IPL all-time leaderboard · 2007/08 → 2025
Most powerplay wickets (overs 1–6)
Most wickets taken in powerplay overs across IPL career. Measures early-over bowling impact. Minimum 18 legal deliveries in powerplay.
| # | Player | PP wickets | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B KumarPUNE-WARRIORS-INDIARCBSRH | 80 | 80 wkts · 2542 runs · 2339 balls |
| 2 | TA BoultDCKKRMIRRSRH | 72 | 72 wkts · 1951 runs · 1612 balls |
| 3 | DL ChaharCSKMIRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 66 | 66 wkts · 2002 runs · 1503 balls |
| 4 | Sandeep SharmaPBKSRRSRH | 62 | 62 wkts · 1976 runs · 1690 balls |
| 5 | UT YadavDCGTKKRRCB | 58 | 58 wkts · 1869 runs · 1452 balls |
| 6 | I SharmaDCDECCAN-CHARGERSGTKKRPBKSRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANTSRH | 57 | 57 wkts · 1885 runs · 1521 balls |
| 7 | Z KhanDCMIRCB | 52 | 52 wkts · 1452 runs · 1292 balls |
| 8 | Mohammed ShamiDCGTKKRPBKSSRH | 51 | 51 wkts · 1908 runs · 1478 balls |
| 9 | R AshwinCSKDCPBKSRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANTRR | 50 | 50 wkts · 1480 runs · 1252 balls |
| 10 | Mohammed SirajGTRCBSRH | 45 | 45 wkts · 1637 runs · 1182 balls |
| 11 | DS KulkarniGUJARAT-LIONSMIRR | 44 | 44 wkts · 1271 runs · 1018 balls |
| 12 | JJ BumrahMI | 41 | 41 wkts · 1282 runs · 1144 balls |
| 13 | A NehraCSKDCMIPUNE-WARRIORS-INDIASRH | 40 | 40 wkts · 1366 runs · 1093 balls |
| 14 | P KumarGUJARAT-LIONSMIPBKSRCBSRH | 40 | 40 wkts · 1754 runs · 1572 balls |
| 15 | SL MalingaMI | 37 | 37 wkts · 1166 runs · 1110 balls |
| 16 | Arshdeep SinghPBKS | 36 | 36 wkts · 1190 runs · 828 balls |
| 17 | KK AhmedCSKDCSRH | 36 | 36 wkts · 1249 runs · 900 balls |
| 18 | M MorkelDCKKRRR | 36 | 36 wkts · 1077 runs · 906 balls |
| 19 | MM SharmaCSKDCGTPBKS | 36 | 36 wkts · 1162 runs · 858 balls |
| 20 | RP SinghDECCAN-CHARGERSKOCHI-TUSKERS-KERALAMIRCBRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 35 | 35 wkts · 1195 runs · 1002 balls |
| 21 | DW SteynDECCAN-CHARGERSGUJARAT-LIONSRCBSRH | 34 | 34 wkts · 1199 runs · 1140 balls |
| 22 | JA MorkelCSKDCRCBRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 34 | 34 wkts · 1268 runs · 900 balls |
| 23 | K RabadaDCGTPBKS | 34 | 34 wkts · 1132 runs · 819 balls |
| 24 | SR WatsonCSKRCBRR | 34 | 34 wkts · 986 runs · 834 balls |
| 25 | AB DindaDCKKRPUNE-WARRIORS-INDIARCBRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 33 | 33 wkts · 991 runs · 810 balls |
Sources & methodology
- Derived from the canonical IPL historical SETU snapshot at
data/_season-stats-ipl-historical.json, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0. 1,169 matches across 18 seasons (2007/08 → 2025). - Sample-size floor (doctrine §3.1): Minimum 18 legal deliveries in powerplay. Claims below this floor are excluded.
- Excludes IPL 2026: the current season runs on Sportmonks live data and is surfaced separately at /season/ipl-2026.