Best Bowling Average in IPL

Doug Bollinger holds the record for the best bowling average in IPL history, with an impressive average of 18.73. Across 27 IPL matches, he has taken 37 wickets while conceding 693 runs. Lasith Malinga holds the second position in the list of best bowling averages in IPL history with an average of 19.80. In 122 matches, Lasith Malinga has bowled a total of 471 overs and taken 170 wickets while conceding 3366 runs.

Key Insights

Best Average: Doug Bollinger has the best bowling average in IPL (18.73).
Second Place: Lasith Malinga follows with 19.80.
Gap Analysis: Difference of 1.07 in bowling average.
Efficiency: Lower bowling average indicates higher wicket-taking efficiency.
Performance Insight: Bowlers with low averages are more effective in IPL matches.

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
1	Doug Bollinger CSK	37	18.73	27	96	3	693
2	Lasith Malinga MI	170	19.80	122	471	8	3366
3	Lungisani Ngidi DC	42	20.69	28	103	2	869
4	Imran Tahir CSK	82	20.77	59	219	1	1703
5	Adam Zampa SRH	31	21.03	22	78	0	652
6	Sai Kishore GT	33	21.12	28	77	0	697
7	Mitchell Marsh LSG	37	21.49	68	92	1	795
8	Matheesha Pathirana	47	21.81	33	116	0	1025
9	Chris Woakes DC	30	21.93	21	73	0	658
10	Kagiso Rabada GT	147	22.54	100	377	3	3314
11	Eshan Malinga SRH	33	22.58	22	80	0	745
12	Mitchell Starc DC	76	22.72	58	195	1	1727
13	Nathan Coulter-Nile RR	48	22.92	39	142	1	1100
14	Munaf Patel GL	74	22.95	63	225	5	1698
15	Pragyan Ojha MI	85	22.96	80	270	0	1952
16	Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS	233	23.25	188	671	4	5417
17	Andre Russell KKR	123	23.28	140	299	0	2863
18	Andrew Tye LSG	42	23.31	30	114	0	979
19	Anil Kumble RCB	45	23.51	42	160	1	1058
20	Josh Hazlewood RCB	70	23.61	51	191	1	1653
21	Naveen-Ul-Haq LSG	25	23.64	18	64	0	591
22	Roelof van der Merwe DC	21	23.71	21	73	1	498
23	Jasprit Bumrah MI	187	23.74	158	602	8	4440
24	Dwayne Bravo CSK	183	23.82	161	516	3	4359
25	Amit Mishra LSG	174	23.84	162	561	6	4149
26	Rashid Khan GT	177	24.05	152	582	3	4257
27	Mohsin Khan LSG	38	24.13	31	109	5	917
28	Chris Morris RR	95	24.16	81	286	1	2295
29	Wanindu Hasaranga RR	46	24.33	37	133	1	1119
30	Noor Ahmad CSK	61	24.51	51	182	0	1495
31	Harshal Patel SRH	151	24.68	124	415	2	3727
32	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	111	24.73	95	355	1	2745
33	Jason Holder GT	70	24.79	56	201	0	1735
34	Kane Richardson RCB	19	24.84	15	55	0	472
35	Moeen Ali KKR	41	25.10	73	141	1	1029
36	Sunil Narine KKR	207	25.42	202	775	3	5261
37	Akash Madhwal RR	23	25.65	17	58	0	590
38	Harshit Rana KKR	40	25.73	34	108	1	1029
39	Jofra Archer RR	83	25.84	68	260	4	2145
40	Dale Steyn RCB	97	25.86	95	362	7	2508
41	Shreyas Gopal CSK	52	25.94	52	165	1	1349
42	Mohit Sharma DC	134	26.22	120	398	0	3513
43	Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB	224	26.27	205	761	14	5884
44	Anshul Kamboj CSK	31	26.32	25	81	0	816
45	Piyush Chawla MI	192	26.60	192	640	2	5108
46	Umran Malik KKR	29	26.62	26	82	1	772
47	Karn Sharma MI	83	26.69	90	262	1	2215
48	Wayne Parnell RCB	35	26.77	33	120	1	937
49	Harbhajan Singh KKR	150	26.87	163	569	6	4030
50	Muttiah Muralitharan RCB	63	26.92	66	254	1	1696
51	Trent Boult MI	145	27.14	125	461	11	3935
52	Khaleel Ahmed	91	27.19	76	274	4	2474
53	Zaheer Khan DC	102	27.27	100	366	5	2782
54	Pawan Negi RCB	34	27.62	50	119	0	939
55	Albie Morkel RPS	85	27.71	91	287	3	2355
56	Anrich Nortje LSG	61	27.80	49	186	1	1696
57	Kuldeep Yadav DC	112	27.96	110	378	1	3132
58	Arshdeep Singh PBKS	111	28.03	96	337	2	3111
59	Vinay Kumar KKR	105	28.25	105	353	1	2966
60	Sandeep Sharma RR	151	28.44	143	524	8	4294
61	Mustafizur Rahman DC	65	28.45	60	226	2	1849
62	Nandre Burger RR	20	28.45	19	58	0	569
63	Mitchell Santner	30	28.67	35	114	0	860
64	Dhawal Kulkarni MI	86	28.77	92	297	8	2474
65	Prasidh Krishna GT	90	28.79	77	286	3	2591
66	Mohammad Shami LSG	145	29.02	132	484	3	4208
67	Jason Behrendorff MI	19	29.05	17	61	0	552
68	Shane Watson CSK	92	29.15	145	338	3	2682
69	Nathan Ellis CSK	19	29.16	17	64	0	554
70	Shakib Al Hasan KKR	63	29.19	71	247	1	1839
71	Rahul Chahar CSK	75	29.28	80	281	1	2196
72	Avesh Khan LSG	93	29.40	83	292	1	2734
73	Shardul Thakur MI	119	29.53	114	365	3	3514
74	Deepak Chahar MI	96	29.81	103	343	7	2862
75	Umesh Yadav GT	144	29.83	148	508	5	4296

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