IPL 2024: Top 10 Bowlers With Highest Percentage of Team Wickets

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The IPL 2024 has seen several bowlers pulling a barrage of tricks under their sleeves. However, not all of their endeavours bore fruit and the ones who pitched in with disciplinary bowling variations reaped rewards.

Some bowlers were economically effective by containing runs which mounted pressure on the batters whereas other bowlers, despite conceding runs, ensured to take wickets when it mattered the most.

On the other hand, a handful of bowlers were equally good at taking wickets without leaking runs. In this listicle, let's find out the 10 bowlers who have taken the highest percentage of team wickets.

1. Harshal Patel: Harshal Patel gave everything to help the Punjab Kings in IPL 2024. He led the team’s bowling attack by example and finished the season as the leading wicket-taker with 24 wickets and deservedly won the Purple Cap. Harshal tops the list as he took 26% of the team's wickets, the most by a bowler in the recently-concluded tournament.

2. Jasprit Bumrah: When the majority of the Mumbai Indians’ players struggled for consistency, Jasprit Bumrah literally had no issues whatsoever with himself as he chipped in with disciplinary bowling variations of line and length. Rightly so, he reaped rewards for his spectacular bowling performances. He comes second on the list, taking 25% of the team's. Overall, he took 20 wickets in 13 games.

3. T Natarajan: The Tamil Nadu-born pacer played one of the crucial roles in helping Sunrisers Hyderabad reach the final with impactful bowling spells. He has accounted for 19 dismissals in 14 matches and took 24% of the team's wickets overall.

4. Pat Cummins: SRH captain Pat Cummins was not at his impressive best with the ball but managed to take 18 wickets in 16 appearances, 23% of the team's wickets. Under his captaincy, SRH were the runners-up of IPL 2024 as they lost to KKR in the final.

5. Tushar Deshpande: Tushar Deshpande ended up as the leading wicket-taker for Chennai Super Kings in the recently-concluded season. Although he wasn't economically effective, he took crucial wickets when it mattered the most. He bagged 17 wickets in 13 appearances, which is 22% of the team's wickets.

6. Avesh Khan: Avesh Khan finished the season as the Rajasthan Royals’ leading wicket-taker with 19 wickets in 15 appearances, which is 21% of the team's wickets.

7. Naveen-ul-Haq: Naveen-ul-Haq accounted for 14 dismissals in 10 games for the Lucknow-based franchise and ended up as the team's leading wicket-taker. The Afghanistan international has taken 21% of the team’s wickets in the season.

8. Varun Chakravarthy: Varun Chakravarthy has been one of the consistent bowlers for KKR for the last few years. He operated at a high level in IPL 2024 and ended up as KKR’s leading wicket-taker with 21 wickets in 14 games and was the second leading wicket-taker of the season. He took 21% of the team’s wickets in the season.

9. Arshdeep Singh: Apart from Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh was the other bowler who performed well for the Mohali-based franchise in IPL 2024. The left-arm pacer who took 19 wickets in 14 matches has taken 20% of the team's wickets.

10. Yuzvendra Chahal: Yuzvendra Chahal took the most wickets for RR as a spinner in IPL 2024. The right-arm leg-break bowler took 18 wickets in 15 matches. Overall, he took 20% of the team's wickets.