Indian Premier League (IPL) has witnessed a number of great bowling performances that have changed the course of the match. In this article, you can read about the players with the highest bowling strike rates in IPL history (at least bowled 50 overs in IPL career).
5. Andre Russell
Caribbean all-rounder Andre Russell has set up great records in his IPL career. Among the bowlers who have delivered at least 100 overs in their IPL career, Russell has recorded the best bowling strike rate. While he has delivered 282.5 overs till the IPL 2024, the right-arm fast bowler has picked up 115 IPL wickets. His bowling strike rate in the IPL career is 14.75
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4. Chris Woakes
Chris Woakes has shown his value to the team many times through his amazing bowling performance. In his IPL career, he served for the Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals. The right-arm pacer delivered 73.2 overs in 21 matches, where he took 30 wickets. With these bowling stats, Woakes has the fourth spot in this list with a bowling strike rate of 14.66.
3. Adam Zampa
Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa is a modern-day great leg-spinner in white-ball cricket. Although he played only 20 IPL matches, he still shined with the ball. In his 69.5 overs in IPL career, the leggie bagged 29 wickets, including one six-wicket haul. Zampa has an IPL bowling strike rate of 14.44.
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2. Matheesha Pathirana
1. Lungi Ngidi
Lungi Ngidi is the player with the highest IPL bowling strike rate of all time. Playing for Chennai Super Kings in the current season, Ngidi has appeared in a total of 14 matches and has bowled 54 overs. In the 54 overs bowled, Ngidi has only conceded 448 runs with a bowling strike rate of 12.96, which gives him the top spot in this list.
List of bowlers with bowling strike rates in IPL:
S.No. | Player | Bowling Strike Rate |
1 | Lundi Ngidi | 12.96 |
2 | Matheesha Pathirana | 13.26 |
3 | Adam Zampa | 14.44 |
4 | Chris Woakes | 14.66 |
5 | Andre Russell | 14.75 |