IPL 2012 · Season leaderboard
Best bowling average
Best bowling average, IPL 2012: SP Narine — 13.50 Average (R/W).
Lowest bowling averages (runs per wicket) across IPL career. Lower is better.
| # | Player | Average (R/W) | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP NarineKKR | 13.50 | 355 legal deliveries |
| 2 | L BalajiKKR | 14.73 | 180 legal deliveries |
| 3 | AD MascarenhasPBKS | 15.00 | 96 legal deliveries |
| 4 | DW SteynDECCAN-CHARGERS | 15.83 | 280 legal deliveries |
| 5 | SL MalingaMI | 15.91 | 333 legal deliveries |
| 6 | RJ HarrisPBKS | 16.25 | 108 legal deliveries |
| 7 | Shakib Al HasanKKR | 16.25 | 180 legal deliveries |
| 8 | BW HilfenhausCSK | 16.64 | 204 legal deliveries |
| 9 | M MuralitharanRCB | 17.33 | 240 legal deliveries |
| 10 | KK CooperRR | 17.40 | 144 legal deliveries |
| 11 | M MorkelDC | 18.12 | 378 legal deliveries |
| 12 | AB DindaPUNE-WARRIORS-INDIA | 18.78 | 144 legal deliveries |
| 13 | DE BollingerCSK | 19.63 | 108 legal deliveries |
| 14 | JEC FranklinMI | 20.17 | 90 legal deliveries |
| 15 | A Ashish ReddyDECCAN-CHARGERS | 21.55 | 163 legal deliveries |
| 16 | P NegiDC | 21.71 | 132 legal deliveries |
| 17 | KA PollardMI | 21.88 | 263 legal deliveries |
| 18 | P AwanaPBKS | 21.88 | 282 legal deliveries |
| 19 | RA JadejaCSK | 22.75 | 210 legal deliveries |
| 20 | Azhar MahmoodPBKS | 23.50 | 256 legal deliveries |
| 21 | UT YadavDC | 23.84 | 366 legal deliveries |
| 22 | Pankaj SinghRR | 24.29 | 126 legal deliveries |
| 23 | PP OjhaMI | 24.44 | 180 legal deliveries |
| 24 | MM PatelMI | 24.47 | 280 legal deliveries |
| 25 | KP AppannaRCB | 24.67 | 102 legal deliveries |
All IPL 2012 leaderboards: /season/ipl-2012 · Across all seasons: all-time best bowling average.
Provenance. Derived from the IPL historical SETU snapshot (Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL 2012), cricsheet.org under CC BY 3.0. Sample-size floors enforced.