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Player
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Team
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Mat
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Inns
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Ovr
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1
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2
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2
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6
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5
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10.50
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7.20
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1
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0
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4/24
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2
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3
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3
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11.4
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9
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8.91
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7.78
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0
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1
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5/35
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3
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5
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3
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6.3
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5
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13.54
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7.80
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0
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0
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2/21
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4
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4
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4
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14
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10
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8.57
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8.40
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0
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1
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5/36
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5
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5
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5
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18
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11
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8.33
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9.82
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1
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0
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4/18
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6
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5
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5
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18.2
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10
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7.25
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11.00
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0
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0
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3/30
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7
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3
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3
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11
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6
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9.55
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11.00
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1
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0
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4/35
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8
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4
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4
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11
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6
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8.55
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11.00
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0
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0
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3/32
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9
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4
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4
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13
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7
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10.31
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11.14
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1
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0
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4/45
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10
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5
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5
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17
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9
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10.82
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11.33
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1
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0
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4/34
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11
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4
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4
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15.5
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8
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7.77
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11.88
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0
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0
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3/21
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12
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5
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5
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20
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10
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8.25
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12.00
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0
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0
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3/29
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13
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5
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5
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20
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10
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7.70
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12.00
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1
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0
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4/17
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14
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3
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3
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12
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6
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6.00
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12.00
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0
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0
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3/22
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15
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2
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1
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4
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2
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5.75
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12.00
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0
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0
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2/23
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16
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2
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2
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2
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1
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8.00
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12.00
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0
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0
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1/4
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17
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1
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1
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2
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1
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14.00
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12.00
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0
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0
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1/28
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18
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3
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3
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11
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5
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9.36
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13.20
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0
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0
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2/37
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19
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5
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5
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19
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8
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7.05
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14.25
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0
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0
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3/24
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20
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4
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4
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15
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6
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9.27
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15.00
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0
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0
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3/29
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Indian T20 League 2025 Best Bowling Strike Rate
In cricket, a bowling strike rate is a statistic that measures how frequently a bowler takes wickets. It represents the average number of balls bowled per wicket taken. The lower the strike rate, the better the bowler is considered to be. Andre Russell holds the record for the best bowling strike in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by a bowler who has at least bowled 1000 balls, as of May 2, 2025. He has a bowling strike rate of 14.40 in the IPL.
As per the record books, there are only a few bowlers who have only bowled either two or three balls or only a few overs. We are taking the criteria of the best bowling strike rate by a bowler who has at least bowled 40 overs (240+ balls). As of May 2, 2025, Sohail Tanvir has the best bowling strike rate in the IPL. He has bowled 41.1 overs in the IPL and has a bowling strike rate of 11.22. Lungi Ngidi is the second player in the list with a bowling strike rate of 12.96, having bowled 54 overs in the IPL.
Top 5 Bowlers with the Best Bowling Strike Rate (Minimum 40 overs being bowled) (As of May 2, 2025)
Player Name | Overs Bowled | Bowling Strike Rate |
Sohail Tanvir | 41.1 | 11.22 |
Lungi Ngidi | 54 | 12.96 |
Sai Kishore | 55.5 | 13.40 |
Andre Russell | 295.2 | 14.40 |
Matheesha Pathirana | 103.5 | 14.48 |
Top 5 Bowlers with Best Bowling Strike Rate (Minimum 1000 balls being bowled) (As of May 2, 2025)
Player Name | Balls Bowled | Bowling Strike Rate |
Andre Russell | 1772 | 14.40 |
Kagiso Rabada | 1866 | 15.68 |
Harshal Patel | 2323 | 15.69 |
Imran Tahir | 1316 | 16.04 |
Mitchell Starc | 1047 | 16.10 |
FAQs
A. Amit Mishra had the best bowling strike rate in tge IPL 2008. While playing for the Delhi franchise, he bowled 20 overs and took 11 wickets at a strike rate of 10.81.
A. Tushar Deshpande had the best bowling strike rate in the IPL 2024. He played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and bowled three overs in one innings with a strike rate of 4.50.
A. Tristan Stubbs had the best bowling strike rate in the IPL 2024. He only bowled two overs in the 2024 season and took three wickets with a strike rate of five.
