IPL 2021 bowling averages
Updated , after Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight RidersMoises Henriques leads IPL on bowling average: 11.25 from 5 matches (Punjab Kings) · Shahbaz Ahmed (13.14) and Harshal Patel (14.34) next
| # | Player · last 3 inningsPlayer | Team | Last 3 innings · newest first | Bowling Average | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Econ | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moises Henriques
PBKS 0/93/121/5 | 
PBKS | 0/93/121/5 | 11.25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10.0 | 45 | 4 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Shahbaz Ahmed
RCB 0/211/292/10 | 
RCB | 0/211/292/10 | 13.14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 14.0 | 92 | 7 | 6.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Harshal Patel
RCB 2/191/343/33 |
RCB | 2/191/343/33 | 14.34 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 56.2 | 459 | 32 | 8.15 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Jason Holder
SRH 4/521/272/32 |
SRH | 4/521/272/32 | 15.44 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31.5 | 247 | 16 | 7.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Anrich Nortje
DC 2/311/312/24 | 
DC | 2/311/312/24 | 15.58 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30.2 | 187 | 12 | 6.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Abhishek Sharma
SRH 2/40/90/8 |
SRH | 2/40/90/8 | 16.00 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10.0 | 64 | 4 | 6.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Chris Woakes
DC 1/422/222/18 |
DC | 1/422/222/18 | 16.40 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 82 | 5 | 7.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Andre Russell
KKR 1/280/373/9 | 
KKR | 1/280/373/9 | 17.09 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 19.0 | 188 | 11 | 9.89 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Lockie Ferguson
KKR 0/561/262/30 |
KKR | 0/561/262/30 | 17.23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30.0 | 224 | 13 | 7.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Amit Mishra
DC 1/271/304/24 |
DC | 1/271/304/24 | 18.00 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 108 | 6 | 7.71 | 1 | 0 |
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| 11 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | MI | 18.14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20.0 | 127 | 7 | 6.35 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | Avesh Khan | DC | 18.75 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 61.0 | 450 | 24 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Dwayne Bravo | CSK | 18.79 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33.4 | 263 | 14 | 7.81 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Kieron Pollard | MI | 19.00 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 13.1 | 95 | 5 | 7.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Arshdeep Singh | PBKS | 19.00 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 41.2 | 342 | 18 | 8.27 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Ravi Bishnoi | PBKS | 19.17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36.0 | 230 | 12 | 6.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Jasprit Bumrah | MI | 19.52 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55.0 | 410 | 21 | 7.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Axar Patel | DC | 20.40 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46.0 | 306 | 15 | 6.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RCB | 20.78 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 53.0 | 374 | 18 | 7.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Mohammed Shami | PBKS | 20.79 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52.4 | 395 | 19 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Rashid Khan | SRH | 20.83 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56.0 | 375 | 18 | 6.70 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Shivam Mavi | KKR | 21.18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 32.1 | 233 | 11 | 7.24 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | Sunil Narine | KKR | 22.56 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56.0 | 361 | 16 | 6.45 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | Chris Jordan | PBKS | 24.00 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.0 | 96 | 4 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Rahul Chahar | MI | 24.46 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 43.0 | 318 | 13 | 7.40 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | Varun Chakaravarthy | KKR | 24.89 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 68.0 | 448 | 18 | 6.59 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Lungi Ngidi | CSK | 25.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 125 | 5 | 10.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Chris Morris | RR | 25.07 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41.0 | 376 | 15 | 9.17 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | Shardul Thakur | CSK | 25.10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 59.5 | 527 | 21 | 8.81 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Lalit Yadav | DC | 25.25 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14.0 | 101 | 4 | 7.21 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Tom Curran | DC | 26.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.2 | 104 | 4 | 9.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Pat Cummins | KKR | 26.33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26.5 | 237 | 9 | 8.83 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Ravindra Jadeja | CSK | 26.62 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 49.0 | 346 | 13 | 7.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Josh Hazlewood | CSK | 26.64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35.0 | 293 | 11 | 8.37 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Moeen Ali | CSK | 26.83 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 25.2 | 161 | 6 | 6.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Harpreet Brar | PBKS | 27.80 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23.0 | 139 | 5 | 6.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Prasidh Krishna | KKR | 29.25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38.3 | 351 | 12 | 9.12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Kyle Jamieson | RCB | 29.89 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28.0 | 269 | 9 | 9.