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

Sai Kishore

13.67

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	Sai Kishore GT	23	22	61.3	369	576	27	21.33	9.4	13.67	4/33	4/33	1	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	31	29	99.5	599	1034	42	24.62	10.39	14.26	5/35	5/35	2	1
5	Prasidh Krishna GT	27	27	98	588	895	41	21.83	9.13	14.34	4/28	4/28	2	0
6	Eshan Malinga SRH	22	22	80.6	486	745	33	22.58	9.24	14.73	4/32	4/32	1	0
7	Rasikh Dar Salam RCB	22	22	72.8	440	744	29	25.66	10.22	15.17	4/24	4/24	1	0
8	Harshit Rana KKR	26	24	86.1	517	831	34	24.44	9.65	15.21	3/24	3/24	0	0
9	Josh Hazlewood RCB, SS	25	25	95.3	573	880	37	23.78	9.23	15.49	4/12	4/12	2	0
10	Anshul Kamboj CSK	25	25	81.5	491	816	31	26.32	10.01	15.84	3/13	3/13	0	0
11	Vaibhav Arora KKR	33	32	110.3	663	1096	39	28.1	9.94	17	3/27	3/27	0	0
12	Kagiso Rabada GT	32	32	120.4	724	1160	42	27.62	9.63	17.24	3/25	3/25	0	0
13	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	39	38	141	846	1145	49	23.37	8.12	17.27	3/14	3/14	0	0
14	Shardul Thakur MI	28	26	87.4	526	954	30	31.8	10.92	17.53	4/34	4/34	2	0
15	Jofra Archer RR	28	28	105.3	633	990	36	27.5	9.4	17.58	3/17	3/17	0	0
16	Jaydev Unadkat SRH	22	22	67.1	407	634	23	27.57	9.45	17.7	3/21	3/21	0	0
17	Arshdeep Singh PBKS	45	44	161.4	970	1564	54	28.96	9.69	17.96	4/29	4/29	1	0
18	Noor Ahmad CSK	38	38	135.5	815	1126	45	25.02	8.31	18.11	4/18	4/18	2	0
19	Mukesh Kumar DC	32	32	105.8	638	1129	35	32.26	10.67	18.23	4/33	4/33	1	0
20	Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB	46	46	172	1032	1517	56	27.09	8.82	18.43	4/23	4/23	1	0
21	Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS	43	40	144	864	1361	46	29.59	9.45	18.78	4/28	4/28	2	0
22	Trent Boult MI	37	36	126.7	763	1148	40	28.7	9.06	19.08	4/26	4/26	1	0
23	Kuldeep Yadav DC	37	35	131	786	1114	41	27.17	8.5	19.17	4/55	4/55	1	0
24	Hardik Pandya MI	39	35	93.4	562	988	29	34.07	10.58	19.38	5/36	5/36	0	1
25	Avesh Khan LSG	36	35	126.1	761	1286	38	33.84	10.2	20.03	3/27	3/27	0	0
26	Syed Khaleel Ahmed CSK	33	33	112.9	681	1072	34	31.53	9.5	20.03	3/29	3/29	0	0
27	Cameron Green KKR	27	23	57.1	343	537	17	31.59	9.4	20.18	2/12	2/12	0	0
28	Pat Cummins SRH, ST	38	38	142.4	856	1323	42	31.5	9.29	20.38	3/19	3/19	0	0
29	Sunil Narine KKR	40	39	151	906	1058	44	24.05	7.01	20.59	3/13	3/13	0	0
30	Tushar Deshpande RR	30	30	103	618	1039	30	34.63	10.09	20.6	4/27	4/27	1	0
31	Mohammed Siraj GT	46	46	173	1038	1585	50	31.7	9.16	20.76	4/17	4/17	1	0
32	T. Natarajan DC	24	24	82.7	499	821	24	34.21	9.93	20.79	4/19	4/19	1	0
33	Sandeep Sharma RR	27	26	93.7	565	896	27	33.19	9.56	20.93	5/18	5/18	0	1
34	Krunal Pandya RCB	45	42	129.3	777	1059	37	28.62	8.19	21	4/45	4/45	1	0
35	Jasprit Bumrah MI	38	38	147.7	889	1062	42	25.29	7.19	21.17	5/21	5/21	1	1
36	Yash Dayal RCB	29	29	99.1	595	929	28	33.18	9.37	21.25	3/20	3/20	0	0
37	Ravi Bishnoi RR	34	34	106.4	640	1041	30	34.7	9.78	21.33	4/41	4/41	1	0
38	Harpreet Brar PBKS	23	22	68	408	553	19	29.11	8.13	21.47	3/22	3/22	0	0
39	Shahbaz Ahamad LSG	24	23	46.7	283	502	13	38.62	10.75	21.77	3/23	3/23	0	0
40	Romario Shepherd RCB	29	25	51	306	608	14	43.43	11.92	21.86	3/54	3/54	0	0
41	Deepak Chahar MI	30	30	89.6	540	843	24	35.13	9.41	22.5	2/12	2/12	0	0
42	Nitish Kumar Reddy SRH	40	24	49.1	295	523	13	40.23	10.65	22.69	2/17	2/17	0	0
43	Rashid Khan GT	44	44	154.9	933	1397	40	34.93	9.02	23.33	4/33	4/33	1	0
44	Marco Jansen PBKS	30	29	104.3	627	1046	26	40.23	10.03	24.12	3/17	3/17	0	0
45	Ravindra Jadeja RR	42	40	117.5	707	970	28	34.64	8.26	25.25	3/18	3/18	0	0
46	Mohammad Shami LSG	22	22	81	486	796	18	44.22	9.83	27	2/9	2/9	0	0
47	Axar Patel DC	40	38	122	732	985	27	36.48	8.07	27.11	2/18	2/18	0	0
48	Digvesh Singh Rathi LSG	23	23	91	546	826	19	43.47	9.08	28.74	2/30	2/30	0	0
49	Marcus Stoinis PBKS, MS	40	20	35.6	216	399	7	57	11.21	30.86	1/3	1/3	0	0
50	Suyash Sharma RCB	26	26	90.5	545	818	17	48.12	9.04	32.06	3/17	3/17	0	0
51	Ravichandran Ashwin	24	23	86	516	750	16	46.88	8.72	32.25	3/24	3/24	0	0