Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL
Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL
In cricket, the Tewnty-20 format is the most recent format. It has been pulling huge crowds of people who were earlier not interested in watching the game of cricket because of the slow pace of the games. In T20 format, each innings has only 20 overs, and hence, the match gets finished within about 4 hours. The thrill and excitement remains strong, as is true in case of other sports that have short matches. The Indian Premier League is the most famous T20 league. It has players from all over the world playing together and against each other. In IPL, young talents who have not yet been able to reach the national teams of their countries also get an opportunity to play and showcase their talent. As a result, these young players try their best in the IPL. Some of the best bowling talents have been spotted in this league. Let us take a look at the Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL.
Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL
10. Albie Morkel
Talented South African all-rounder and former squad member of the South African side Albie Morkel Singh played for Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League in his active IPL career from 2008 to 2014. He has an economy rate of 8.08 in 81 Twenty20 innings of the 85 matches he played for his teams in IPL and currently occupies the tenth place in the list of Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL. Albie Morkel took a total of 80 wickets in 270.1 overs, out of which 3 overs were maidens, while yielding a total of just 2184 runs. Morkel achieved his T20 career’s best bowling of 4/32 in the Indian Premier League. He has a bowling average of 27.30 and bowling strike rate of 20.2 in the Twenty20 format of IPL. Albie Morkel has achieved the four-wicket haul once till now in his active IPL career.
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9. Ravichandran Ashwin
Talented right-arm off-break bowler and current squad member of the Indian side Ravichandran Ashwin played for Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League in his active IPL career from 2008 to 2014. He has an economy rate of 6.53 in 81 Twenty20 innings of the 83 matches he played for his teams in IPL and currently occupies the ninth place in the list of Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL. Ravichandran Ashwin took a total of 80 wickets in 298.4 overs, out of which 4 overs were maidens, while giving a total of just 1952 runs. Ashwin achieved his T20 career’s best bowling of 3/16 in the Indian Premier League. He has a bowling average of 24.40 and bowling strike rate of 22.4 in the Twenty20 format of IPL.
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8. Rudra Pratap Singh
Young Indian left arm fast-medium bowler and former squad member of the Indian side Rudra Pratap Singh played for Deccan Chargers, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League in his active IPL career from 2008 to 2014. He has an economy rate of 7.84 in 78 Twenty20 innings of the 78 matches he played for his teams in IPL and currently occupies the eighth place in the list of Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL. Rudra Pratap Singh took a total of 87 wickets in 283.5 overs, out of which 2 overs were maidens, while conceding total of just 2227 runs. RP Singh achieved his T20 career’s best bowling of 4/22 in the Indian Premier League. He has a bowling average of 25.59 and bowling strike rate of 19.5 in the Twenty20 format of IPL. Rudra Pratap Singh has achieved the four-wicket haul twice till now in his active IPL career.
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7. Pragyan Ojha
Amazing slow left arm orthodox bowler and former squad member of the Indian side Pragyan Ojha played for Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians in Indian Premier League in his active IPL career from 2008 to 2014. He has an economy rate of 7.34 in 89 Twenty20 innings out of 91 matches he played for his teams in IPL and currently occupies the seventh place in the list of Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL. Pragyan Ojha took a total of 89 wickets in 314.3 overs while yielding a total of just 2309 runs. Ojha achieved his T20 career’s best bowling of 3/11 in the Indian Premier League. He has a bowling average of 25.94 and bowling strike rate of 21.2 in the Twenty20 format of IPL.
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6. Dale Steyn
Superior fast-bowler of modern cricket and squad member of the current South African side Dale Steyn played for Deccan Chargers, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League in his active IPL career from 2008 to 2014. He has an economy rate of 6.58 in 83 Twenty20 innings of the 83 matches he played for his teams in IPL and currently occupies the sixth place in the list of Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL. Dale Steyn took a total of 89 wickets in 322.0 overs while giving a total of just 2119 runs. Steyn achieved his T20 career’s best bowling of 3/8 in the Indian Premier League. He has a bowling average of 23.80 and bowling strike rate of 21.7 in the Twenty20 format of IPL.
