Best Bowling Average in IPL

Lungisani Ngidi holds the record for the best bowling average in IPL history, with an impressive average of 18.24. Across 16 IPL matches, he has taken 29 wickets while conceding 529 runs. Lasith Malinga holds the second position in the list of best bowling averages in IPL history with an average of 19.80. In 122 matches, Lasith Malinga has bowled a total of 471 overs and taken 170 wickets while conceding 3366 runs.

Key Insights

Best Average: Lungisani Ngidi has the best bowling average in IPL (18.24).
Second Place: Lasith Malinga follows with 19.80.
Gap Analysis: Difference of 1.56 in bowling average.
Efficiency: Lower bowling average indicates higher wicket-taking efficiency.
Performance Insight: Bowlers with low averages are more effective in IPL matches.

Best Bowling Average in IPL History

Here is the list of all Best Bowling Average in IPL history:

#	Player	Wickets	Avg	Mat	Overs	Maiden	Runs
1	Lungisani Ngidi RCB	29	18.24	16	62	2	529
2	Lasith Malinga MI	170	19.80	122	471	8	3366
3	Sai Kishore GT	32	20.34	25	73	0	651
4	Imran Tahir CSK	82	20.77	59	219	1	1703
5	Josh Hazlewood RCB	57	20.98	39	144	1	1196
6	Adam Zampa SRH	31	21.03	22	78	0	652
7	Mitchell Marsh LSG	37	21.49	56	92	1	795
8	Matheesha Pathirana CSK	47	21.62	32	115	0	1016
9	Chris Woakes DC	30	21.93	21	73	0	658
10	Jasprit Bumrah MI	183	22.21	146	557	8	4065
11	Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS	223	22.69	175	634	4	5060
12	Noor Ahmad CSK	48	22.73	38	133	0	1091
13	Nathan Coulter-Nile	48	22.92	39	142	1	1100
14	Munaf Patel GL	74	22.95	63	225	5	1698
15	Pragyan Ojha MI	85	22.96	80	270	0	1952
16	Kagiso Rabada GT	120	23.05	85	319	2	2766
17	Mitchell Starc DC	65	23.12	52	173	1	1503
18	Andre Russell KKR	123	23.28	140	299	0	2863
19	Andrew Tye LSG	42	23.31	30	114	0	979
20	Naveen-Ul-Haq LSG	25	23.64	18	64	0	591
21	Roelof van der Merwe DC	21	23.71	21	73	1	498
22	Dwayne Bravo CSK	183	23.82	161	516	3	4359
23	Amit Mishra LSG	174	23.84	162	561	6	4149
24	Rashid Khan GT	159	23.87	137	534	3	3795
25	Harshal Patel SRH	151	23.96	120	404	2	3618
26	Chris Morris RR	95	24.16	81	286	1	2295
27	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	100	24.33	85	318	1	2433
28	Wanindu Hasaranga RR	46	24.33	37	133	1	1119
29	Kane Richardson RCB	19	24.84	15	55	0	472
30	Moeen Ali KKR	41	25.10	73	141	1	1029
31	Mohsin Khan LSG	27	25.52	25	81	2	689
32	Akash Madhwal RR	23	25.65	17	58	0	590
33	Sunil Narine KKR	193	25.66	190	727	3	4952
34	Harshit Rana KKR	40	25.73	34	108	1	1029
35	Dale Steyn RCB	97	25.86	95	362	7	2508
36	Shreyas Gopal MI	52	25.94	52	165	1	1349
37	Mohit Sharma DC	134	26.22	120	398	0	3513
38	Khaleel Ahmed CSK	89	26.35	72	261	4	2345
39	Trent Boult MI	143	26.47	121	449	11	3785
40	Jofra Archer RR	61	26.57	53	206	3	1621
41	Piyush Chawla MI	192	26.60	192	640	2	5108
42	Umran Malik SRH	29	26.62	26	82	1	772
43	Karn Sharma MI	83	26.69	90	262	1	2215
44	Wayne Parnell RCB	35	26.77	33	120	1	937
45	Harbhajan Singh KKR	150	26.87	163	569	6	4030
46	Muttiah Muralitharan RCB	63	26.92	66	254	1	1696
47	Arshdeep Singh PBKS	97	26.93	83	288	2	2612
48	Kuldeep Yadav DC	102	26.97	98	341	1	2751
49	Anrich Nortje LSG	61	27.16	49	182	1	1657
50	Zaheer Khan DC	102	27.27	100	366	5	2782
51	Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB	199	27.35	191	706	14	5443
52	Jason Holder RR	53	27.57	46	165	0	1461
53	Pawan Negi RCB	34	27.62	50	119	0	939
54	Albie Morkel RPS	85	27.71	91	287	3	2355
55	Sandeep Sharma RR	147	27.84	138	507	8	4092
56	Mohammad Shami LSG	133	28.19	120	433	3	3749
57	Vinay Kumar KKR	105	28.25	105	353	1	2966
58	Avesh Khan LSG	87	28.29	76	268	1	2461
59	Mustafizur Rahman DC	65	28.45	60	226	2	1849
60	Rahul Chahar SRH	75	28.67	79	277	1	2150
61	Dhawal Kulkarni MI	86	28.77	92	297	8	2474
62	Prasidh Krishna GT	77	28.83	67	252	3	2220
63	Vaibhav Arora KKR	37	28.86	33	109	1	1068
64	Jason Behrendorff MI	19	29.05	17	61	0	552
65	Shane Watson CSK	92	29.15	145	338	3	2682
66	Nathan Ellis CSK	19	29.16	17	64	0	554
67	Shakib Al Hasan KKR	63	29.19	71	247	1	1839
68	Mayank Markande MI	37	29.32	38	121	0	1085
69	Mitchell Santner MI	25	29.40	31	100	0	735
70	Deepak Chahar MI	88	29.51	95	318	7	2597
71	Umesh Yadav GT	144	29.83	148	508	5	4296
72	Shardul Thakur MI	110	29.85	106	347	3	3283
73	Yuvraj Singh MI	36	29.92	132	144	0	1077
74	Siddarth Kaul RCB	58	29.98	55	201	3	1739
75	Lockie Ferguson PBKS	51	30.00	49	169	1	1530

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