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. Lungisani Ngidi holds the second position in the list of best bowling averages in IPL history with an average of 19.28. In 21 matches, Lungisani Ngidi has bowled a total of 81 overs and taken 36 wickets while conceding 694 runs.

Key Insights

Best Average: Doug Bollinger has the best bowling average in IPL (18.73).
Second Place: Lungisani Ngidi follows with 19.28.
Gap Analysis: Difference of 0.55 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	Lungisani Ngidi DC	36	19.28	21	81	2	694
3	Lasith Malinga MI	170	19.80	122	471	8	3366
4	Sai Kishore GT	32	20.34	25	73	0	651
5	Imran Tahir CSK	82	20.77	59	219	1	1703
6	Adam Zampa SRH	31	21.03	22	78	0	652
7	Mitchell Marsh LSG	37	21.49	61	92	1	795
8	Anshul Kamboj CSK	23	21.61	17	52	0	497
9	Matheesha Pathirana KKR	47	21.62	32	115	0	1016
10	Josh Hazlewood RCB	60	21.63	42	156	1	1298
11	Chris Woakes DC	30	21.93	21	73	0	658
12	Kagiso Rabada GT	129	22.91	90	339	2	2956
13	Jasprit Bumrah MI	183	22.92	151	572	8	4194
14	Nathan Coulter-Nile RR	48	22.92	39	142	1	1100
15	Munaf Patel GL	74	22.95	63	225	5	1698
16	Pragyan Ojha MI	85	22.96	80	270	0	1952
17	Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS	225	23.09	180	647	4	5195
18	Mitchell Starc DC	65	23.12	52	173	1	1503
19	Andre Russell KKR	123	23.28	140	299	0	2863
20	Andrew Tye LSG	42	23.31	30	114	0	979
21	Anil Kumble RCB	45	23.51	42	160	1	1058
22	Naveen-Ul-Haq LSG	25	23.64	18	64	0	591
23	Roelof van der Merwe DC	21	23.71	21	73	1	498
24	Dwayne Bravo CSK	183	23.82	161	516	3	4359
25	Amit Mishra LSG	174	23.84	162	561	6	4149
26	Rashid Khan GT	164	24.09	142	554	3	3951
27	Chris Morris RR	95	24.16	81	286	1	2295
28	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	105	24.17	89	331	1	2538
29	Harshal Patel SRH	151	24.32	122	409	2	3673
30	Wanindu Hasaranga LSG	46	24.33	37	133	1	1119
31	Noor Ahmad CSK	52	24.38	43	152	0	1268
32	Kane Richardson RCB	19	24.84	15	55	0	472
33	Moeen Ali KKR	41	25.10	73	141	1	1029
34	Sunil Narine KKR	198	25.65	195	747	3	5079
35	Akash Madhwal RR	23	25.65	17	58	0	590
36	Harshit Rana KKR	40	25.73	34	108	1	1029
37	Dale Steyn RCB	97	25.86	95	362	7	2508
38	Mohsin Khan LSG	29	25.90	26	89	3	751
39	Shreyas Gopal CSK	52	25.94	52	165	1	1349
40	Mohit Sharma DC	134	26.22	120	398	0	3513
41	Jofra Archer RR	67	26.58	58	223	3	1781
42	Piyush Chawla MI	192	26.60	192	640	2	5108
43	Umran Malik KKR	29	26.62	26	82	1	772
44	Karn Sharma MI	83	26.69	90	262	1	2215
45	Wayne Parnell RCB	35	26.77	33	120	1	937
46	Trent Boult MI	144	26.78	123	454	11	3857
47	Harbhajan Singh KKR	150	26.87	163	569	6	4030
48	Muttiah Muralitharan RCB	63	26.92	66	254	1	1696
49	Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB	208	26.98	196	726	14	5612
50	Arshdeep Singh PBKS	103	27.01	88	306	2	2782
51	Khaleel Ahmed CSK	91	27.19	76	274	4	2474
52	Kuldeep Yadav DC	107	27.21	103	358	1	2911
53	Zaheer Khan DC	102	27.27	100	366	5	2782
54	Jason Holder RR	53	27.57	46	165	0	1461
55	Pawan Negi RCB	34	27.62	50	119	0	939
56	Albie Morkel RPS	85	27.71	91	287	3	2355
57	Anrich Nortje LSG	61	27.80	49	186	1	1696
58	Sandeep Sharma RR	151	28.15	142	521	8	4251
59	Prasidh Krishna GT	86	28.24	72	272	3	2429
60	Vinay Kumar KKR	105	28.25	105	353	1	2966
61	Mustafizur Rahman DC	65	28.45	60	226	2	1849
62	Mohammad Shami LSG	138	28.51	125	456	3	3935
63	Mukesh Choudhary CSK	19	28.58	17	54	0	543
64	Avesh Khan LSG	92	28.63	81	285	1	2634
65	Dhawal Kulkarni MI	86	28.77	92	297	8	2474
66	Jason Behrendorff MI	19	29.05	17	61	0	552
67	Shane Watson CSK	92	29.15	145	338	3	2682
68	Nathan Ellis CSK	19	29.16	17	64	0	554
69	Shakib Al Hasan KKR	63	29.19	71	247	1	1839
70	Rahul Chahar CSK	75	29.28	80	281	1	2196
71	Ravi Bishnoi RR	82	29.50	83	290	1	2419
72	Mitchell Santner MI	27	29.63	34	107	0	800
73	Vaibhav Arora KKR	43	29.77	39	129	1	1280
74	Umesh Yadav GT	144	29.83	148	508	5	4296
75	Yuvraj Singh MI	36	29.92	132	144	0	1077