Best Bowling Average in IPL

Best Bowling Average in IPL is a key efficiency metric that represents the average number of runs a bowler concedes for every wicket taken.

Among players with at least 20 appearances, South African pacer Lungi Ngidi holds the all-time record with an exceptional average of 19.26. He is followed by the legendary Lasith Malinga (19.80) and Sai Kishore (20.34). In the current 2026 season, early standouts like Sakib Hussain and Riyan Parag are maintaining even lower averages, reflecting their high impact in the opening matches. A lower bowling average indicates a high degree of wicket-taking effectiveness and is often used by franchises to identify "strike bowlers" who can break partnerships without leaking runs.

RANK 1

Andre Russell

KKR

AVG

18.96

Wkts

RANK 2

Prasidh Krishna

AVG

20.46

Wkts

RANK 3

Varun Chakaravarthy

KKR

AVG

21.58

Wkts

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w
1	Andre Russell KKR	28	23	47.3	285	512	27	18.96	10.82	10.56	3/19	3/19	0	0
2	Prasidh Krishna GT	22	22	85	510	757	37	20.46	8.91	13.78	4/28	4/28	2	0
3	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	34	33	121	726	971	45	21.58	8.02	16.13	3/14	3/14	0	0
4	Harshal Patel SRH	27	27	92.5	557	907	40	22.68	9.81	13.93	4/28	4/28	2	0
5	Jasprit Bumrah MI	34	34	131.7	793	936	41	22.83	7.11	19.34	5/21	5/21	1	1
6	Noor Ahmad CSK	33	33	117.5	707	978	41	23.85	8.32	17.24	4/18	4/18	2	0
7	Harshit Rana KKR	26	24	86.1	517	831	34	24.44	9.65	15.21	3/24	3/24	0	0
8	Sunil Narine KKR	34	33	127	762	899	36	24.97	7.08	21.17	3/13	3/13	0	0
9	Mitchell Starc DC, SS	26	24	81.5	491	850	34	25	10.43	14.44	5/35	5/35	1	1
10	Kuldeep Yadav DC	34	32	121	726	1010	38	26.58	8.35	19.11	4/55	4/55	1	0
11	Vaibhav Arora KKR	30	29	100.3	603	994	37	26.86	9.91	16.3	3/27	3/27	0	0
12	Krunal Pandya RCB	38	35	106	636	873	32	27.28	8.24	19.88	4/45	4/45	1	0
13	Jaydev Unadkat SRH	22	22	67.1	407	634	23	27.57	9.45	17.7	3/21	3/21	0	0
14	Arshdeep Singh PBKS	39	38	138.4	832	1352	48	28.17	9.77	17.33	4/29	4/29	1	0
15	Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB	39	39	144	864	1280	45	28.44	8.89	19.2	3/5	3/5	0	0
16	Trent Boult MI	37	36	126.7	763	1148	40	28.7	9.06	19.08	4/26	4/26	1	0
17	Jofra Archer RR	22	22	82.3	495	750	26	28.85	9.11	19.04	3/20	3/20	0	0
18	Harpreet Brar PBKS	21	20	60	360	493	17	29	8.22	21.18	3/22	3/22	0	0
19	Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS	37	35	128	768	1217	41	29.68	9.51	18.73	4/28	4/28	2	0
20	Pat Cummins SRH, ST	32	32	118.4	712	1082	35	30.91	9.14	20.34	3/19	3/19	0	0
21	Mukesh Kumar DC	29	29	99.6	600	1051	34	30.91	10.55	17.65	4/33	4/33	1	0
22	Syed Khaleel Ahmed CSK	33	33	112.9	681	1072	34	31.53	9.5	20.03	3/29	3/29	0	0
23	Sandeep Sharma RR	26	25	90.7	547	853	27	31.59	9.4	20.26	5/18	5/18	0	1
24	Tushar Deshpande RR	28	28	96	576	953	30	31.77	9.93	19.2	4/27	4/27	1	0
25	Avesh Khan LSG	34	33	118.7	715	1186	37	32.05	9.99	19.32	3/27	3/27	0	0
26	Mohammed Siraj GT	38	38	144	864	1291	40	32.28	8.97	21.6	4/17	4/17	1	0
27	Kagiso Rabada GT	24	24	91	546	872	27	32.3	9.58	20.22	3/25	3/25	0	0
28	T. Natarajan DC	23	23	80.4	484	782	24	32.58	9.73	20.17	4/19	4/19	1	0
29	Yash Dayal RCB	29	29	99.1	595	929	28	33.18	9.37	21.25	3/20	3/20	0	0
30	Hardik Pandya MI	37	34	91.4	550	975	29	33.62	10.67	18.97	5/36	5/36	0	1
31	Ravindra Jadeja RR	38	36	106.5	641	863	25	34.52	8.1	25.64	3/18	3/18	0	0
32	Ravi Bishnoi RR	34	34	106.4	640	1041	30	34.7	9.78	21.33	4/41	4/41	1	0
33	Axar Patel DC	35	34	106	636	864	24	36	8.15	26.5	2/18	2/18	0	0
34	Shardul Thakur MI	26	24	79.4	478	874	24	36.42	11.01	19.92	4/34	4/34	1	0
35	Marco Jansen PBKS	25	24	84.3	507	819	22	37.23	9.72	23.05	3/17	3/17	0	0
36	Deepak Chahar MI	25	25	70.6	426	665	17	39.12	9.42	25.06	2/12	2/12	0	0
37	Rashid Khan GT	36	36	131.4	790	1155	29	39.83	8.79	27.24	3/17	3/17	0	0
38	Romario Shepherd RCB	23	20	42	252	514	12	42.83	12.24	21	3/54	3/54	0	0
39	Suyash Sharma RCB	22	22	79.5	479	690	15	46	8.68	31.93	3/17	3/17	0	0
40	Ravichandran Ashwin	24	23	86	516	750	16	46.88	8.72	32.25	3/24	3/24	0	0