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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most followed T20 franchise league in the world. While the shortest version of the game lends itself to powerful strokeplay and big-hitting batsmen, a wicket-taking bowler is always a prized member of any T20 side.
Lasith Malinga, with 170 wickets to his name, is the highest wicket-taker in the history of the IPL. When we consider Indian bowlers, Amit Mishra is perched at the top of the list with 157 scalps to his credit.
On that note, let us have a look at the 5 Indian cricketers who have taken the most wickets in the last three editions of the IPL, bowlers who could play a significant role for their respective franchises in the upcoming edition of the league.
5 Indian bowlers with the most wickets in the last 3 IPLs
#5 Yuzvendra Chahal - 44 wickets
Yuzvendra Chahal occupies the fifth spot in the list of Indian bowlers to have taken the most wickets in the last three editions of the IPL. The RCB leg-spinner has accounted for 44 wickets in this period.
Chahal took 18 wickets in IPL 2019 to finish the season as the Bangalore-based franchise's highest wicket-taker. These wickets came at an impressive average of 21.44 and an acceptable economy rate of 7.82. This included a solitary four-wicket haul, a spell of 4/38 against the Mumbai Indians.
In the 2018 edition of the league, Chahal bagged 12 wickets in the 14 matches he played. These wickets were claimed at a slightly higher average of 30.25 although he was quite economical, conceding 7.26 runs per over. Chahal did not manage even a three-wicket haul that season with his best figures being 2/22 against Rajasthan Royals.
Chahal had taken 14 wickets in IPL 2017, the second-most wickets by an RCB bowler that season behind Pawan Negi (16 wickets). The wily leg-spinner had a decent bowling average of 23.78 along with an acceptable economy rate of 7.65 in that season. Chahal had a best bowling effort of 3/16 against Kolkata Knight Riders that year.
In his IPL career overall, the Haryana wrist-spinner has claimed exactly 100 wickets in 84 matches at an average of 23.18 along with an economy rate of 7.78.
#T3 Umesh Yadav - 45 wickets
Umesh Yadav is the joint third-highest wicket-taker among Indian bowlers in the last three seasons of the IPL. The RCB pacer has claimed 45 wickets across these three years.
In IPL 2019, Umesh Yadav was not at his penetrative best and could manage only 8 wickets. These wickets came at an unimpressive average of 46.37 and he was also quite expensive, conceding 9.80 runs per over. His best figures last year was a spell of 3/36 against Kings XI Punjab.
The right-arm quick claimed 20 wickets in IPL 2018 to finish as the fourth-highest wicket-taker that season. These wickets came at an excellent average of 20.90 along with an economy rate of 7.86. Yadav had a best bowling effort of 3/23 that year, which also came against Kings XI Punjab.
Umesh Yadav bagged 17 wickets in IPL 2017 while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders. These wickets came at a decent average of 24.11 although he was slightly expensive with an economy rate of 8.45. Yadav had a best effort of 4/33 with the Kings XI Punjab batsmen proving to be his bunny on that occasion as well.
The Vidarbha speedster has taken 119 wickets in the same number of matches he has played in the IPL overall, and has represented Delhi Capitals apart from KKR and RCB. These wickets have come at an average of 29.37 and an economy rate of 8.45.
#T3 Jaydev Unadkat - 45 wickets
Jaydev Unadkat is the other Indian bowler to have taken the third-highest number of wickets in the last three editions of the IPL. The Rajasthan Royals' pacer has also taken 45 wickets over these three seasons.
Unadkat claimed just 10 wickets in IPL 2019 at a relatively high average of 39.80. He was also extremely expensive, conceding 10.66 runs per over. Unadkat had a best bowling effort of 2/26 last year, which came against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Unadkat did not have a great 2018 edition of the league as well, accounting for just 11 wickets in the 15 matches he played. These scalps came at a cost of 44.18 runs per wicket and he also conceded an average of 9.65 runs per over. His best spell that year was an effort of 3/46 against Delhi Capitals.
IPL 2017 was one of the high points of Unadkat's career as he finished as the second-highest wicket-taker with 24 scalps to his name. The left-arm seamer, who was playing for Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) that year, had an exceptional average of 13.41 along with an equally impressive economy rate of 7.02. He had a best bowling effort of 5/30 against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In his IPL career, the Saurashtra seam bowler has claimed 77 wickets in 73 matches, having also represented Delhi Capitals, KKR and RCB apart from RR and RPS. These wickets have come at an average of 28.46 and an economy rate of 8.73.
#2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 48 wickets
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the second-highest wicket-taker among Indian bowlers in the last three seasons of the IPL. The Sunrisers Hyderabad swing bowler has accounted for 48 wickets in this period.
Kumar managed to take 13 wickets in IPL 2019 in the fifteen matches he played last year. These wickets came at a slightly below-par average of 35.46 and an acceptable economy rate of 7.81. His best bowling effort in last season's IPL was a spell of 2/24 against RCB.
The right-arm pacer did not have a great IPL 2018 as well, claiming just 9 wickets in the 12 matches he played. These wickets had come at an unimpressive average of 39.33 although he had a decent economy rate of 7.66. Kumar's best effort that season was a spell of 3/26 against KKR.
In IPL 2017, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was at the prime of his form as he finished as the Purple Cap winner that season with 26 scalps to his name. These wickets came at an outstanding average of 14.19 along with an impressive economy rate of 7.05. Kumar's match-winning spell of 5/19 against Kings XI Punjab was his best bowling effort that season.
The Uttar Pradesh medium pacer is the highest wicket-taking Indian seam bowler in the history of the IPL, with 133 wickets in the 117 matches he has played. These wickets have come at 23.71 runs apiece and he has been quite economical as well, having conceded an average of just 7.24 runs per over.
#1 Jasprit Bumrah - 56 wickets
Jasprit Bumrah is the highest wicket-taker among all Indian bowlers in the last three editions of the IPL. The Mumbai Indians' bowling spearhead has snared 56 wickets over this period.
Bumrah dismissed 19 batsmen in IPL 2019 to be the highest wicket-taker for the champions of last year. He took these wickets at an excellent average of 21.52 and an exceptional economy rate of 6.63. His best figures last year was a spell of 3/20 against RCB.
In the 2018 edition of the IPL, Bumrah had scalped 17 wickets. His average of 21.88 and economy rate of 6.88 were almost similar to his efforts in IPL 2019, and he had a spell of 3/15 against Kings XI Punjab as his best bowling effort that year.
Jasprit Bumrah took 20 wickets in the 2017 season of the IPL to finish as the third-highest wicket-taker that year. These wickets came at an impressive average of 22.00 along with a decent economy rate of 7.41. Bumrah's best effort in IPL 2017 was a match-winning spell of 3/7 against KKR that helped Mumbai Indians to qualify for the finals.
In his IPL career, the Gujarat seamer has taken 82 wickets at an average of 26.60 along with an economy rate of 7.55.
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