IPL 2023 was an exciting competition where Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lifted their fifth IPL trophy after beating the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in the rain-interrupted last-ball thriller Final.
Here we are talking about IPL 2023 most wickets takers.
While batters dominated in the IPL 2023, we have also experienced many great bowling performances in the tournament.
In this article, we are talking about the most consistent performers with the ball in this competition.
IPL 2023: Most Wickets (Top 5)
Player (Team) | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Best bowling figures | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks |
Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans) | 17 (17) | 28 | 4/11 | 18.64 | 8.03 | 2/0 |
Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans) | 14 (14) | 27 | 5/10 | 13.37 | 8.17 | 2/1 |
Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans) | 17 (17) | 27 | 4/30 | 20.44 | 8.23 | 1/0 |
Piyush Chawla (Mumbai Indians) | 16 (16) | 22 | 3/22 | 22.50 | 8.11 | 0/0 |
Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) | 14 (14) | 21 | 4/17 | 20.57 | 8.17 | 3/0 |
It was the first time in IPL history that all the top three wicket-takers in an IPL season are from one team.
Mohammed Shami recorded the second most wickets in an IPL season as an Indian bowler (28 wickets). Harshal Patel holds the record for most wickets in an IPL season as an Indian bowler (also the most wickets record in an IPL season) with 32 wickets in IPL 2021.
Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan equalled the record for most wickets in an IPL season by a spinner (27 wickets). Indian leggie Yuzvendra Chahal previously took 27 wickets in IPL 2022.
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IPL 2023 Leading Wicket Takers: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (Top 3)
Player | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Best bowling figures | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks |
Tushar Deshpande | 16 (16) | 21 | 3/45 | 26.85 | 9.92 | 0/0 |
Ravindra Jadeja | 16 (16) | 20 | 3/20 | 21.55 | 7.56 | 0/0 |
Matheesha Pathirana | 12 (12) | 19 | 3/15 | 19.52 | 8.00 | 0/0 |
The Indian left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja records the second most wickets in an IPL season as a CSK left-arm bowler (20 wickets). Former Indian left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra holds the record in this list with 22 wickets in IPL 2015.
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IPL 2023 Leading Wicket Takers: Gujarat Titans (GT) (Top 3)
Player | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Best bowling figures | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks |
Mohammed Shami | 17 (17) | 28 | 4/11 | 18.64 | 8.03 | 2/0 |
Mohit Sharma | 14 (14) | 27 | 5/10 | 13.37 | 8.17 | 2/1 |
Rashid Khan | 17 (17) | 27 | 4/30 | 20.44 | 8.23 | 1/0 |
All the top three wicket-takers for GT in the IPL 2023 (Mohammed Shami 28 wickets, Mohit Sharma 27 wickets and Rashid Khan 27 wickets) surpassed the previous record of most wickets in an IPL season for GT. The previous record was 20 wickets by Mohammed Shami in IPL 2022.
IPL 2023 Leading Wicket Takers: Mumbai Indians (MI) (Top 3)
Player | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Best bowling figures | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks |
Piyush Chawla | 16 (16) | 22 | 3/22 | 22.50 | 8.11 | 0/0 |
Akash Madhwal | 8 (8) | 14 | 5/5 | 15.64 | 8.58 | 1/1 |
Jason Behrendorff | 12 (12) | 14 | 3/23 | 27.64 | 9.21 | 0/0 |
The Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla recorded the second most wickets for an MI spinner in an IPL season. Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh holds the record for most wickets by an MI spinner in an IPL season with 24 wickets during IPL 2013.
IPL 2023 Leading Wicket Takers: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) (Top 3)
Player | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Best Bowling figures | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks |
Ravi Bishnoi | 15 (14) | 16 | 3/28 | 24.43 | 7.74 | 0/0 |
Yash Thakur | 9 (9) | 13 | 4/37 | 22.23 | 9.07 | 1/0 |
Mark Wood | 4 (4) | 11 | 5/14 | 11.81 | 8.12 | 0/1 |
Indian leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi recorded the second most wickets by an LSG bowler in an IPL season (16 wickets). The record is 18 wickets by the Indian pacer Avesh Khan in IPL 2022.
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IPL 2023 Leading Wicket Takers: Rajasthan Royals (RR) (Top 3)
Player | Matches ( (Innings) | Wickets | Best bowling figures | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks |
Yuzvendra Chahal | 14 (14) | 21 | 4/17 | 20.57 | 8.17 | 3/0 |
Ravichandran Ashwin | 13 (13) | 14 | 2/23 | 26.28 | 7.51 | 0/0 |
Trent Boult | 10 (10) | 13 | 3/29 | 24.00 | 8.21 | 0/0 |
The Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal recorded the second most wickets by an RR spinner in an IPL season (21 wickets). Chahal also holds the record in this list with 27 wickets in IPL 2022.
IPL 2023 Leading Wicket Takers: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) (Top 3)
Player | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Best figures | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks |
Mohammed Siraj | 14 (14) | 19 | 4/21 | 19.73 | 7.50 | 1/0 |
Harshal Patel | 14 (13) | 14 | 3/32 | 32.42 | 9.65 | 0/0 |
Karn Sharma | 7 (7) | 10 | 2/19 | 22.30 | 10.37 | 0/0 |
IPL 2023 Leading Wicket Takers: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) (Top 3)
Player | Matches ( (Innings) | Wickets | Best bowling figures | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks |
Varun Chakravarthy | 14 (14) | 20 | 4/15 | 21.45 | 8.14 | 1/0 |
Sunil Narine | 14 (14) | 11 | 3/33 | 34.81 | 7.97 | 0/0 |
Suyash Sharma | 11 (11) | 10 | 3/30 | 32.10 | 8.23 | 0/0 |
Varun Chakravarthy recorded the most wickets by an Indian bowler for KKR in an IPL season with 20 wickets in IPL 2023. He was the previous record holder with 18 wickets in IPL 2021.
IPL 2023 Leading Wicket Takers: Punjab Kings (PBKS) (Top 3)
Player | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Best Bowling figures | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks |
Arshdeep Singh | 14 (14) | 17 | 4/29 | 29.00 | 9.69 | 1/0 |
Nathan Ellis | 10 (10) | 13 | 4/30 | 26.07 | 8.92 | 1/0 |
Sam Curran | 14 (14) | 10 | 3/31 | 48.90 | 10.22 | 0/0 |
IPL 2023 Leading Wicket Takers: Delhi Capitals (DC) (Top 3)
Player | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Best bowling figures | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks |
Mitchell Marsh | 9 (8) | 12 | 4/27 | 14.16 | 8.42 | 1/0 |
Axar Patel | 14 (13) | 11 | 2/13 | 30.72 | 7.19 | 0/0 |
Ishant Sharma | 8 (8) | 10 | 2/19 | 20.60 | 8.24 | 0/0 |
IPL 2023 Leading Wicket Takers: SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) (Top 3)
Player | Matches ( (Innings) | Wickets | Best bowling figures | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 14 (14) | 16 | 5/30 | 26.56 | 8.33 | 0/1 |
Mayank Markande | 10 (10) | 12 | 4/15 | 25.00 | 7.89 | 1/0 |
Marco Jansen | 8 (8) | 10 | 2/16 | 26.70 | 9.88 | 0/0 |
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