Highest Wicket Tackers in IPL – Top 25 Bowlers List
Batsmen can win your matches, but bowlers can win your tournament!!
It goes without saying that every cricket match relies on batting as well bowling. Our concern is the bowling which sends players back to the pavilion in this context and especially in IPL. Here are the top wicket-smashers of IPL.
Lasith Malinga
Among 122 IPL matches played Cricket Great Lasith Malinga who played for Mumbai Indians after he retired this year from franchise cricket has taken a handsome number of 170 wickets.
The Sri Lankan legend not only took most wickets but also has prepared many more future stars for Mumbai Indians. We can see Jasprit Bumrah.
Amit Mishra
It is said that T-20 cricket is for leg spinners and Amit Mishra has made the statement correct. Playing for Delhi Capitals, the leg spinner has taken 160 wickets in 150 matches he has played.
Piyush Chawla
It seems that IPL is a kingdom of spinners. Another spinner Piyush Chawal has listed himself in the third spot in the highest wicket-takers tally. The off-spinner has scalped 156 wickets in 164 matches. Playing for different franchises Chawla has always been an impact player for the team.
No. | Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | Overs | Econ | Duration |
1 | SL Malinga | 170 | 122 | 122 | 471.1 | 7.14 | 2009-2019 |
2 | A Mishra | 160 | 150 | 150 | 526.5 | 7.34 | 2008-2020 |
3 | PP Chawla | 156 | 164 | 163 | 541.4 | 7.87 | 2008-2020 |
4 | DJ Bravo | 153 | 140 | 137 | 451.5 | 8.4 | 2008-2020 |
5 | Harbhajan Singh | 150 | 160 | 157 | 562.2 | 7.05 | 2008-2019 |
6 | R Ashwin | 138 | 154 | 151 | 538.2 | 6.87 | 2009-2020 |
7 | B Kumar | 136 | 121 | 121 | 449.3 | 7.23 | 2011-2020 |
8 | SP Narine | 127 | 120 | 119 | 464.1 | 6.77 | 2012-2020 |
9 | YS Chahal | 121 | 99 | 98 | 355 | 7.67 | 2013-2020 |
10 | UT Yadav | 119 | 121 | 120 | 420.2 | 8.51 | 2010-2020 |
11 | RA Jadeja | 114 | 184 | 155 | 452.1 | 7.67 | 2008-2020 |
12 | JJ Bumrah | 109 | 92 | 92 | 348.4 | 7.41 | 2013-2020 |
13 | Sandeep Sharma | 109 | 92 | 92 | 342.5 | 7.71 | 2013-2020 |
14 | A Nehra | 106 | 88 | 88 | 318 | 7.84 | 2008-2017 |
15 | R Vinay Kumar | 105 | 105 | 104 | 353.3 | 8.39 | 2008-2018 |
16 | Z Khan | 102 | 100 | 99 | 366.4 | 7.58 | 2008-2017 |
17 | DW Steyn | 97 | 95 | 95 | 362.4 | 6.91 | 2008-2020 |
18 | MM Sharma | 92 | 86 | 86 | 292.2 | 8.44 | 2013-2020 |
19 | SR Watson | 92 | 145 | 105 | 338.1 | 7.93 | 2008-2020 |
20 | RP Singh | 90 | 82 | 82 | 295.5 | 7.9 | 2008-2016 |
21 | P Kumar | 90 | 119 | 119 | 420.4 | 7.72 | 2008-2017 |
22 | PP Ojha | 89 | 92 | 90 | 316.3 | 7.36 | 2008-2015 |
23 | DS Kulkarni | 86 | 91 | 91 | 293.5 | 8.25 | 2008-2020 |
24 | JA Morkel | 85 | 91 | 87 | 287.1 | 8.21 | 2008-2016 |
25 | JD Unadkat | 81 | 80 | 79 | 274 | 8.83 | 2010-2020 |