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Best Bowling Economy Rate in IPL 2026

Rank Player M Inns Ovr Runs Wk Avg Eco SR 4W 5W
1
Nathu Singh Nathu Singh (GL)
2 2 4.0 15 1 15.00 3.75 24.00 0 0
3
Dominic Thornely Dominic Thornely (MI)
4 4 7.0 40 3 13.33 5.71 14.00 0 0
4
Sachin Baby Sachin Baby (RCB,RR,SRH)
2 2 1.4 8 2 4.00 5.71 4.20 0 0
6
Michael Clarke Michael Clarke (PWI)
5 5 11.0 67 2 33.50 6.09 33.00 0 0
7
Ajit Chandila Ajit Chandila (RR)
12 12 39.0 242 11 22.00 6.21 21.27 1 0
8
D'Arcy Short D'Arcy Short (RR)
2 2 3.0 19 1 19.00 6.33 18.00 0 0
9
Prashant Solanki Prashant Solanki (CSK)
2 2 6.0 38 2 19.00 6.33 18.00 0 0
10
Sohail Tanvir Sohail Tanvir (RR)
11 11 41.1 266 22 12.09 6.47 11.21 2 1
11
Keshav Maharaj Keshav Maharaj (RR)
2 2 6.0 39 2 19.50 6.50 18.00 0 0
12
Sachithra Senanayake Sachithra Senanayake (KKR)
8 8 32.0 209 9 23.22 6.53 21.33 0 0
13
Shaun Pollock Shaun Pollock (MI)
13 13 46.0 301 11 27.36 6.54 25.09 0 0
14
Anil Kumble Anil Kumble (RCB)
42 42 160.1 1058 45 23.51 6.61 21.35 3 1
15
Glenn McGrath Glenn McGrath (DC)
14 14 54.0 357 12 29.75 6.61 27.00 1 0
16
Tyron Henderson Tyron Henderson (RR)
2 2 6.0 40 1 40.00 6.67 36.00 0 0
17
Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan (CSK,KOCHI,RCB)
66 66 253.6 1696 63 26.92 6.69 24.15 0 0
18
Hanuma Vihari Hanuma Vihari (DC,SRH)
6 6 7.0 47 1 47.00 6.71 42.00 0 0
19
Ish Sodhi Ish Sodhi (RR)
8 8 30.1 202 9 22.44 6.71 20.07 0 0
20
Fidel Edwards Fidel Edwards (DEC)
6 6 22.8 154 5 30.80 6.75 27.36 0 0
21
Roelof van der Merwe Roelof van der Merwe (DC,RCB)
21 21 73.5 498 21 23.71 6.78 21.00 0 0
22
Sunil Narine Sunil Narine (KKR)
201 201 775.0 5262 209 25.18 6.79 22.25 8 1
23
Mohammad Hafeez Mohammad Hafeez (KKR)
4 4 10.0 68 2 34.00 6.80 30.00 0 0
25
Daniel Vettori Daniel Vettori (DC,RCB)
34 34 128.9 879 28 31.39 6.82 27.62 0 0
26
Jayant Yadav Jayant Yadav (DC,GT,MI)
20 20 65.0 445 8 55.63 6.85 48.75 0 0
27
Ravi Rampaul Ravi Rampaul (RCB)
12 12 43.4 298 14 21.29 6.87 18.60 0 0
28
Makhaya Ntini Makhaya Ntini (CSK)
9 9 35.0 242 7 34.57 6.91 30.00 1 0
29
Johan Botha Johan Botha (DC,KKR,RR)
34 34 115.4 800 25 32.00 6.93 27.70 0 0
30
Dale Steyn Dale Steyn (DEC,GL,RCB,SRH)
95 95 361.6 2508 97 25.86 6.94 22.37 0 0
31
Dimitri Mascarenhas Dimitri Mascarenhas (PBKS,RR)
13 13 51.2 356 19 18.74 6.95 16.17 1 1
32
Paul Collingwood Paul Collingwood (DC)
6 6 14.5 101 5 20.20 6.97 17.40 0 0
33
John Hastings John Hastings (CSK,KKR)
3 3 9.4 66 3 22.00 7.02 18.80 0 0
34
Rahul Sharma Rahul Sharma (DC,DEC,PWI)
44 44 154.4 1086 40 27.15 7.03 23.16 0 0
35
Nuwan Kulasekara Nuwan Kulasekara (CSK)
5 5 17.0 120 5 24.00 7.06 20.40 0 0
