Best Bowling Average in IPL

Matheesha Pathirana holds the record for the best bowling average in IPL history, with an impressive average of 17.62. Across 17 IPL matches, he has taken 29 wickets while conceding 511 runs. Lungi Ngidi holds the second position in the list of best bowling averages in IPL history with an average of 17.92. In 14 matches, Lungi Ngidi has bowled a total of 54 overs and taken 25 wickets while conceding 448 runs.

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	Best	4w	Eco
1	Matheesha Pathirana CSK	29	17.62	17	64	0	511	4/28	1	7.84
2	Lungi Ngidi DC	25	17.92	14	54	2	448	4/10	1	8.30
3	Doug Bollinger CSK	37	18.73	27	96	3	693	4/13	1	7.22
4	Mohsin Khan LSG	22	18.73	17	55	2	412	4/16	1	7.49
5	Dimitri Mascarenhas PBKS	19	18.74	13	51	1	356	5/25	0	6.94
6	Adam Zampa RR	29	19.24	20	70	0	558	6/19	0	7.99
7	MF Maharoof DC	23	19.78	17	60	0	455	3/34	0	7.58
8	Lasith Malinga MI	170	19.80	122	471	8	3366	5/13	6	7.14
9	Imran Tahir CSK	82	20.77	59	219	1	1703	4/12	3	7.76
10	Kagiso Rabada PBKS	116	20.96	76	288	2	2431	4/21	6	8.41
11	Rashid Khan GT	146	21.15	116	458	3	3088	4/24	2	6.73
12	Wanindu Hasaranga RCB	35	21.37	26	92	1	748	5/18	1	8.13
13	Yuzvendra Chahal RR	199	21.47	152	553	4	4273	5/40	6	7.70
14	Mitchell Marsh DC	37	21.49	42	92	1	795	4/25	2	8.52
15	Ben Hilfenhaus CSK	22	21.77	17	62	2	479	3/27	0	7.73
16	Chris Woakes DC	30	21.93	21	73	0	658	3/36	0	8.97
17	Amit Singh RR	28	22.14	23	78	1	620	4/19	1	7.86
18	Jasprit Bumrah MI	158	22.44	127	483	8	3545	5/10	2	7.31
19	Nathan Coulter-Nile	48	22.92	39	142	1	1100	4/14	2	7.70
20	Kevon Cooper RR	33	22.94	25	96	1	757	4/26	1	7.89
21	Munaf Patel GL	74	22.95	63	225	5	1698	5/21	2	7.52
22	Pragyan Ojha MI	85	22.96	80	270	0	1952	3/11	0	7.22
23	Sreenath Aravind RCB	45	23.09	38	126	0	1039	4/14	2	8.20
24	Josh Hazlewood RCB	35	23.14	27	100	1	810	4/25	1	8.06
25	Ryan Harris PBKS	45	23.27	37	138	3	1047	4/34	1	7.55
26	Andrew Tye LSG	42	23.31	30	114	0	979	5/17	3	8.59
27	Anil Kumble RCB	45	23.51	42	160	1	1058	5/5	2	6.58
28	Yo Mahesh DC	20	23.70	17	54	0	474	4/36	1	8.70
29	Roelof van der Merwe DC	21	23.71	21	73	1	498	3/20	0	6.74
30	Mitchell Starc KKR	39	23.72	33	118	1	925	4/15	1	7.79
31	Dwayne Bravo CSK	183	23.82	161	516	3	4359	4/22	2	8.38
32	Amit Mishra LSG	173	23.87	161	559	6	4129	5/17	4	7.38
33	Mohit Sharma GT	127	23.99	107	357	0	3047	5/10	3	8.48
34	Andre Russell KKR	102	24.12	118	262	0	2460	5/15	2	9.32
35	Moeen Ali CSK	35	24.14	60	120	0	845	4/26	1	6.96
36	Azhar Mahmood KKR	29	24.14	23	89	0	700	3/20	0	7.82
37	Chris Morris RR	95	24.16	81	286	1	2295	4/23	4	8.01
38	Harshal Patel PBKS	121	24.26	98	336	2	2935	5/27	2	8.70
39	Khaleel Ahmed DC	67	24.34	50	190	4	1631	3/21	0	8.55
40	Jofra Archer MI	48	24.40	40	157	2	1171	3/15	0	7.43
41	Ashish Nehra SRH	87	24.70	75	267	1	2149	4/10	1	8.05
42	Brad Hogg KKR	23	24.78	21	76	1	570	4/29	1	7.47
43	Kane Richardson RCB	19	24.84	15	55	0	472	3/13	0	8.45
44	Anrich Nortje DC	59	25.34	44	169	1	1495	3/33	0	8.81
45	Mitchell McClenaghan MI	71	25.39	56	212	1	1803	4/21	1	8.49
46	Shane Warne RR	57	25.39	55	199	1	1447	4/21	1	7.27
47	Sunil Narine KKR	170	25.69	168	648	3	4368	5/19	7	6.74
48	Dale Steyn RCB	97	25.86	95	362	7	2508	3/11	0	6.92
49	Shreyas Gopal MI	52	25.94	52	165	1	1349	4/16	1	8.17
50	RP Singh MI	90	25.98	82	295	2	2338	4/22	2	7.90
51	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	69	26.09	62	236	1	1800	5/20	1	7.61
52	Parvinder Awana PBKS	39	26.38	33	124	2	1029	4/34	1	8.27
53	Trent Boult RR	112	26.46	95	359	11	2964	4/18	1	8.23
54	Karn Sharma RCB	70	26.53	75	225	1	1857	4/16	2	8.17
55	Umran Malik SRH	29	26.62	26	82	1	772	5/25	1	9.40
56	Lakshmipathy Balaji PBKS	76	26.68	73	251	2	2028	5/24	3	8.05
57	Wayne Parnell RCB	35	26.77	33	120	1	937	3/10	0	7.78
58	Bhuvneshwar Kumar SRH	173	26.86	166	617	13	4647	5/19	2	7.51
59	Harbhajan Singh KKR	150	26.87	163	569	6	4030	5/18	1	7.08
60	Mohammad Shami GT	127	26.87	110	403	3	3412	4/11	2	8.44
61	Muttiah Muralitharan RCB	63	26.92	66	254	1	1696	3/11	0	6.68
62	Noor Ahmad GT	19	26.95	18	64	0	512	3/37	0	7.88
63	Harmeet Singh Bansal PBKS	25	26.96	27	84	0	674	3/24	0	7.98
64	Arshdeep Singh PBKS	66	27.08	58	201	1	1787	5/32	2	8.84
65	Piyush Chawla MI	181	27.13	185	615	2	4911	4/17	2	7.96
66	Morne Morkel KKR	77	27.13	70	271	3	2089	4/20	1	7.69
67	Rahul Sharma DC	40	27.15	44	154	1	1086	3/13	0	7.02
68	Zaheer Khan DC	102	27.27	100	366	5	2782	4/17	1	7.59
69	Avesh Khan RR	62	27.27	54	194	1	1691	4/24	1	8.69
70	Kuldeep Yadav DC	77	27.44	77	263	1	2113	4/14	3	8.00
71	Mitchell Santner CSK	13	27.54	15	52	0	358	2/13	0	6.88
72	Jason Holder RR	53	27.57	46	165	0	1461	4/52	1	8.81
73	Pawan Negi RCB	34	27.62	50	119	0	939	4/18	1	7.87
74	Sandeep Sharma RR	125	27.65	118	438	8	3456	4/20	2	7.87
75	Albie Morkel RPS	85	27.71	91	287	3	2355	4/32	1	8.20

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