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Best Bowling Average in IPL

# Player M Inns Ovr Runs Wk Avg Eco SR 4W 5W
1
Sachin Baby (RCB,RR,SRH)
2 2 1.4 8 2 4.00 5.71 4.20 0 0
2
Ajinkya Rahane (CSK,DC,KKR,MI,RPS,RR)
1 1 1.0 5 1 5.00 5.00 6.00 0 0
3
Lee Carseldine (RR)
1 1 1.0 6 1 6.00 6.00 6.00 0 0
4
Shrikant Mundhe (PWI)
1 1 1.0 6 1 6.00 6.00 6.00 0 0
5
Dewald Brevis (CSK,MI)
1 1 0.3 8 1 8.00 26.67 1.80 0 0
6
Ramandeep Singh (KKR,MI)
4 4 6.4 63 6 10.50 9.84 6.40 0 0
7
Doug Bracewell (DC)
1 1 4.0 32 3 10.67 8.00 8.00 0 0
8
Shoaib Akhtar (KKR)
3 3 7.0 54 5 10.80 7.71 8.40 1 0
9
Sohail Tanvir (RR)
11 11 41.1 266 22 12.09 6.47 11.21 2 1
10
Ayush Badoni (LSG)
7 7 5.5 49 4 12.25 8.91 8.25 0 0
11
Dominic Thornely (MI)
4 4 7.0 40 3 13.33 5.71 14.00 0 0
12
Dillon du Preez (RCB)
2 2 7.0 56 4 14.00 8.00 10.50 0 0
13
Charl Langeveldt (KKR,RCB)
7 7 26.0 187 13 14.38 7.19 12.00 0 0
14
Nathu Singh (GL)
2 2 4.0 15 1 15.00 3.75 24.00 0 0
15
Umar Gul (KKR)
6 6 22.3 184 12 15.33 8.25 11.15 1 0
16
Oshane Thomas (RR)
4 4 10.0 79 5 15.80 7.90 12.00 0 0
17
Michael Bracewell (RCB)
5 5 11.0 95 6 15.83 8.64 11.00 0 0
18
Mark Wood (CSK,LSG)
5 5 20.0 179 11 16.27 8.95 10.91 1 1
19
Shikhar Dhawan (DC,DEC,MI,PBKS,SRH)
6 6 8.0 66 4 16.50 8.25 12.00 0 0
20
Tristan Stubbs (DC,MI)
5 5 6.0 69 4 17.25 11.50 9.00 0 0
21
Dilhara Fernando (MI)
10 10 39.0 294 17 17.29 7.54 13.76 1 0
22
Brad Hodge (KKR,KOCHI,RR)
20 20 39.0 303 17 17.82 7.77 13.76 1 0
23
Justin Kemp (CSK)
5 5 7.2 54 3 18.00 7.50 14.40 0 0
24
Vidhwath Kaverappa (PBKS)
1 1 4.0 36 2 18.00 9.00 12.00 0 0
25
Vignesh Puthur (MI)
5 5 12.0 109 6 18.17 9.08 12.00 0 0
26
Lungi Ngidi (CSK,RCB)
16 16 62.0 529 29 18.24 8.53 12.83 1 0
27
Eshan Malinga (SRH)
7 7 26.4 238 13 18.31 9.02 12.18 0 0
28
Doug Bollinger (CSK)
27 27 95.6 693 37 18.73 7.25 15.50 1 0
29
Dimitri Mascarenhas (PBKS,RR)
13 13 51.2 356 19 18.74 6.95 16.17 1 1
30
Prashant Solanki (CSK)
2 2 6.0 38 2 19.00 6.33 18.00 0 0
31
D'Arcy Short (RR)
2 2 3.0 19 1 19.00 6.33 18.00 0 0
32
Farveez Maharoof (DC)
20 20 70.0 520 27 19.26 7.43 15.56 0 0
33
Gurkeerat Singh Mann (PBKS,RCB)
6 6 13.0 97 5 19.40 7.46 15.60 0 0
34
Keshav Maharaj (RR)
2 2 6.0 39 2 19.50 6.50 18.00 0 0
35
Harsh Dubey (SRH)
3 3 10.0 98 5 19.60 9.80 12.00 0 0
36
Chaminda Vaas (DEC)
13 13 47.0 355 18 19.72 7.55 15.67 0 0
37
Lasith Malinga (MI)
122 122 468.3 3365 170 19.79 7.19 16.53 7 1
38
Rajvardhan S Hangargekar (CSK)
2 2 6.0 60 3 20.00 10.00 12.00 0 0
39
Glenn Phillips (RR,SRH)
4 4 5.0 40 2 20.00 8.00 15.00 0 0
40
Thilan Thushara (CSK)
6 6 22.3 161 8 20.13 7.22 16.73 0 0
41
Paul Collingwood (DC)
6 6 14.5 101 5 20.20 6.97 17.40 0 0
42
Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore (GT)
25 25 72.9 651 32 20.34 8.93 13.67 1 0
43
Yusuf Abdulla (PBKS)
11 11 34.5 307 15 20.47 8.90 13.80 2 0
44
Mayank Yadav (LSG)
6 6 20.1 185 9 20.56 9.20 13.40 0 0
45
Nandre Burger (RR)
5 5 17.0 145 7 20.71 8.53 14.57 0 0
46
Imran Tahir (CSK,DC,RPS)
59 59 218.4 1703 82 20.77 7.80 15.98 3 0
47
Josh Hazlewood (CSK,RCB)
39 39 143.9 1196 57 20.98 8.31 15.15 2 0
48
Adam Zampa (RCB,RPS,RR,SRH)
22 22 77.5 652 31 21.03 8.41 15.00 1 1
49
Ashwani Kumar (MI)
7 7 20.3 232 11 21.09 11.43 11.07 1 0
50
Ravi Rampaul (RCB)
12 12 43.4 298 14 21.29 6.87 18.60 0 0

