Dwayne Bravo and Harshal Patel have picked up the most wickets in an IPL season. Both pacers snared 32 scalps each in 2013 and 2021, respectively. While Bravo was Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lead wicket-taker in 2013, Patel rose to the top for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2021.
In between, Kagiso Rabada claimed the top spot with 30 wickets for Delhi Capitals in 2020. Back in 2011, Lasith Malinga troubled batters to end up with a haul of 28 scalps and, of course, the Purple Cap.
Two years later, James Faulkner levelled Malinga’s tally, though he followed Bravo on the wickets chart. Fast forward to 2023, Mohammed Shami joined the duo with 28 victims for Gujarat Titans.
Most Wickets in an IPL Season
| Player | Season | Wickets | Mat | Inns | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4W/5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | 2013 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 4/42 | 15.53 | 7.95 | 11.71 | 1/0 |
| Harshal Patel (RCB) | 2021 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 5/27 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 10.56 | 1/1 |
| Kagiso Rabada (DC) | 2020 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 4/24 | 18.26 | 8.34 | 13.13 | 2/0 |
| Lasith Malinga (MI) | 2011 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 5/13 | 13.39 | 5.95 | 13.50 | 0/1 |
| James Faulkner (RR) | 2013 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 5/16 | 15.25 | 6.75 | 13.53 | 0/2 |
| Mohammed Shami (GT) | 2023 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 4/11 | 18.64 | 8.03 | 13.92 | 2/0 |
| Mohit Sharma (GT) | 2023 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 5/10 | 13.37 | 8.17 | 9.81 | 2/1 |
| Jasprit Bumrah (MI) | 2020 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 4/14 | 14.96 | 6.73 | 13.33 | 2/0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) | 2022 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 5/40 | 19.51 | 7.75 | 15.11 | 1/1 |
| Rashid Khan (GT) | 2023 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 4/30 | 20.44 | 8.23 | 14.88 | 1/0 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) | 2017 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 5/19 | 14.19 | 7.05 | 12.07 | 0/1 |
| Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | 2015 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 3/22 | 16.38 | 8.14 | 12.07 | 0/0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (RCB) | 2022 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 5/18 | 16.53 | 7.54 | 13.15 | 1/1 |
| Imran Tahir (CSK) | 2019 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 4/12 | 16.57 | 6.69 | 14.84 | 2/0 |
| Kagiso Rabada (DC) | 2019 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 4/21 | 14.72 | 7.82 | 11.28 | 2/0 |
| Morne Morkel (DC) | 2012 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 4/20 | 18.12 | 7.19 | 15.12 | 1/0 |
| Trent Boult (MI) | 2020 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 4/18 | 18.28 | 7.97 | 13.76 | 1/0 |
| Jaydev Unadkat (Rising Pune Supergiant) | 2017 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5/30 | 13.41 | 7.02 | 11.45 | 0/1 |
| Sunil Narine (KKR) | 2012 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 5/19 | 13.50 | 5.47 | 14.79 | 1/1 |
| Lasith Malinga (MI) | 2015 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 4/23 | 18.50 | 7.40 | 15.00 | 1/0 |
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