Best Bowling Strike Rate

Best Bowling Strike Rate in IPL is a critical performance metric that measures a bowler's wicket-taking frequency, representing the average number of balls bowled for every wicket taken.

Among bowlers with at least 20 appearances, Kagiso Rabada leads the all-time charts with a strike rate of approximately 14.8, meaning he strikes roughly every 15 deliveries. He is followed by Lungi Ngidi and the dynamic Andre Russell. In the ongoing 2026 season, newcomer Sakib Hussain is currently leading with an incredible strike rate of 6.0. This statistic is the primary tool for identifying "strike bowlers"—those rare individuals who can consistently break partnerships and provide crucial breakthroughs in a high-pressure T20 environment.

RANK 1

Andre Russell

KKR

10.56

Wkts

RANK 2

Prasidh Krishna

13.78

Wkts

RANK 3

Harshal Patel

SRH

13.93

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