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Most wickets in IPL history

Most wickets in IPL history

Let us look at the top wicket-takers in IPL history, featuring legendary bowlers who have dominated the league.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is widely regarded as a batter-friendly tournament, yet talented bowlers consistently leave their mark with remarkable performances. Despite the dominance of batters, several bowlers have excelled in taking wickets. Let’s take a look at the highest wicket-takers in IPL history.

PlayerMatWktsBBIAveEcon
YS Chahal1602055/4022.447.84
PP Chawla1921924/1726.67.96
DJ Bravo 1611834/2223.828.38
B Kumar 1761815/1927.237.56
SP Narine 1771805/1925.396.73
R Ashwin 2121804/3429.827.12
A Mishra1621745/1723.827.37
SL Malinga 1221705/1319.797.14
JJ Bumrah 1331655/1022.517.3
RA Jadeja 2401605/1630.47.62

Bowlers with the most wickets in IPL

Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal has the most number of wickets in the IPL. He has taken  205 scalps in 160 matches. He is the only bowler to bag 200 wickets. He has an average of 7.84.

Piyush Chawla

The veteran Piyush Chawla took 192 scalps in IPL. He has played for four IPL franchises and played 192 matches. He has an economy of 7.96 with a bowling average of 26.6.

Dwayne Bravo

Bravo was one of the match-winners for Chennai Super Kings with bat and ball. He has the third-most wickets in the Indian Premier League. Bravo has taken 183 wickets in 161 matches.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 181 wickets in 176 matches. He has an economy of 7.56 and an average of 27.23.

Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine has played 177 matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL), scoring 180 runs and delivering several impactful performances with the ball. With a bowling average of 25.39 and an impressive economy rate of 6.73.

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