36
Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh (CSK,KKR,MI)
160 160 568.8 4030 150 26.87 7.09 22.75 2 1
37
Ali Murtaza Ali Murtaza (MI,PWI)
12 12 44.0 313 9 34.78 7.11 29.33 0 0
38
Ajantha Mendis Ajantha Mendis (KKR,PWI)
10 10 40.0 285 8 35.63 7.13 30.00 0 0
39
Chetanya Nanda Chetanya Nanda (MI)
3 3 8.0 57 2 28.50 7.13 24.00 0 0
40
Lasith Malinga Lasith Malinga (MI)
122 122 468.3 3365 170 19.79 7.19 16.53 7 1
41
Charl Langeveldt Charl Langeveldt (KKR,RCB)
7 7 26.0 187 13 14.38 7.19 12.00 0 0
42
Jeevan Mendis Jeevan Mendis (DC)
2 2 5.0 36 1 36.00 7.20 30.00 0 0
43
Domnic Muthuswami Domnic Muthuswami (DC)
6 6 14.0 101 4 25.25 7.21 21.00 0 0
44
Thilan Thushara Thilan Thushara (CSK)
6 6 22.3 161 8 20.13 7.22 16.73 0 0
45
Ravichandran Ashwin Ravichandran Ashwin (CSK,DC,PBKS,RPS,RR)
217 217 783.0 5653 187 30.23 7.22 25.12 1 0
46
Shane Bond Shane Bond (KKR)
8 8 31.0 224 9 24.89 7.23 20.67 0 0
47
Ryan ten Doeschate Ryan ten Doeschate (KKR)
10 10 13.0 94 2 47.00 7.23 39.00 0 0
48
Murali Kartik Murali Kartik (KKR,PBKS,PWI,RCB)
55 55 191.4 1388 31 44.77 7.25 37.05 0 0
49
Doug Bollinger Doug Bollinger (CSK)
27 27 95.6 693 37 18.73 7.25 15.50 1 0
50
Iqbal Abdullah Iqbal Abdullah (KKR,RCB,RR)
48 48 152.8 1109 40 27.73 7.26 22.92 0 0
51
Moeen Ali Moeen Ali (CSK,KKR,RCB)
57 57 141.8 1029 41 25.10 7.26 20.75 1 0
52
Shane Warne Shane Warne (RR)
54 54 199.0 1447 57 25.39 7.27 20.95 1 0
53
Shane Harwood Shane Harwood (RR)
3 3 10.0 73 3 24.33 7.30 20.00 0 0
54
Rashid Khan Rashid Khan (GT,SRH)
152 152 583.4 4257 177 24.05 7.30 19.78 3 0
55
Dirk Nannes Dirk Nannes (CSK,DC,RCB)
29 29 106.9 785 28 28.04 7.34 22.91 0 0
56
Jasprit Bumrah Jasprit Bumrah (MI)
158 158 603.9 4440 187 23.74 7.35 19.38 5 2
57
Ankit Sharma Ankit Sharma (DEC,RPS,RR,SRH)
21 21 61.1 450 12 37.50 7.36 30.55 0 0
58
Amit Mishra Amit Mishra (DC,DEC,LSG,SRH)
162 162 561.1 4145 174 23.82 7.39 19.35 5 1
59
Pragyan Ojha Pragyan Ojha (DEC,MI)
90 90 315.5 2332 89 26.20 7.39 21.27 0 0
60
Jean Paul Duminy Jean Paul Duminy (DC,DEC,MI)
49 49 112.6 834 23 36.26 7.41 29.37 1 0
61
Kevin Pietersen Kevin Pietersen (DC,RCB,RPS)
13 13 29.0 215 7 30.71 7.41 24.86 0 0
62
Yusuf Pathan Yusuf Pathan (KKR,RR,SRH)
82 82 190.7 1415 42 33.69 7.42 27.24 0 0
63
Ramesh Powar Ramesh Powar (KOCHI,PBKS)
26 26 71.0 527 13 40.54 7.42 32.77 0 0
64
Axar Patel Axar Patel (DC,PBKS)
172 172 593.5 4406 139 31.70 7.42 25.62 1 0
65
Samuel Badree Samuel Badree (CSK,RCB,RR)
12 12 43.0 319 11 29.00 7.42 23.45 1 0
66
Rajat Bhatia Rajat Bhatia (DC,KKR,RPS,RR)
91 91 272.0 2020 71 28.45 7.43 22.99 1 0
67
Farveez Maharoof Farveez Maharoof (DC)
20 20 70.0 520 27 19.26 7.43 15.56 0 0
