Scalp-takers: Top 10 bowlers with most wickets in IPL

Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla and Dwayne Bravo. Pictures/ AFP

As we gear up for the Indian Premier League 2021 season, today we present to you the top ten leading wicket-takers in the history of the cash-rich Twenty20 league.

Like the top 10 run-getters, in this list too, there are a total of seven Indian cricketers, while the three overseas players in it are Lasith Malinga, Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine.

From the top 10 wicket-takers in IPL, Piyush Chawla has played most matches with 164 games. Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga, who is the leading wicket-taker in the history of IPL, also happens to have the best bowling figures from the top ten list with 5/13. Malinga along with Windies spinner Sunil Narine also have the joint-most four-wicket hauls, with 6 each.

When it comes to the economy rate, Sunil Narine would be number one on the list with 6.77.

From the top 10 leading wicket-takers in IPL, Lasith Malinga, Amit Mishra, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Sunil Narine have all taken 5-wicket hauls once each.

Here's a look at the top ten wicket-takers in the Indian Premier League below.

Lasith Malinga - 170

Matches - 122. Best bowling figures - 5/13. Economy rate - 7.14. Average - 19.80. 4-wicket hauls - 6.

Amit Mishra - 160

Matches - 150. Best bowling figures - 5/17. Economy rate - 7.34. Average - 24.19. 4-wicket hauls - 3.

Piyush Chawla - 156

Matches - 164. Best bowling figures - 4/17. Economy rate - 7.87. Average - 27.32. 4-wicket hauls - 2.

Dwayne Bravo - 153

Matches - 140. Best bowling figures - 4/22. Economy rate - 8.40. Average - 24.81. 4-wicket hauls - 2.

Harbhajan Singh - 150

Matches - 160. Best bowling figures - 5/18. Economy rate - 7.05. Average - 26.44. 4-wicket hauls - 1.

Ravichandran Ashwin - 138

Matches - 154. Best bowling figures - 4/34. Economy rate - 6.87. Average - 26.81. 4-wicket hauls - 1.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 136

Matches - 121. Best bowling figures - 5/19. Economy rate - 7.23. Average - 23.91. 4-wicket hauls - 2.

Sunil Narine - 127

Matches - 120. Best bowling figures - 5/19. Economy rate - 6.77. Average - 24.77. 4-wicket hauls - 6.

Yuzvendra Chahal - 121

Matches - 99. Best bowling figures - 4/25. Economy rate - 7.67. Average - 22.50. 4-wicket hauls - 2.

Umesh Yadav - 119

Matches - 121. Best bowling figures - 4/24. Economy rate - 8.51. Average - 30.07. 4-wicket hauls - 2.

The Indian Premier League is scheduled to begin on April 9, 2020, with the defending champions Mumbai Indians facing Royal Challengers Bangalore. This will be the fourteenth edition of the cash-rich Twenty20 league.

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