak years between 2010 and 2015, while Bumrah is currently playing.
They are the only two pacers with a sub-7.5 economy, a wicket every 17 deliveries, and an average below 21.
Malinga leads in T20 World Cups with 38 wickets, while Bumrah has 26.
It's hard to pick one as the best, but Malinga is known for taking wickets in clumps, while Bumrah makes batting difficult.
Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah are the only two pacers with 100+ T20I wickets, both having 107 wickets in 83 innings.
Malinga has a better strike rate (16.8) and average (20.79), while Bumrah has a superior economy rate (6.44).
Malinga took 243 wickets between 2010-2015, 62.3% of his career total, while Bumrah is currently active and has 331 wickets.
Malinga leads in T20 World Cups with 38 wickets, while Bumrah has 26.
Malinga has 15 instances of taking four or more wickets in a match, while Bumrah has five, none at the international level.
- Who
- Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah
- What
- Comparison of their T20 bowling records
- When
- Malinga's peak years were 2010-2015, Bumrah's career ongoing
- Where
- International T20 cricket and various T20 leagues
- Why
- To determine who is the most attacking pacer in T20s
- Lasith Malinga
- 107 wickets in 83 innings, 1799 deliveries, 7.42 economy, 16.8 strike rate, 20.79 average
- Jasprit Bumrah
- 107 wickets in 83 innings, 1805 deliveries, 6.44 economy, 17.0 strike rate, 18.28 average
- Malinga's peak years
- 2010-2015, 243 wickets at 16.0 SR, 62.3% of career wickets
- Bumrah's economy
- 6.97 in death overs, 6.44 overall (best among Test-playing nations with 40+ wickets)
- Malinga's career
- 390 wickets, 7.07 economy, 16.6 strike rate, 2nd highest wicket-taker in all T20s
- Bumrah's career
- 331 wickets, 6.9 economy, 17.6 strike rate, 59 wickets behind Malinga
- Malinga's World Cup record
- 38 wickets, leads pace pack in T20 World Cups
- Bumrah's World Cup record
- 26 wickets, close behind Malinga