Here, we will see the leading wicket-takers of the Indian Premier League.
Yuzvendra Chahal (MI/RCB/RR)
Yuzvendra Chahal holds the record for the most wickets in the Indian Premier League. He has picked up 187 wickets in 145 IPL contests with an average of 21.69 and an economy rate of 7.67, including the best bowling figures in an innings of 5/40. He plays for Rajasthan Royals and has been a part of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous seasons of the tournament.
Dwayne Bravo (CSK/GL/MI)
Dwayne Bravo is second in the list of the highest wicket-takers in the Indian Premier League. He played a total of 161 matches in the tournament and took 183 wickets with a bowling average of 23.82 and an economy of 8.38 including the best bowling performance in an innings of 4/22. Along with the ball, he also can bat and has played a very instrumental role in Chennai Super Kings’ success in the past seasons of the tournament.
Piyush Chawla (CSK/KKR/KXIP/MI)
Piyush Chawla is the third leading wicket-taker of all time in the Indian Premier League. He took a total of 179 wickets in 181 IPL clashes with a bowling average of 26.79 and an economy rate of 7.91 including his best spell of 4/17. IPL 2023 was the best season for the player as he became the fourth-highest wicket-taker of the season with 22 wickets in 16 matches with an average of 22.50 and an economy rate of 8.11.
Amit Mishra (DC/LSG/SRH)
Amit Mishra currently represents LSG in the IPL and is the fourth-highest wicket-taker of all time in the tournament. He picked up 173 wickets in 161 IPL contests with an average of 23.87 and an economy rate of 7.38 including the best bowling figures in an innings of 5/17. He made his debut in IPL in the year 2008 and has played for Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous editions of the league.
Ravichandran Ashwin (CSK/DC/KXIP/RPS/RR)
Ravichandran Ashwin stands in fifth place in the category of the players with the most wickets in the IPL. He appeared in a total of 197 IPL matches and picked up 171 wickets at a bowling average of 28.67 and an economy rate of 7.07 with the best bowling figures in a game of 4/34. He currently represents Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League and in the last season of the tournament, he took a total of 14 wickets in 13 matches with an average of 26.29 and an economy rate of 7.51.
