Top 5 bowling figures in IPL history

#4 Ishant Sharma (Deccan Chargers) 5/12 vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011

Ishant Sharma against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011

The fourth best bowling figures come from a match between two teams who are not a part of IPL anymore - Deccan Chargers and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Ishant Sharma of Deccan Chargers took 5/12 (3 Overs, 0 Maidens, Economy 4.00) against KTK.

Deccan Chargers were defending a modest total of 129/7 in the match. But Sharma's spell helped to bundle out KTK for just 74 runs. He took the wickets of Mahela Jayawardene, Parthiv Patel, Raiphi Gomez, Brad Hodge and Kedar Jadhav in the match.

For his performance, he was also named as the Player of the Match.

Sharma ended the 2011 IPL season with 16 wickets. His this spell of 5/12 was the best bowling performance of the 2011 tournament.

#3 Anil Kumble (RCB) 5/5 vs Rajasthan Royals in 2009

Anil Kumble against Rajasthan Royals in 2009.

Anil Kumble was at his miserly best against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2009. In the 3.1 overs bowled by him, he only gave away 5 runs, bowled 1 maiden over and also took 5 wickets with an economy of 1.57. No other bowler who has taken a five-wicket haul has conceded so few runs in their spell.

RCB in this match were defending a total of 133/8. Kumble's spell helped them to restrict RR to just 58 runs. But this performance was not enough for him to win the Player of the Match award, which went to Rahul Dravid instead for his 66 runs.

In the match, Kumble took the wickets of Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Shane Warne, Munaf Patel and Kamran Khan.

Kumble ended the 2009 tournament as the second highest wicket taker with 21 wickets. This spell was also the best bowling performance of IPL 2009.