IPL Bowling Records: Malinga Leads Wicket Taking Charts, Rashid Has Best Economy Rate

Lasith Malinga and Sunil Narine dominate the bowling records in the history of the Indian Premier League

Lasith Malinga (Image: AFP/Getty Images)

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has witnessed some scintillating performances by world class stroke-makers and bowlers in helping their team become champions of the cash rich T20 league since its inception back in 2008. The IPL has been fortunate to have the best T20 stalwarts both from Indian and rest of the world produce some magical performances which are very much deep entrenched in the memories of fans till date.While the IPL like all T20 leagues around the world has been usually dominated by the brutal assaulters and power hitters on batting friendly decks, the front-line bowlers of champion sides have been integral to the stellar success of their respective teams. Be it tearaway speedsters like Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah or Dale Steyn to potent spinners like  Sunil Narine, Imran Tahir, Amit Mishra and Rashid Khan; champion sides like Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders have always had well rounded attacks to restrict their opponents from posting herculean totals or chasing down daunting targets. So let us look at the major bowling records in the history of the Indian Premier League LEADING WICKET TAKER Lasith Malinga is the leading wicket taker in the history of the IPL. With 170 wickets in 122 IPL games for 4-time champions Mumbai Indians, the Lankan speedster has scalped the most wickets in the T20 league since its inception.Seasoned spinners Amit Mishra (157) and Harbhajan Singh (150) occupy the next two spots in the all time highest wicket takers list. BEST ECONOMY RATE Sunrisers Hyderabad match winning leg spinner Rashid Khan has the best economy rate among bowlers to have played in the Indian Premier League. The Afghan leg spinner who plies his trade for SRH in the IPL has a meager economy rate of 6.55. Indian spin great Anil Kumble comes in next with a 6.57 economy rate, while Kolkata Knight Riders Sunil Narine bags the third spot with a meagerly 6.67 economy rate. BEST BOWLING FIGURES IN INNINGS Windies seamer Alzarri Joseph has registered the best bowling figures in the Indian Premier League till date. Joseph returned with match winning figures of 6 for 16 Mumbai Indians against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL game in the last edition of the league in 2019. Sohail Tanvir (6-14 for Rajasthan Royals) and Adam Zampa (6-19 for Rising Pune Supergiants) are the other two bowlers who have registered six wicket hauls in an IPL match. MOST WICKETS IN SINGLE EDITION OF IPL Windies medium pacer Dwayne Bravo holds the record for most wickets taken by bowler in single edition of the IPL. The CSK seamer Bravo took 32 wickets in a single season of the IPL back in 2013. Lasith Malinga (MI) and James Faulkner are tied at the second spot for 28 wickets each in a single season of the IPL. Dwyane Bravo (Image: AFP) MOST 4 WICKET-HAULS  IN IPL  Sunil Narine and Lasith Malinga jointly hold the record for taking the most 4-wicket hauls in the history of the Indian Premier League. The KKR off spinner and MI speedster have taken six 4-vers during their IPL career.