68
Yuvraj Singh Yuvraj Singh (DC,MI,PBKS,PWI,RCB,SRH)
73 73 144.5 1077 36 29.92 7.45 24.08 2 0
69
Suresh Raina Suresh Raina (CSK,GL)
69 69 150.0 1118 25 44.72 7.45 36.00 0 0
70
Shakib Al Hasan Shakib Al Hasan (KKR,SRH)
70 70 246.8 1839 63 29.19 7.45 23.50 0 0
71
Gurkeerat Singh Mann Gurkeerat Singh Mann (PBKS,RCB)
6 6 13.0 97 5 19.40 7.46 15.60 0 0
72
Brad Hogg Brad Hogg (KKR,RR)
21 21 76.2 570 23 24.78 7.48 19.88 1 0
73
Shahid Afridi Shahid Afridi (DEC)
10 10 30.0 225 9 25.00 7.50 20.00 0 0
74
Justin Kemp Justin Kemp (CSK)
5 5 7.2 54 3 18.00 7.50 14.40 0 0
77
Mohammad Nabi Mohammad Nabi (MI,SRH)
23 23 68.9 517 15 34.47 7.50 27.56 1 0
78
Mitchell Santner Mitchell Santner (CSK,MI)
35 35 114.3 860 30 28.67 7.52 22.86 0 0
79
Brett Lee Brett Lee (KKR,PBKS)
38 38 145.5 1095 25 43.80 7.53 34.92 0 0
80
Munaf Patel Munaf Patel (GL,MI,RR)
63 63 225.1 1698 74 22.95 7.54 18.25 3 1
81
Dilhara Fernando Dilhara Fernando (MI)
10 10 39.0 294 17 17.29 7.54 13.76 1 0
82
Chaminda Vaas Chaminda Vaas (DEC)
13 13 47.0 355 18 19.72 7.55 15.67 0 0
83
David Willey David Willey (CSK,RCB)
11 11 36.0 272 6 45.33 7.56 36.00 0 0
84
Ryan Harris Ryan Harris (DEC,PBKS)
37 37 138.4 1047 45 23.27 7.57 18.45 1 0
85
Shahbaz Nadeem Shahbaz Nadeem (DC,SRH)
70 70 235.1 1784 48 37.17 7.59 29.39 0 0
86
Krunal Pandya Krunal Pandya (LSG,MI,RCB)
146 146 445.7 3387 106 31.95 7.60 25.23 1 0
87
Zaheer Khan Zaheer Khan (DC,MI,RCB)
99 99 365.6 2782 102 27.27 7.61 21.51 1 0
88
Siddharth Trivedi Siddharth Trivedi (RR)
75 75 249.8 1904 65 29.29 7.62 23.06 1 0
89
Vikramjeet Malik Vikramjeet Malik (PBKS,RR)
13 13 34.1 261 6 43.50 7.65 34.10 0 0
90
Stuart Binny Stuart Binny (MI,RCB,RR)
63 63 99.0 758 22 34.45 7.66 27.00 0 0
91
Scott Styris Scott Styris (CSK,DEC)
11 11 36.0 276 8 34.50 7.67 27.00 0 0
92
Ishwar Pandey Ishwar Pandey (CSK,PWI)
24 24 77.0 591 18 32.83 7.68 25.67 0 0
93
Suraj Randiv Suraj Randiv (CSK)
8 8 29.0 223 6 37.17 7.69 29.00 0 0
94
Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds (DEC,MI)
30 30 87.5 674 20 33.70 7.70 26.25 0 0
95
Morne Morkel Morne Morkel (DC,KKR,RR)
70 70 271.3 2089 77 27.13 7.70 21.14 1 0
96
Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Akhtar (KKR)
3 3 7.0 54 5 10.80 7.71 8.40 1 0
97
Scott Boland Scott Boland (RPS)
2 2 7.0 54 2 27.00 7.71 21.00 0 0
98
Balachandra Akhil Balachandra Akhil (KOCHI,RCB)
13 13 31.2 241 6 40.17 7.72 31.20 0 0
99
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Bhuvneshwar Kumar (PWI,RCB,SRH)
204 204 757.8 5847 224 26.10 7.72 20.30 5 2
100
Nathan Coulter Nile Nathan Coulter Nile (DC,KKR,MI,RR)
38 38 142.5 1100 48 22.92 7.72 17.81 2 0

