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Best Bowling Average in IPL

Doug Bollinger holds the record for the best bowling average in IPL history, with an impressive average of 18.73. Across 27 IPL matches, he has taken 37 wickets while conceding 693 runs. Lasith Malinga holds the second position in the list of best bowling averages in IPL history with an average of 19.80. In 122 matches, Lasith Malinga has bowled a total of 471 overs and taken 170 wickets while conceding 3366 runs.

Key Insights

  • Best Average: Doug Bollinger has the best bowling average in IPL (18.73).
  • Second Place: Lasith Malinga follows with 19.80.
  • Gap Analysis: Difference of 1.07 in bowling average.
  • Efficiency: Lower bowling average indicates higher wicket-taking efficiency.
  • Performance Insight: Bowlers with low averages are more effective in IPL matches.

Best Bowling Average in IPL History

Here is the list of all Best Bowling Average in IPL history:

# Player Wickets Avg Mat Overs Maiden Runs
1
Doug Bollinger CSK
37 18.73 27 96 3 693
2 170 19.80 122 471 8 3366
3
Sai Kishore GT
32 20.59 26 74 0 659
4 29 20.69 18 64 0 600
5 82 20.77 59 219 1 1703
6 31 21.03 22 78 0 652
7 37 21.49 66 92 1 795
8 47 21.62 32 115 0 1016
9 30 21.93 21 73 0 658
10
Lungisani Ngidi DC
37 22.11 26 95 2 818
11 67 22.21 47 175 1 1488
12 29 22.45 22 70 0 651
13 37 22.65 29 101 5 838
14 137 22.81 95 358 3 3125
15 48 22.92 39 142 1 1100
16
Munaf Patel GL
74 22.95 63 225 5 1698
17
Pragyan Ojha MI
85 22.96 80 270 0 1952
18 229 23.22 185 660 4 5318
19 60 23.22 48 171 0 1393
20 123 23.28 140 299 0 2863
21 42 23.31 30 114 0 979
22
Anil Kumble RCB
45 23.51 42 160 1 1058
23 186 23.54 156 594 8 4379
24 25 23.64 18 64 0 591
25
Roelof van der Merwe DC
21 23.71 21 73 1 498
26 173 23.73 147 571 3 4105
27 70 23.73 56 188 1 1661
28 183 23.82 161 516 3 4359
29
Amit Mishra LSG
174 23.84 162 561 6 4149
30
Varun Chakaravarthy KKR
110 23.95 92 343 1 2635
31 95 24.16 81 286 1 2295
32 46 24.33 37 133 1 1119
33 151 24.44 123 411 2 3690
34 19 24.84 15 55 0 472
35
Moeen Ali KKR
41 25.10 73 141 1 1029
36 63 25.13 51 183 0 1583
37 202 25.50 198 759 3 5150
38 23 25.65 17 58 0 590
39 40 25.73 34 108 1 1029
40 97 25.86 95 362 7 2508
41 52 25.94 52 165 1 1349
42 219 26.18 201 745 14 5733
43 134 26.22 120 398 0 3513
44 74 26.58 63 242 4 1967
45 192 26.60 192 640 2 5108
46 29 26.62 26 82 1 772
47 83 26.69 90 262 1 2215
48 35 26.77 33 120 1 937
49 150 26.87 163 569 6 4030
50
Muttiah Muralitharan RCB
63 26.92 66 254 1 1696
51 145 27.14 125 461 11 3935
52 91 27.19 76 274 4 2474
53
Zaheer Khan DC
102 27.27 100 366 5 2782
54 108 27.46 93 322 2 2966
55 34 27.62 50 119 0 939
56
Albie Morkel RPS
85 27.71 91 287 3 2355
57 61 27.80 49 186 1 1696
58 151 28.15 142 521 8 4251
59 105 28.25 105 353 1 2966
60 65 28.45 60 226 2 1849
61 109 28.47 109 374 1 3103
62 86 28.60 73 274 3 2460
63 30 28.67 35 114 0 860
64 86 28.77 92 297 8 2474
65 47 28.89 42 139 1 1358
66
Mohammad Shami LSG
142 29.03 130 476 3 4122
67 19 29.05 17 61 0 552
68 92 29.15 145 338 3 2682
69 19 29.16 17 64 0 554
70 63 29.19 71 247 1 1839
71 75 29.28 80 281 1 2196
72 93 29.40 83 292 1 2734
73 19 29.47 17 63 0 560
74 144 29.83 148 508 5 4296
75 36 29.92 132 144 0 1077
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