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	Sai Kishore GT	32	20.59	26	74	0	659
4	Imran Tahir CSK	82	20.77	59	219	1	1703
5	Adam Zampa SRH	31	21.03	22	78	0	652
6	Mitchell Marsh LSG	37	21.49	66	92	1	795
7	Matheesha Pathirana CSK	47	21.62	32	115	0	1016
8	Chris Woakes DC	30	21.93	21	73	0	658
9	Lungisani Ngidi DC	37	22.11	26	95	2	818
10	Eshan Malinga SRH	29	22.28	19	68	0	646
11	Josh Hazlewood RCB	68	22.40	48	179	1	1523
12	Anshul Kamboj CSK	29	22.45	22	70	0	651
13	Kagiso Rabada GT	140	22.52	96	362	3	3153
14	Mohsin Khan LSG	37	22.65	29	101	5	838
15	Nathan Coulter-Nile RR	48	22.92	39	142	1	1100
16	Munaf Patel GL	74	22.95	63	225	5	1698
17	Pragyan Ojha MI	85	22.96	80	270	0	1952
18	Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS	229	23.22	185	660	4	5318
19	Noor Ahmad CSK	60	23.22	48	171	0	1393
20	Andre Russell KKR	123	23.28	140	299	0	2863
21	Andrew Tye LSG	42	23.31	30	114	0	979
22	Anil Kumble RCB	45	23.51	42	160	1	1058
23	Jasprit Bumrah MI	186	23.54	156	594	8	4379
24	Rashid Khan GT	174	23.61	148	571	3	4108
25	Naveen-Ul-Haq LSG	25	23.64	18	64	0	591
26	Roelof van der Merwe DC	21	23.71	21	73	1	498
27	Mitchell Starc DC	70	23.73	56	188	1	1661
28	Dwayne Bravo CSK	183	23.82	161	516	3	4359
29	Amit Mishra LSG	174	23.84	162	561	6	4149
30	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	110	23.95	92	343	1	2635
31	Chris Morris RR	95	24.16	81	286	1	2295
32	Jason Holder GT	66	24.29	52	187	0	1603
33	Wanindu Hasaranga RR	46	24.33	37	133	1	1119
34	Harshal Patel SRH	151	24.44	123	411	2	3690
35	Kane Richardson RCB	19	24.84	15	55	0	472
36	Moeen Ali KKR	41	25.10	73	141	1	1029
37	Sunil Narine KKR	203	25.52	199	763	3	5181
38	Akash Madhwal RR	23	25.65	17	58	0	590
39	Harshit Rana KKR	40	25.73	34	108	1	1029
40	Dale Steyn RCB	97	25.86	95	362	7	2508
41	Shreyas Gopal CSK	52	25.94	52	165	1	1349
42	Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB	220	26.21	202	749	14	5767
43	Mohit Sharma DC	134	26.22	120	398	0	3513
44	Jofra Archer RR	74	26.58	63	242	4	1967
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	Arshdeep Singh PBKS	110	27.15	93	326	2	2987
53	Khaleel Ahmed CSK	91	27.19	76	274	4	2474
54	Zaheer Khan DC	102	27.27	100	366	5	2782
55	Pawan Negi RCB	34	27.62	50	119	0	939
56	Albie Morkel RPS	85	27.71	91	287	3	2355
57	Anrich Nortje LSG	61	27.80	49	186	1	1696
58	Sandeep Sharma RR	151	28.15	142	521	8	4251
59	Prasidh Krishna GT	88	28.22	74	277	3	2483
60	Vinay Kumar KKR	105	28.25	105	353	1	2966
61	Mustafizur Rahman DC	65	28.45	60	226	2	1849
62	Kuldeep Yadav DC	109	28.47	109	374	1	3103
63	Mitchell Santner	30	28.67	35	114	0	860
64	Dhawal Kulkarni MI	86	28.77	92	297	8	2474
65	Mohammad Shami LSG	142	29.03	130	476	3	4122
66	Jason Behrendorff MI	19	29.05	17	61	0	552
67	Shane Watson CSK	92	29.15	145	338	3	2682
68	Nathan Ellis CSK	19	29.16	17	64	0	554
69	Shakib Al Hasan KKR	63	29.19	71	247	1	1839
70	Rahul Chahar CSK	75	29.28	80	281	1	2196
71	Avesh Khan LSG	93	29.40	83	292	1	2734
72	Prince Yadav LSG	19	29.47	17	63	0	560
73	Umesh Yadav GT	144	29.83	148	508	5	4296
74	Vaibhav Arora KKR	47	29.91	43	143	1	1406
75	Yuvraj Singh MI	36	29.92	132	144	0	1077

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