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For the Best Bowling in IPL history, by an individual in a single match, there are eight seam & two spin bowlers in the top 10 list.
Alzarri Joseph has the best bowling in IPL history, to be followed by Sohail Tanvir on the second spot.
Among the spin bowlers, Adam Zampa leads by gaining third position in this list whereafter all the bowlers have the figures of a 5-for, in the category of top 10 best bowling in IPL all time.
In 2023, Akash Madhwal & Mohit Sharma have entered in this list of IPL best bowling figures.
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| No. | Player, | Best, | Overs | Mds | Econ. | Year, | Venue |
| 1 | Alzarri Joseph | 6/12 | 3.4 | 1 | 3.2 | 2019 | Hyderabad |
| 2 | Sohail Tanvir | 6/14 | 4.0 | 0 | 3.5 | 2008 | Jaipur |
| 3 | Adam Zampa | 6/19 | 4.0 | 0 | 4.7 | 2016 | Vishakhapatnam |
| 4 | Anil Kumble | 5/5 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2009 | Cape Town |
| 5 | Akash Madhwal | 5/5 | 3.3 | 0 | 1.4 | 2023 | Chennai |
| 6 | Jasprit Bumrah | 5/10 | 4.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 2022 | Navi Mumbai |
| 7 | Mohit Sharma | 5/10 | 2.2 | 0 | 4.3 | 2023 | Ahmedabad |
| 8 | Ishant Sharma | 5/12 | 3.0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2011 | Kochi |
| 9 | Lasith Malinga | 5/13 | 3.4 | 1 | 3.5 | 2011 | Delhi |
| 10 | Ankit Rajpoot | 5/14 | 4.0 | 0 | 3.5 | 2018 | Hyderabad |
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Alzarri Joseph IPL 2019 : Alzarri Joseph 6 Wickets, Alzarri Joseph Best Bowling In IPL , Alzarri Joseph Stats, Mumbai Indians Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match On 6th April 2019
6/12 by Alzarri Joseph, are the best bowling figures so far in the IPL history.
He did this for Mumbai Indians versus Sunrisers Hyderabad, in 2019 which helped Mumbai Indians win the match by 40 runs.
He did this by bowling 3.4 overs with one maiden over, after Mumbai Indians posted 136 runs in the first innings.
Sohail Tanvir IPL 2008 : Sohail Tanvir IPL 6 Wickets, IPL Sohail Tanvir Stats, Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2008 Match : 4th May At Jaipur
Sohail Tanvir’s 6/14 was the best bowling in IPL bowled in 2008, till it was bettered by Alzarri Joseph with 6/14, in 2019.
Tanvir had this performance versus Chennai Super Kings in Jaipur, to help Rajasthan Royals won the match by 8 wickets.
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6/19 : Best Bowling Figures In Adam Zampa IPL Career, 2nd Most Wickets In ODI World Cup 2023 Bowler Adam Zampa Stats IPL, Rising Pune Supergiants Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2018 Match : 10th May At Vishakhapatnam
The 3rd in this list comes as 6/19 by Adam Zampa, against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016 IPL edition that came in a losing cause for Rising Pune Supergiants.
In reply to SRH’s 136 in the first innings, Pune could make only 133. Zampa’s bowling figures read 4-0-19-6, to have the best bowling figures by a spin bowler in IPL.
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Anil Kumble 5/5 : Anil Kumble IPL Best Bowling , Most Wickets In ODI World Cup 1996 Bowler Anil Kumble Stats IPL, Anil Kumble 4th Most Wickets In Test Cricket Bowler, RCB Vs RR IPL 2009 Match : 18th April In Cape Town South Africa
Anil Kumble, the former legendary Indian leg-spinner has the fourth place for the best bowling in IPL, with 5/5 versus Rajasthan Royals in the second match of 2009 edition.
The 4th most wickets in IND-ENG Tests bowler, had a bowling spell of 3.1-1-5-5 that lead Rajasthan to be bowled-out for 58 runs, before Royal Challengers Bangalore posted 133 runs in the first innings.
Akash Madhwal Stats : 5/5 Akash Madhwal Bowling Figures & Best Bowling In IPL 2023, Akash Madhwal IPL 2023 Wickets, May 24 2023 IPL Mumbai Indians Vs Lucknow Super Giants Match In MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai
Another bowler with 5 wickets for 5 runs, Akash Madhwal the 29 years old seam bowler did this for Mumbai Indians in the eliminator(at Chennai) against Lucknow Super Giants, in the 2023 IPL.
Chasing a target of 183 runs by Mumbai, Lucknow’s innings collapsed for 101 runs after a brilliant bowling spell by This helped Mumbai entering into the Qualifier 2 of 2023 IPL.
5/10 Jasprit Bumrah Best Bowling In IPL : Jasprit Bumrah IPL 2022 , Jasprit Bumrah ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Winner & ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Winner Team India Bowler, Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2022 Match : 9th May In Navi Mumbai
A bowling spell of 4-1-10-5 for Jasprit Bumrah came against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022.
But this could not prevent Mumbai Indians from a defeat( by 52 runs), after KKR posted 165 runs on the board.
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5/10 Mohit Sharma IPL 2023 Wickets : IPL Mohit Sharma Stats , Mohit Sharma Cricketer India, 26th May Gujarat Titans Vs Mumbai Indians Match At Ahmedabad
Playing for Gujarat Titans, Mohit Sharma takes 5 wickets for 10 runs in 2.2 overs against Mumbai Indians, in the Qualifier 2(at Ahmedabad ) of the 2023 IPL.
With a total of 233 in the first innings, Gujarat bowl out Mumbai Indians for 171 & win by 62 runs, to reach into the final.
Ishant Sharma Bowling Figures 5/12 : Deccan Chargers Ishant Sharma IPL Team 2011, Deccan Chargers Vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala IPL 2011 Match : 27th April In Kochi, IPL Ishant Sharma Stats
In 2011 IPL, Indian seam bowler – Ishant Sharma had the bowling figures of 3-0-14-5 versus Kochi Tuskers Kerala, helping Deccan Chargers win by 55 runs.
Deccan Chargers made 129/7 in the first innings, before bowling Kochi all-out for 74 runs.
Lasith Malinga IPL Best Bowling 5/13 : Lasith Malinga IPL Team Mumbai Indians ,The 4 Wickets In 4 Balls In ODI World Cup 2007 Bowler Lasith Malinga Stats In IPL, Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2011 Match : 10th April At Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi
Another fifer in 2011 IPL(total 4 fifers) as 5/13 by former Mumbai Indian spearhead bowler Lasith Malinga to give his team a victory of 8 wickets against Delhi Daredevils( all-out for 95 runs ). He is among the top 10, for the most wickets in IPL.
Ankit Rajpoot Cricketer Stats IPL : 5/14 Vs SRH In IPL 2018 – 10th Best Bowling In IPL History, April 26 2018 IPL KXIP Vs SRH Match At Hyderabad
Ankit Rajpoot, comes tenth for the best bowling in IPL with his career best of 5/14 versus Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018, but came in a losing cause for Kings XI Punjab. Punjab scored 119/10 in reply to Sunriser’s 132/6.