IPL 2011 · Season leaderboard
Most powerplay wickets (overs 1–6)
Most powerplay wickets (overs 1–6), IPL 2011: R Ashwin — 12 PP wickets.
Most wickets taken in powerplay overs across IPL career. Measures early-over bowling impact.
| # | Player | PP wickets | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R AshwinCSK | 12 | 168 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 2 | I SharmaDECCAN-CHARGERS | 11 | 174 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 3 | MM PatelMI | 10 | 162 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 4 | Iqbal AbdullaKKR | 8 | 126 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 5 | RP SinghKOCHI-TUSKERS-KERALA | 8 | 198 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 6 | S AravindRCB | 8 | 144 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 7 | IK PathanDC | 7 | 168 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 8 | S SreesanthKOCHI-TUSKERS-KERALA | 7 | 132 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 9 | AC ThomasPUNE-WARRIORS-INDIA | 6 | 132 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 10 | DW SteynDECCAN-CHARGERS | 6 | 138 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 11 | JA MorkelCSK | 6 | 174 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 12 | P KumarPBKS | 6 | 210 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 13 | SL MalingaMI | 6 | 144 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 14 | Z KhanRCB | 6 | 198 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 15 | Harbhajan SinghMI | 5 | 114 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 16 | R Vinay KumarKOCHI-TUSKERS-KERALA | 5 | 90 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 17 | DE BollingerCSK | 4 | 138 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 18 | M MorkelDC | 4 | 132 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 19 | RJ HarrisPBKS | 4 | 120 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 20 | AB DindaDC | 3 | 66 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 21 | AN AhmedMI | 3 | 48 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 22 | BA BhattPBKS | 3 | 60 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 23 | DT ChristianDECCAN-CHARGERS | 3 | 66 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 24 | J BothaRR | 3 | 72 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
| 25 | SB WaghPUNE-WARRIORS-INDIA | 3 | 84 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6) |
All IPL 2011 leaderboards: /season/ipl-2011 · Across all seasons: all-time most powerplay wickets (overs 1–6).
Provenance. Derived from the IPL historical SETU snapshot (Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL 2011), cricsheet.org under CC BY 3.0. Sample-size floors enforced.