The best bowling figure in the IPL is West Indies player Alzarri Joseph who took 6 wickets and gave only 12 runs. Alzarri’s 6-wicket haul is the best IPL bowling innings in IPL history.
Alzarri Joseph achieved this phenomenon in the 2019 IPL season when he took 6 wickets in 3.4 overs for Mumbai Indians against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Alzarri broke 11-year record of Sohail Tanvir.
Sohail Tanvir took 6 wickets and gave only 4 runs, which is also the second best bowling figure in the IPL. In the 2008 IPL’s inception, Sohail Tanvir had registered 6/14 for the Rajasthan Royals against Chennai Super Kings. For years, Sohail Tanvir’s 6 wicket-haul in 4 overs was the IPL’s best bowling figure.
The third best bowling figure is Adam Zampa 6/19 in 4 overs for Rising Pune Super Giants against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2016 IPL season.
Adam Zampa followed by Anil Kumble (5/5 in 3.1 overs) and Akash Madhwal (5/5 in 3.3 overs) are the other 2 top-five bowlers with the best bowling figure in the IPL.
There are five Indian bowlers who made it to the best bowling figure in the IPL list including Jasprit Bumrah (5/10 in 4 overs), Mohit Sharma (5/10 in 2.2 overs), and Ishant Sharma (5/12 in 3 overs)
Best Bowling Figure in IPL 2025
| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA Starc | 3.4 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 9.54 | DC | vs SRH | Visakhapatnam | 30 Mar 2025 |
| HH Pandya | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 9.00 | MI | vs LSG | Lucknow | 04 Apr 2025 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | GT | vs SRH | Hyderabad | 06 Apr 2025 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 | CSK | vs MI | Chennai | 23 Mar 2025 |
| JJ Bumrah | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 | MI | vs LSG | Wankhede | 27 Apr 2025 |
| Ashwani Kumar | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8.00 | MI | vs KKR | Wankhede | 31 Mar 2025 |
| TA Boult | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 | MI | vs SRH | Hyderabad | 23 Apr 2025 |
| YS Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 | Punjab Kings | vs KKR | New Chandigarh | 15 Apr 2025 |
| HV Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 | SRH | vs CSK | Chennai | 25 Apr 2025 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 7.75 | CSK | vs KKR | Eden Gardens | 07 May 2025 |
Best Bowling Figure in IPL History
| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Innings | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Joseph | 3.4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3.27 | MI | 2 | vs SRH | Hyderabad | 06 Apr 2019 |
| Sohail Tanvir | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3.50 | RR | 1 | vs CSK | Jaipur | 04 May 2008 |
| A Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 4.75 | Supergiants | 1 | vs SRH | Visakhapatnam | 10 May 2016 |
| A Kumble | 3.1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.57 | RCB | 2 | vs RR | Cape Town | 18 Apr 2009 |
| A Madhwal | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.42 | MI | 2 | vs LSG | Chennai | 24 May 2023 |
| JJ Bumrah | 4.0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2.50 | MI | 1 | vs KKR | DY Patil | 09 May 2022 |
| MM Sharma | 2.2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4.28 | GT | 2 | vs MI | Ahmedabad | 26 May 2023 |
| I Sharma | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4.00 | Chargers | 2 | vs Kochi | Kochi | 27 Apr 2011 |
| SL Malinga | 3.4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3.54 | MI | 1 | vs Daredevils | Delhi | 10 Apr 2011 |
| AS Rajpoot | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3.50 | Kings XI | 1 | vs SRH | Hyderabad | 26 Apr 2018 |