Stats updated after every match.

# - Player Rank
M - Matches Played
W– Won
L– Lost
T– Tied
N/R– No Result
PTS– Points
NRR– Net Run Rate
Q– Qualified
Inns - Innings Bowled
Ovr - Overs Bowled
Runs - Runs Conceded
Wk - Wickets Taken
Avg - Bowling Average
Eco - Economy Rate
SR - Bowling Strike Rate
4W - 4 Wickets in an Innings
5W - 5 Wickets in an Innings

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Best Bowling Average in IPL (Updated 2025)

Sachin Baby has got bowling average of 4.00 in IPL with a 5.71 bowling economy. Across 2 games, he has bagged 2 wickets with a 4.20 bowling strike rate and has the best bowling average in IPL. He was part of RCB, RR, and SRH in IPL. 

Ajinka Rahane has grabbed 1 wicket in 1 match with 5.00 bowling average, 5.00 economy, and 6.00 strike rate. He played IPL for CSK, DC, KKR, MI, RPS and RR in IPL. 

Lee Carseldine from Rajasthan Royals has picked up 1 wicket in 1 match with 5.00 bowling average of 5.00 economy and 6.00 strike rate. 

Shrikant Mundhe of PWI in 1 contest took 1 wicket with 6.00 bowling economy of 6.00 average and 6.00 strike rate. 

Dewald Brevis played for Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Brevis has registered 1 wicket in 1 fixture with 8.00 bowling average and 26.67 economy, and 1.80 strike rate.

Ramandeep Singh has a bowling average of 10.50 in IPL. Ramandeep has managed 6 wickets over 4 games with a bowling economy of 9.84 and a 6.70 strike rate. He performed for teams like KKR and MI in IPL and ranked 6th bowler with the best bowling average in IPL.

Doug Bracewell is a DC player in IPL. His bowling average is 10.67 with 8.00 bowling economy and 8.00 strike rate. 

In the bowlers' list of best bowling averages in IPL, all these players have performed well in the Indian Premier League.

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