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IPL 2016 Best Bowling Average

The IPL 2016 bowling average leaderboard ranks the 71 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. These are the final standings from the IPL 2016 season. Qualification: minimum 10 overs bowled, 1 wickets.

#	Player	Bowling Average	Mat	Inns	Ov	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Econ	SR	4w	5w	Mdns
1	Adam Zampa RPS	9.58	5	5	17.0	115	12	6/19	6.76	8.58	0	1	0
2	Ben Cutting SRH	16.00	4	4	11.1	80	5	2/20	7.21	13.60	0	0	0
3	Kuldeep Yadav SRH	16.67	3	3	12.0	100	6	3/35	8.33	12.33	0	0	0
4	Yuzvendra Chahal RCB	19.10	13	13	49.1	401	21	4/25	8.17	14.67	1	0	0
5	Dwayne Smith GL	19.13	12	8	18.0	153	8	4/8	8.50	14.13	1	0	0
6	Andre Russell KKR	19.40	12	12	36.3	291	15	4/20	8.02	14.93	1	0	0
7	Kane Richardson SRH	19.43	4	4	14.0	136	7	3/13	9.71	12.29	0	0	0
8	Sreenath Aravind RCB	19.64	9	9	29.1	216	11	2/18	7.42	16.55	0	0	0
9	Dhawal Kulkarni GL	20.22	14	14	49.0	364	18	4/14	7.43	16.50	1	0	4
10	Ashok Dinda RPS	21.00	9	9	30.3	231	11	3/20	7.62	17.45	0	0	2
11	Bhuvneshwar Kumar SRH	21.30	17	17	66.0	490	23	4/29	7.42	18.00	1	0	2
12	Ashish Nehra SRH	23.22	8	8	26.5	209	9	3/15	7.89	18.44	0	0	1
13	Umesh Yadav KKR	23.40	9	9	26.0	234	10	3/28	9.00	16.30	0	0	0
14	Chris Jordan RCB	23.45	9	9	28.0	258	11	4/11	9.21	16.45	1	0	0
15	Chris Morris DC	23.69	12	12	44.0	308	13	2/30	7.00	21.08	0	0	0
16	Shane Watson RCB	24.25	16	16	56.3	485	20	4/29	8.61	18.00	1	0	0
17	Marcus Stoinis PBKS	24.25	7	7	23.0	194	8	4/15	8.43	17.50	1	0	0
18	Sandeep Sharma PBKS	24.40	14	14	50.0	366	15	2/11	7.32	20.60	0	0	1
19	Mustafizur Rahman SRH	24.76	16	16	61.0	421	17	3/16	6.90	22.12	0	0	1
20	Piyush Chawla KKR	24.82	12	11	35.2	273	11	2/21	7.76	19.64	0	0	0
21	Mitchell McClenaghan MI	25.65	14	14	52.8	436	17	4/21	8.26	19.53	1	0	0
22	Amit Mishra DC	26.46	14	14	46.0	344	13	4/11	7.48	21.85	1	0	0
23	Carlos Brathwaite DC	27.00	8	8	23.1	189	7	3/47	8.18	20.43	0	0	0
24	Jasprit Bumrah MI	27.07	14	14	52.0	406	15	3/13	7.81	21.47	0	0	0
25	Imran Tahir DC	27.60	4	4	16.0	138	5	3/24	8.63	19.40	0	0	0
26	Sunil Narine KKR	27.64	11	11	42.4	304	11	3/26	7.17	23.82	0	0	0
27	Pravin Tambe GL	28.60	7	7	16.0	143	5	2/12	8.94	19.40	0	0	0
28	Dwayne Bravo GL	29.06	15	15	56.0	494	17	4/22	8.82	20.47	1	0	0
29	Barinder Sran SRH	29.50	14	14	49.3	413	14	3/28	8.38	22.29	0	0	0
30	Morne Morkel KKR	29.70	10	10	35.3	297	10	2/27	8.41	22.00	0	0	0
31	Axar Patel PBKS	29.85	14	14	47.5	388	13	4/21	8.17	22.62	1	0	0
32	Mohit Sharma PBKS	31.31	14	14	47.9	407	13	3/23	8.50	23.38	0	0	0
33	Chris Gayle RCB	31.50	10	4	10.0	63	2	2/11	6.30	32.50	0	0	0
34	Ravichandran Ashwin RPS	31.90	14	14	44.0	319	10	4/34	7.25	27.80	1	0	0
35	Shivil Koushik GL	32.00	7	7	23.0	192	6	3/20	8.35	23.67	0	0	0
36	Deepak Hooda SRH	32.33	16	6	13.0	97	3	2/16	7.46	26.67	0	0	0
37	Ankit Rajpoot KKR	32.67	4	4	11.0	98	3	1/14	8.91	24.00	0	0	0
38	Zaheer Khan DC	33.70	12	12	43.4	337	10	3/21	7.76	27.10	0	0	1
39	Murugan Ashwin RPS	34.43	10	10	28.3	241	7	3/36	8.52	25.14	0	0	0
40	Moises Henriques SRH	34.58	17	17	52.0	415	12	2/17	7.98	26.50	0	0	0