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5. Vinay Kumar
Young and talented Indian bowler Vinay Kumar played for Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League in his active IPL career from 2008 to 2014. He has an economy rate of 8.28 in 85 Twenty20 innings of the 86 matches he played for his team in IPL and currently occupies the fifth place in the list of Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL. Vinay Kumar took a total of 91 wickets in 294.1 overs while conceding a total of just 2438 runs. Vinay achieved his T20 career’s best bowling of 4/40 in the Indian Premier League. He has a bowling average of 26.79 and bowling strike rate of 19.3 in the Twenty20 format of IPL. Vinay Kumar has achieved the four-wicket haul once till now in his active IPL career.
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4. Harbhajan Singh
Amazing former spinner of the Indian National Cricket squad Harbhajan Singh played for Mumbai Indians in Indian Premier League in his active IPL career from 2008 to 2014. He has an economy rate of 6.71 in 94 Twenty20 innings of the 96 matches he played for his team in IPL and currently occupies the fourth place in the list of Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL. Harbhajan Singh took a total of 92 wickets in 339.3 overs, out of which 4 overs were maidens, while conceding a total of just 2281 runs. Harbhajan achieved his T20 career’s best bowling of 5/18 in the Indian Premier League. He has a bowling average of 24.79 and bowling strike rate of 22.1 in the Twenty20 format of IPL. Harbhajan Singh has achieved the five-wicket haul once and four-wicket haul once till now in his active IPL career.
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3. Piyush Chawla
Former member of the Indian National Cricket squad Piyush Chawla played Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League in his active IPL career from 2008 to 2014. He has an economy rate of 7.54 in 98 Twenty20 innings of the 98 matches he played for his teams in IPL and currently occupies the third place in the list of Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL. Piyush Chawla took a total of 98 wickets in 336.5 overs, out of which 2 overs were maidens, while yielding a total of just 2540 runs. Chawla achieved his T20 career’s best bowling of 4/17 in the Indian Premier League. He has a bowling average of 25.91 and bowling strike rate of 20.6 in the Twenty20 format of IPL. Piyush Chawla has achieved the four-wicket-haul once till now in his active IPL career.
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2. Amit Mishra
Former Squad member of the Indian National Cricket team Amit Mishra played for Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League in his active IPL career from 2008 to 2014. He has an economy rate of 7.19 in 86 Twenty20 innings of the 86 matches he played for his teams in IPL and currently occupies the second place in the list of Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL. Amit Mishra took a total of 102 wickets in 314.5 overs, out of which 4 overs were maidens, while giving a total of just 2264 runs. Mishra achieved his T20 career’s best bowling of 5/17 in the Indian Premier League. He has a bowling average of 22.19 and bowling strike rate of 18.5 in the Twenty20 format of IPL. Amit Mishra has achieved the five-wicket haul once and the four-wicket haul twice till now in his active IPL career.
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1. Lasith Malinga
Leading fast-bowler of the Sri Lankan national squad Lasith Malinga played for Mumbai Indians in Indian Premier League in his active IPL career from 2009 to 2014. He has an economy rate of 6.53 in 83 Twenty20 innings of the 83 matches he played for his team in IPL and currently occupies the top place in the list of Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in IPL. Lasith Malinga took a total of 119 wickets in 321.3 overs, out of which 5 overs were maidens, while giving a total of just 2102 runs. Malinga achieved his T20 career’s best bowling of 5/13 in the Indian Premier League. He has a bowling average of 17.66 and bowling strike rate of 16.2 in the Twenty20 format of IPL. Lasith Malinga has achieved the five-wicket haul once and the four-wicket-haul three times till now in his active IPL career.
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These players, and many more have shown their bowling talents in the IPL. It is a tournament in which bowlers can get the spot light by knocking the batsmen out, with the people watching and cheering on for them. It isn’t just the youth who try to prove themselves in IPL, but the senior players, too, who show how they can update themselves with the newer demands of the cricket fans, and keep up with the young players.