Best Bowling Average in IPL

Eshan Malinga holds the record for the best bowling average in IPL history, with an impressive average of 18.26. Across 15 IPL matches, he has taken 27 wickets while conceding 493 runs. Doug Bollinger holds the second position in the list of best bowling averages in IPL history with an average of 18.73. In 27 matches, Doug Bollinger has bowled a total of 96 overs and taken 37 wickets while conceding 693 runs.

Key Insights

Best Average: Eshan Malinga has the best bowling average in IPL (18.26).
Second Place: Doug Bollinger follows with 18.73.
Gap Analysis: Difference of 0.47 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	Eshan Malinga SRH	27	18.26	15	53	0	493
2	Doug Bollinger CSK	37	18.73	27	96	3	693
3	Lasith Malinga MI	170	19.80	122	471	8	3366
4	Sai Kishore GT	32	20.34	25	73	0	651
5	Lungisani Ngidi DC	36	20.42	23	85	2	735
6	Imran Tahir CSK	82	20.77	59	219	1	1703
7	Josh Hazlewood RCB	64	21.03	44	163	1	1346
8	Adam Zampa SRH	31	21.03	22	78	0	652
9	Mitchell Marsh LSG	37	21.49	63	92	1	795
10	Matheesha Pathirana CSK	47	21.62	32	115	0	1016
11	Anshul Kamboj CSK	24	21.79	19	58	0	523
12	Chris Woakes DC	30	21.93	21	73	0	658
13	Mohsin Khan LSG	36	21.97	28	97	5	791
14	Jasprit Bumrah MI	185	22.92	152	579	8	4240
15	Kagiso Rabada GT	132	22.92	92	347	2	3026
16	Nathan Coulter-Nile RR	48	22.92	39	142	1	1100
17	Munaf Patel GL	74	22.95	63	225	5	1698
18	Pragyan Ojha MI	85	22.96	80	270	0	1952
19	Mitchell Starc DC	65	23.12	52	173	1	1503
20	Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS	225	23.28	181	651	4	5237
21	Andre Russell KKR	123	23.28	140	299	0	2863
22	Andrew Tye LSG	42	23.31	30	114	0	979
23	Anil Kumble RCB	45	23.51	42	160	1	1058
24	Naveen-Ul-Haq LSG	25	23.64	18	64	0	591
25	Roelof van der Merwe DC	21	23.71	21	73	1	498
26	Dwayne Bravo CSK	183	23.82	161	516	3	4359
27	Amit Mishra LSG	174	23.84	162	561	6	4149
28	Noor Ahmad CSK	55	24.02	45	160	0	1321
29	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	107	24.03	90	335	1	2571
30	Chris Morris RR	95	24.16	81	286	1	2295
31	Rashid Khan GT	166	24.22	144	559	3	4021
32	Harshal Patel SRH	151	24.32	122	409	2	3673
33	Wanindu Hasaranga RR	46	24.33	37	133	1	1119
34	Kane Richardson RCB	19	24.84	15	55	0	472
35	Moeen Ali KKR	41	25.10	73	141	1	1029
36	Jofra Archer RR	72	25.49	60	231	4	1835
37	Sunil Narine KKR	199	25.64	196	751	3	5102
38	Akash Madhwal RR	23	25.65	17	58	0	590
39	Harshit Rana KKR	40	25.73	34	108	1	1029
40	Dale Steyn RCB	97	25.86	95	362	7	2508
41	Shreyas Gopal CSK	52	25.94	52	165	1	1349
42	Mohit Sharma DC	134	26.22	120	398	0	3513
43	Piyush Chawla MI	192	26.60	192	640	2	5108
44	Umran Malik KKR	29	26.62	26	82	1	772
45	Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB	212	26.64	198	733	14	5648
46	Karn Sharma MI	83	26.69	90	262	1	2215
47	Wayne Parnell RCB	35	26.77	33	120	1	937
48	Trent Boult MI	144	26.78	123	454	11	3857
49	Harbhajan Singh KKR	150	26.87	163	569	6	4030
50	Muttiah Muralitharan RCB	63	26.92	66	254	1	1696
51	Khaleel Ahmed CSK	91	27.19	76	274	4	2474
52	Arshdeep Singh PBKS	104	27.22	89	310	2	2831
53	Zaheer Khan DC	102	27.27	100	366	5	2782
54	Kuldeep Yadav DC	109	27.40	106	364	1	2987
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	Jason Holder GT	54	28.11	48	172	0	1518
59	Sandeep Sharma RR	151	28.15	142	521	8	4251
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	140	28.56	127	464	3	3999
63	Prasidh Krishna GT	86	28.60	73	274	3	2460
64	Avesh Khan LSG	92	28.63	81	285	1	2634
65	Mitchell Santner	30	28.67	35	114	0	860
66	Mukesh Choudhary CSK	20	28.70	18	58	0	574
67	Dhawal Kulkarni MI	86	28.77	92	297	8	2474
68	Vaibhav Arora KKR	45	28.98	40	133	1	1304
69	Jason Behrendorff MI	19	29.05	17	61	0	552
70	Shane Watson CSK	92	29.15	145	338	3	2682
71	Nathan Ellis CSK	19	29.16	17	64	0	554
72	Shakib Al Hasan KKR	63	29.19	71	247	1	1839
73	Prince Yadav LSG	16	29.19	14	52	0	467
74	Rahul Chahar CSK	75	29.28	80	281	1	2196
75	Ravi Bishnoi RR	83	29.61	85	294	1	2458

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