IPL 2018 · Season leaderboard
Best bowling average
Best bowling average, IPL 2018: L Ngidi — 14.18 Average (R/W).
Lowest bowling averages (runs per wicket) across IPL career. Lower is better.
| # | Player | Average (R/W) | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L NgidiCSK | 14.18 | 156 legal deliveries |
| 2 | AJ TyePBKS | 18.67 | 336 legal deliveries |
| 3 | AS RajpootPBKS | 20.27 | 157 legal deliveries |
| 4 | Mujeeb Ur RahmanPBKS | 20.64 | 248 legal deliveries |
| 5 | UT YadavRCB | 20.90 | 319 legal deliveries |
| 6 | HH PandyaMI | 21.17 | 256 legal deliveries |
| 7 | S GopalRR | 21.45 | 186 legal deliveries |
| 8 | JC ArcherRR | 21.67 | 233 legal deliveries |
| 9 | Rashid KhanSRH | 21.81 | 408 legal deliveries |
| 10 | JJ BumrahMI | 21.88 | 324 legal deliveries |
| 11 | A MishraDC | 22.00 | 222 legal deliveries |
| 12 | B LaughlinRR | 23.44 | 126 legal deliveries |
| 13 | KH PandyaMI | 23.67 | 241 legal deliveries |
| 14 | MJ McClenaghanMI | 23.71 | 240 legal deliveries |
| 15 | CR WoakesRCB | 23.75 | 110 legal deliveries |
| 16 | HV PatelDC | 23.86 | 105 legal deliveries |
| 17 | M MarkandeMI | 24.53 | 264 legal deliveries |
| 18 | Kuldeep YadavKKR | 24.59 | 308 legal deliveries |
| 19 | TA BoultDC | 25.89 | 316 legal deliveries |
| 20 | B StanlakeSRH | 26.00 | 96 legal deliveries |
| 21 | M Prasidh KrishnaKKR | 26.00 | 168 legal deliveries |
| 22 | S KaulSRH | 26.05 | 396 legal deliveries |
| 23 | GJ MaxwellDC | 26.40 | 96 legal deliveries |
| 24 | SN ThakurCSK | 26.94 | 280 legal deliveries |
| 25 | IS SodhiRR | 27.00 | 138 legal deliveries |
All IPL 2018 leaderboards: /season/ipl-2018 · Across all seasons: all-time best bowling average.
Provenance. Derived from the IPL historical SETU snapshot (Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL 2018), cricsheet.org under CC BY 3.0. Sample-size floors enforced.