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.
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.
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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.
All Pictures/ AFP
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