Top 50 bowling performances in IPL Rank player team opposition date spell economy rate points 1 A Kumble Royal Challengers Bangalore Rajasthan Royals 18-04-2009 5/5 1.57 71.80355148 2 A Mishra Deccan Chargers Kings XI Punjab 21-05-2011 4/9 2.25 67.11182336 3 A Singh Rajasthan Royals Kings XI Punjab 05-05-2009 3/9 2.25 66.04444444 4 Sohail Tanvir Rajasthan Royals Chennai Super Kings 04-05-2008 6/14 3.5 64.89857143 5 R Sharma Pune Warriors Mumbai Indians 04-05-2011 2/7 1.75 63.48571429 6 SL Malinga Mumbai Indians Deccan Chargers 24-04-2011 3/9 2.25 61.52222222 7 A Mishra Delhi Daredevils Deccan Chargers 15-05-2008 5/17 4.25 60.32941176 8 Sohail Tanvir Rajasthan Royals Royal Challengers Bangalore 17-05-2008 3/10 2.5 58.69 9 I Sharma Deccan Chargers Kochi Tuskers 27-04-2011 5/12 4 55.79452055 10 BJ Hodge Kochi Tuskers Rajasthan Royals 15-05-2011 4/13 3.25 55.54838709 11 S Aravind Royal Challengers Bangalore Kings XI Punjab 06-05-2011 4/14 3.5 55.53571429 12 Harbhajan Singh Mumbai Indians Delhi Daredevils 21-05-2009 4/17 4.25 55.09549019 13 MM Patel Mumbai Indians Kings XI Punjab 10-05-2011 5/21 5.25 54.95358956 14 Harbhajan Singh Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings 22-04-2011 5/18 4.5 54.80555556 15 Sohail Tanvir Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Indians 26-05-2008 4/14 3.5 54.36428571 16 RG Sharma Deccan Chargers Mumbai Indians 06-05-2009 4/6 3 54.09166667 17 PP Chawla Kings XI Punjab Royal Challengers Bangalore 17-05-2009 4/17 4.25 53.94316375 18 A Nehra Delhi Daredevils Kings XI Punjab 15-05-2009 1/6 1.5 53.74787234 19 SM Pollock Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings 14-05-2008 1/9 2.25 53.6227422 20 SL Malinga Mumbai Indians Delhi Daredevils 10-04-2009 5/13 3.54 53.47318431 21 IK Pathan Kings XI Punjab Rajasthan Royals 28-05-2008 1/10 2.5 52.36 22 Shoaib Akhtar Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi Daredevils 13-05-2008 4/11 3.66 52.30382032 23 L Balaji Chennai Super Kings Kings XI Punjab 10-05-2008 5/24 6 51.76666667 24 A Kumble Royal Challengers Bangalore Deccan Chargers 24-05-2009 4/16 4 51.5 25 M Muralitharan Chennai Super Kings Royal Challengers Bangalore 20-04-2009 3/11 2.75 51.48820754 26 DE Bollinger Chennai Super Kings Deccan Chargers 22-04-2010 4/13 3.25 51.16818774 27 SR Watson Rajasthan Royals Delhi Daredevils 30-05-2008 3/10 3.33 50.23262548 28 DE Bollinger Chennai Super Kings Rajasthan Royals 03-04-2010 2/15 3.75 50.14333333 29 SL Malinga Mumbai Indians Deccan Chargers 27-04-2009 3/12 3.27 49.56016075 30 R Sharma Pune Warriors Rajasthan Royals 01-05-2011 3/13 3.25 49.34201558 31 RP Singh Kochi Tuskers Kings XI Punjab 13-05-2011 4/25 6.25 49.27055794 32 A Kumble Royal Challengers Bangalore Rajasthan Royals 18-03-2010 3/9 2.34 49.21338097 Top 50 bowling performances in IPL 33 I Sharma Kolkata Knight Riders Royal Challengers Bangalore 18-04-2008 1/7 2.33 49.06117914 34 SM Pollock Mumbai Indians Kolkata Knight Riders 16-05-2008 3/12 3 48.51 35 Umar Gul Kolkata Knight Riders Kings XI Punjab 25-05-2008 4/23 5.75 48.33156741 36 M Ntini Chennai Super Kings Kolkata Knight Riders 18-05-2008 4/21 5.25 48.26530612 37 R Ashwin Chennai Super Kings Royal Challengers Bangalore 28-05-2011 3/16 4 48.2 38 AB Dinda Kolkata Knight Riders Royal Challengers Bangalore 18-04-2008 2/9 3 48.19668246 39 R Ashwin Chennai Super Kings Kolkata Knight Riders 13-04-2010 3/16 4 47.89925373 40 S Sreesanth Kochi Tuskers Delhi Daredevils 30-04-2011 2/10 2.5 47.772103 41 CRD Fernando Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore 28-05-2008 4/18 4.5 47.23006536 42 GD McGrath Delhi Daredevils Royal Challengers Bangalore 30-04-2008 4/29 7.25 47.11034483 43 SL Malinga Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings 18-04-2009 3/15 3.75 46.80666667 44 Yuvraj Singh Kings XI Punjab Deccan Chargers 17-05-2009 3/13 3.25 46.59230769 45 SL Malinga Mumbai Indians Kings XI Punjab 30-03-2010 4/22 5.5 46.55696202 46 Yuvraj Singh Pune Warriors Delhi Daredevils 17-04-2011 4/29 7.25 46.04237288 47 SB Jakati Chennai Super Kings Delhi Daredevils 04-05-2009 4/22 5.5 46.03846154 48 SK Warne Rajasthan Royals Deccan Chargers 05-04-2010 4/21 5.25 45.94147659 49 FH Edwards Deccan Chargers Kolkata Knight Riders 19-04-2009 0/6 1.5 45.78680203 50 SC Ganguly Kolkata Knight Riders Royal Challengers Bangalore 08-05-2008 1/7 2.33 45.57564378.