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Kagiso Rabada | DC | 30.40 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 56.0 | 456 | 15 | 8.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Chetan Sakariya | RR | 30.43 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52.0 | 426 | 14 | 8.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | Kartik Tyagi | RR | 31.00 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 124 | 4 | 8.86 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Mustafizur Rahman | RR | 31.14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51.5 | 436 | 14 | 8.41 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Trent Boult | MI | 31.23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51.2 | 406 | 13 | 7.91 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Tim Southee | KKR | 31.67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 95 | 3 | 7.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Mohammed Siraj | RCB | 32.09 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 52.0 | 353 | 11 | 6.79 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Deepak Chahar | CSK | 32.21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 54.0 | 451 | 14 | 8.35 | 2 | 0 | |
| 47 | Vijay Shankar | SRH | 33.33 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11.0 | 100 | 3 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | Siddarth Kaul | SRH | 35.29 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30.0 | 247 | 7 | 8.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Sam Curran | CSK | 36.44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33.0 | 328 | 9 | 9.94 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | Daniel Christian | RCB | 38.75 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 16.4 | 155 | 4 | 9.30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | Jhye Richardson | PBKS | 39.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 117 | 3 | 10.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | Washington Sundar | RCB | 39.33 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16.0 | 118 | 3 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | Jaydev Unadkat | RR | 42.00 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22.0 | 168 | 4 | 7.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | Riley Meredith | PBKS | 42.25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17.0 | 169 | 4 | 9.94 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | Rahul Tewatia | RR | 42.50 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 37.0 | 340 | 8 | 9.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | Adam Milne | MI | 43.67 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 131 | 3 | 9.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | Khaleel Ahmed | SRH | 43.80 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27.0 | 219 | 5 | 8.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Glenn Maxwell | RCB | 45.00 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 16.0 | 135 | 3 | 8.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | George Garton | RCB | 45.00 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15.0 | 135 | 3 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | Shakib Al Hasan | KKR | 46.75 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26.0 | 187 | 4 | 7.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | Ravichandran Ashwin | DC | 47.14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 44.4 | 330 | 7 | 7.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | Umran Malik | SRH | 48.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 96 | 2 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | Krunal Pandya | MI | 53.00 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 33.1 | 265 | 5 | 7.99 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SRH | 55.83 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 42.0 | 335 | 6 | 7.98 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | Marcus Stoinis | DC | 58.50 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11.1 | 117 | 2 | 10.48 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | Jayant Yadav | MI | 65.00 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17.0 | 130 | 2 | 7.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | Sandeep Sharma | SRH | 67.67 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23.3 | 203 | 3 | 8.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | Deepak Hooda | PBKS | 68.00 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 16.0 | 136 | 2 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Fabian Allen | PBKS | 90.00 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11.0 | 90 | 1 | 8.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | Nathan Ellis | PBKS | 90.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 90 | 1 | 8.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | Ishant Sharma | DC | 97.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 97 | 1 | 8.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Murugan Ashwin | PBKS | 97.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 97 | 1 | 8.82 | 0 | 0 | |
Bowling Average: bowling average · Mat: matches · Inns: innings · Ov: overs · Runs: runs conceded · Wkts: wickets · Econ: economy rate · 4w: 4-wicket hauls · 5w: 5-wicket hauls · Last 3 innings: in this competition, newest first
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IPL 2021 Bowling Averages
Moises Henriques topped IPL on bowling average (11.25) for Punjab Kings, ahead of Shahbaz Ahmed (13.14) and Harshal Patel (14.34). The IPL 2021 bowling average leaderboard ranks the 72 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. These are the final standings from the IPL 2021 season. Qualification: minimum 1 wickets.
Frequently asked questions
Who had the best bowling average in IPL 2021?
Moises Henriques led IPL 2021 with a bowling average of 11.25 from 5 matches, at an economy of 4.5. Shahbaz Ahmed was second on 13.14 and Harshal Patel third on 14.34. A player needs a minimum 1 wickets to be ranked. The table ranks every player in IPL 2021 by bowling average, with their team and matches.
Who were the top bowlers in IPL 2021?
The top three bowlers in IPL 2021 were Moises Henriques (11.25 in 5 matches), Shahbaz Ahmed (13.14 in 9 matches) and Harshal Patel (14.34 in 15 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.