41	Iqbal Abdulla RCB	35.50	8	8	25.0	213	6	3/40	8.52	25.83	0	0	0
42	Brad Hogg KKR	35.50	5	5	16.0	142	4	3/19	8.88	24.50	0	0	1
43	Thisara Perera RPS	36.22	12	11	32.7	326	9	3/34	9.97	22.44	0	0	0
44	Tim Southee MI	36.56	11	11	43.0	329	9	3/24	7.65	29.78	0	0	0
45	RP Singh RPS	37.00	4	4	12.0	111	3	1/23	9.25	25.33	0	0	0
46	Nathan Coulter-Nile DC	38.00	4	4	15.0	114	3	2/25	7.60	31.00	0	0	0
47	Ravindra Jadeja GL	38.88	15	14	39.7	311	8	2/18	7.83	30.88	0	0	0
48	Krunal Pandya MI	39.33	12	11	31.1	236	6	2/15	7.59	32.33	0	0	0
49	Bipul Sharma SRH	40.33	6	6	14.0	121	3	1/10	8.64	28.00	0	0	0
50	Rajat Bhatia RPS	40.67	10	10	34.0	244	6	2/19	7.18	34.67	0	0	1
51	Harbhajan Singh MI	43.56	14	14	49.0	392	9	2/29	8.00	33.33	0	0	0
52	Praveen Kumar GL	44.56	16	16	50.9	401	9	2/19	7.88	35.44	0	0	1
53	Shakib Al Hasan KKR	48.60	10	9	31.0	243	5	1/14	7.84	38.00	0	0	0
54	Pardeep Sahu PBKS	48.67	5	5	17.3	146	3	2/18	8.44	35.67	0	0	0
55	Mohammed Shami DC	48.80	8	8	25.1	244	5	2/34	9.72	31.20	0	0	0
56	Tabraiz Shamsi RCB	49.00	4	4	16.0	147	3	1/21	9.19	32.00	0	0	0
57	Ishant Sharma RPS	49.33	4	4	15.0	148	3	2/36	9.87	32.33	0	0	0
58	Hardik Pandya MI	51.00	11	10	16.4	153	3	1/7	9.33	35.33	0	0	0
59	Jason Holder KKR	51.50	4	4	13.0	103	2	2/33	7.92	41.50	0	0	0
60	KC Cariappa PBKS	53.00	5	5	17.0	159	3	2/16	9.35	35.00	0	0	0
61	Mitchell Johnson PBKS	53.00	3	3	11.0	106	2	1/35	9.64	34.50	0	0	0
62	Jayant Yadav DC	62.50	5	5	17.0	125	2	1/23	7.35	52.00	0	0	0
63	Shahbaz Nadeem DC	63.50	4	4	15.0	127	2	2/23	8.47	45.50	0	0	0
64	James Faulkner GL	83.50	7	7	17.0	167	2	1/23	9.82	54.00	0	0	0
65	Ankit Sharma RPS	84.00	3	3	11.0	84	1	1/27	7.64	70.00	0	0	0
66	Kyle Abbott PBKS	88.50	5	5	16.0	177	2	1/38	11.06	51.00	0	0	0
67	Shadab Jakati GL	89.00	6	6	20.0	178	2	1/13	8.90	61.50	0	0	0
68	Varun Aaron RCB	113.50	8	8	23.4	227	2	2/37	9.70	77.50	0	0	0
69	Parvez Rasool RCB	129.00	4	4	14.0	129	1	1/31	9.21	84.00	0	0	0
70	Stuart Binny RCB	134.00	12	11	17.0	134	1	1/17	7.88	104.00	0	0	0
71	Harshal Patel SRH	147.00	5	5	14.0	147	1	1/46	10.50	90.00	0	0	0

Bowling Average: Bowling Average · Mat: Matches · Inns: Innings bowled · Ov: Overs bowled · Runs: Runs conceded · Wkts: Wickets · BBI: Best bowling · Econ: Economy rate · SR: Bowling strike rate · 4w: 4-wicket hauls · 5w: 5-wicket hauls · Mdns: Maidens
Qualification: minimum 10 overs bowled, 1 wickets.

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IPL 2016 Best Bowling Average

Frequently asked questions

Who had the best bowling average in IPL 2016?

Adam Zampa led with a bowling average of 9.58 in IPL 2016.

Who were the top Bowlers in IPL 2016?

The top three were Adam Zampa (9.58), Ben Cutting (16), and Kuldeep Yadav (16.67).

How often is the IPL bowling average leaderboard updated?

This leaderboard shows the final standings from the completed season. All statistics are compiled from official match data.

How do you qualify for the IPL 2016 bowling average table?

A player needs a minimum 10 overs bowled, 1 wickets to appear on this leaderboard, so a single standout match cannot top the table. 71 players qualify in IPL 2016.