Stats updated after every match.

# - Player Rank
M - Matches Played
W– Won
L– Lost
T– Tied
N/R– No Result
PTS– Points
NRR– Net Run Rate
Q– Qualified
Inns - Innings Bowled
Ovr - Overs Bowled
Runs - Runs Conceded
Wk - Wickets Taken
Avg - Bowling Average
Eco - Economy Rate
SR - Bowling Strike Rate
4W - 4 Wickets in an Innings
5W - 5 Wickets in an Innings

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The bowling economy of Nathu Singh (GL) is 3.75 in the IPL. He holds the record of achieving the best bowling economy rate in IPL. He participated in 2 matches and took 1 wicket.  Rachin Ravindra (CSK) delivered a good performance with an economy of 3.81. He took part in 3 matches with 0 wickets to his name. Dominic Thornely (MI) has recorded an economy rate of 5.71 in the IPL. He played 4 matches and picked up 3 wickets. He featured in 4 games and took 3 wickets.  Sachin Baby (RCB,RR,SRH) bowling economy includes 5.71. He has made an impression in 2 matches, with two five-wicket hauls in the IPL. In the Indian Premier League, all top 4 bowlers with an excellent economy rate are always in the spotlight because, over the years, they have delivered many match-winning performances by restricting runs. That is the main reason they are in the list of the top 4 in the best bowling economy rate in IPL.

Best Bowling Economy Rate in IPL​ 

A bowler with a good economic rate turns out to be lethal, as it directly contributes to the team's success in T20 matches where every run counts. Keeping a low economy rate is essential for building pressure and generating wicket-taking opportunities, which play an important role in winning matches.

Best Bowling Economy Rate in IPL History 

Nathu Singh is Right arm fast medium bowler who maintained the economy rate of 3.75 with an average of 15.00. Nathu Singh holds the record of best bowling economy rate in IPL history. 

Dominic Thorenly, Right arm off spinner maintained the economy rate of 5.71 with an average of 13.33 across IPL seasons.

Sachin Baby listed on number three of best bowling economy rate, maintaining 5.71with an average of 4 in 2 innings.

Muttiah Muralitharan, right arm off spinner maintained an exceptional economy rate of 6.67 in 66 matches.

Sunil Narine, also an off spinner with rich experience of 187 matches, kept a tight economy of 6.80 in 187 matches.

Roelof van der Merwe remained economical with 6.74 in 21 matches and Daniel Vettori maintained the score with 6.78  in 34 matches.

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