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Players with Most Wickets in IPL History from 2008 to 2025

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Top Wicket taker in IPL 2025

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In this age of range hitting and power packed scores, it is the bowlers who change the momentum of a change. As the batsman are doing everything to get under the skin of a bowler. The bowlers are adding variations to their armory. In this IPL 2025, Noor Ahmed has been exceptional though his team CSK hasn’t performed well at all. Through his variations Noor has bamboozled many batsmen in IPL 2025 and out of fourteen matches Noor has taken 24 wickets with an excellent average of 17.00. Apart from Noor, Prasidh Krishna too has been phenomenal for GT taking 23 wickets in 14 matches and GT qualifying for the playoffs hence Prasidh will get another chance to add up his wicket tally. Josh Hazlewood is another bowler who is making the difference for RCB. He is bowling brilliantly and he is fourth in the highest wicket taker in IPL 2025 with 18 wickets. For RCB to do something special this year, Hazlewood needs to continue this consistency.

List of Most Wickets in IPL From 2008 to Till Now

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1. Yuzvendra Chahal (205 wickets)

Yuzvendra Chahal leads the wicket-taking chart in IPL. The leg-spinner has taken the most wickets in the IPL. Chahal has 205 dismissals to his name and in the last season, he became the first player to pick 200 wickets in the league. The 34-year-old also has the most wickets for India in T20Is. In spite of his huge amount of wickets, Chahal has not played a single match for the national team in the T20 World Cups. This shows how the competition within the Indian team is so high that someone of his calibre is benched in World Cups. 

2. Piyush Chawla (192 wickets)

Chahal is followed by yet another leg-spinner on this list for the most wickets in IPL. The veteran leg-spinner has picked up 192 wickets in 192 matches. Unlike Chahal, Chawla has also found success in winning the trophy. He was not only part of the KKR team which won in 2014 but also played a big role in the finals. He has picked two four-wicket hauls but hasn’t been able to convert them into fifers. Chawla is expected to play only a few more seasons, in which he would like to pick as many wickets as possible to retain his position on this table.

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3. Dwayne Bravo (183 wickets)

Dwayne Bravo is the first overseas player to make it into the list for most wickets in IPL. Bravo has 183 wickets to his name. Unlike many bowlers on this, Bravo had redefined himself as a specialist death bowler. The West Indian legend would often apply the brakes in the death overs along with picking wickets of some of the best finishers. He played a big role in CSK’s three titles. Bravo not only is one of the highest wicket-takers but is also a very handy batter. He is one of the only three bowlers who have won the purple cap twice. He was the first to do so when he won the award in 2013 and 2015.

4. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (181 wickets)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar ranks fourth on this list for taking the most wickets in IPL. Kumar burst onto the scene as someone who could swing the ball both ways thanks to his great wrist position. Kumar has picked 181 wickets and would be looking to not only overtake Dwayne Bravo but also Piyush Chawla. The Indian bowler too has won the purple cap twice and is the only player to do so consecutively in 2016 and 2017. Kumar’s purple cap-winning performance in 2016 also helped SRH to become champions.

5. Sunil Narine (180 wickets)

Sunil Narine with 180 wickets has possibly been the first mystery spinner in IPL. Since his debut for KKR, Narine has been one of the most fearsome bowlers. In his debut season, Narine picked 24 wickets as KKR won the trophy for the first time. In the 2014 season as well, Narine was among the wickets as KKR won the trophy again. In 2024, during KKR’s third successful campaign, it was not only his bowling but batting which led to KKR winning the trophy. The West Indian spinner has never won the purple cap but thanks to his newfound hard-hitting prowess has won the Most Valuable Player award the most times.

Most Wicket Takers in IPL by Indian Players

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Yuzvendra Chahal has taken the most wickets in the IPL for Indian players. Chahal has picked up 205 wickets playing for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals. Veteran leg-spinner, Piyush Chawla has the second-most wickets in the IPL for Indians. Chawla has picked up 192 wickets but has never won the Purple Cap award. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is in the third position. Kumar has picked up 181 wickets which is the most for any Indian pacer. Ravichandran Ashwin ranks fourth with 180 wickets while Amit Mishra is positioned fifth. India’s finest bowler in present times, Jasprit Bumrah with 165 wickets is ranked sixth and would definitely want to overtake a few of these players.

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Yuzvendra Chahal is the highest wicket-taker in IPL history. Chahal has taken 205 wickets and is the only bowler to pick 200 wickets in IPL.
Yuzvendra Chahal could be considered as the best bowler of all time in IPL currently but he could be overtaken by other players.
Dwayne Bravo (2013, 2015), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2016, 2017) and Harshal Patel (2021, 2024) have won the Purple Cap the most times in IPL.
The best bowling figures record is held by Alzarri Joseph. He picked up 6 wickets while giving away just 12 runs against SRH in 2019.
Dwayne Bravo and Harshal Patel hold the record for taking the most wickets in a single IPL season. Both pacers took 32 wickets. Bravo achieved the feat first in 2013 while Harshal did it in 2021.
Dwayne Bravo, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel are considered to be King of the Purple Cap. The three pacers have won the award most times.
Dwayne Bravo and Harshal Patel have taken the most wickets in IPL in a single year. The pacers have picked 32 wickets in a season.
James Faulkner, Jaydev Unadkat, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have taken the most 5-wicket hauls in IPL. The four fast bowlers have picked two 5-wicket hauls each.
Sunil Narine was the player of the series in IPL 2024. Narine picked up 17 wickets in the season and also scored 488 runs. This was the third time he won the MVP award in IPL.
Mohit Sharma has bowled the most expensive spell in IPL. Sharma conceded 73 runs in his four overs against Delhi Capitals in 2024.
The five-time champions, CSK and MI have had the strongest bowling attacks in the IPL history.
Yuzvendra Chahal has picked up the most wickets for RCB in IPL. The Indian leg-spinner has taken 139 wickets for RCB.
Yuzvendra Chahal has the most wickets in IPL for an Indian bowler. Chahal has picked up 205 wickets in the IPL.
Yuzvendra Chahal has the most wickets in IPL for a spinner. Chahal has picked up 205 wickets in the IPL.
Shaun Tait holds the record for bowling the fastest ball in IPL. The Australian fast bowler bowled a ball at a speed of 157.71 kmph in 2011.
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