IPL 2022: Top ten highest wicket-takers in IPL history

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Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming 15th season of the Indian Premier League 2022. The IPL 2022 auctions for the league will be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and February 13. This year the tournament is expected to start in the last week of March. In a situation like this, it is worth taking a look at some of the interesting facts related to IPL. 

 

Bowlers enjoying

T20 cricket is often considered by fans as batsmen’s game and scoring runs is the only prime concern but surprisingly bowlers in the history of IPL have done tremendously well and it is time to focus on the 10 most successful bowlers in the history of the IPL.

 

It is time to reveal which bowler is at the firs position in this list and how many Indian bowlers are there in this list of top ten wicket-takers in the history of IPL.

 

Lasith Malinga

The Sri Lankan legend has taken 170 wickets in 122 matches in IPL. His best performance was of five wickets for 13 runs.

 

Dwayne Bravo

West Indies all-rounder Bravo played 151 matches in IPL and bagged 167 wickets. His best performance was of four wickets for 22 runs.

 

Amit Mishra

Indian leg-spinner Amit Mishra has played 154 matches in the IPL and has hunted 166 batsmen at an economy rate of 7.35. His best performance is five wickets for 17 runs.

 

Piyush Chawla

Another Indian spinner Piyush Chawla finds himself in the list just behind Amit Mishra. Chawla has taken 157 wickets in 165 matches.

 

His economy rate is 7.88 and his best performance was of four wickets for 17 runs.

 

Harbhajan Singh

Star Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh is at fifth place with 150 wickets in 163 matches. His best performance was of five wickets for 18 runs. 

 

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin is the fourth consecutive Indian spinner in this list. He has bagged 145 wickets in 167 matches in IPL so far. The best performance of Ashwin, who conceded runs at an economy rate of 6.91, was recorded in the form of four wickets for 34 runs.

 

Sunil Narine

West Indies mystery spinner took 143 wickets in 134 matches. His economy rate was 6.74 in IPL while the best performance was recorded as five wickets for 19 runs.

 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

The third pacer in this list is this Indian bowler, who picked up 142 wickets in 132 matches. His best performance is five for 19 runs.

 

Yuzvendra Chahal

India's fifth spinner in the list claimed 139 wickets in 114 matches. He conceded runs at an economy rate of 7.59 while his best performance was 4 for 25 runs.

 

Jasprit Bumrah

Indian fast bowler Bumrah picked up 130 wickets in 106 matches in IPL as his best performance was 4 for 14 runs.

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