IPL 2020/21 · Season leaderboard
Best bowling average
Best bowling average, IPL 2020/21: JJ Bumrah — 14.48 Average (R/W).
Lowest bowling averages (runs per wicket) across IPL career. Lower is better.
| # | Player | Average (R/W) | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJ BumrahMI | 14.48 | 372 legal deliveries |
| 2 | JO HolderSRH | 16.64 | 168 legal deliveries |
| 3 | K RabadaDC | 17.22 | 397 legal deliveries |
| 4 | Rashid KhanSRH | 17.25 | 388 legal deliveries |
| 5 | JC ArcherRR | 18.45 | 334 legal deliveries |
| 6 | L NgidiCSK | 18.56 | 96 legal deliveries |
| 7 | LH FergusonKKR | 18.75 | 122 legal deliveries |
| 8 | TA BoultMI | 18.88 | 348 legal deliveries |
| 9 | CH MorrisRCB | 19.09 | 190 legal deliveries |
| 10 | YS ChahalRCB | 19.29 | 343 legal deliveries |
| 11 | CV VarunKKR | 20.94 | 312 legal deliveries |
| 12 | Mohammed SirajRCB | 21.45 | 163 legal deliveries |
| 13 | MP StoinisDC | 21.77 | 178 legal deliveries |
| 14 | A NortjeDC | 23.27 | 366 legal deliveries |
| 15 | Mohammed ShamiPBKS | 23.40 | 330 legal deliveries |
| 16 | M AshwinPBKS | 23.50 | 189 legal deliveries |
| 17 | Shivam MaviKKR | 23.56 | 156 legal deliveries |
| 18 | Arshdeep SinghPBKS | 24.22 | 149 legal deliveries |
| 19 | SM CurranCSK | 26.46 | 252 legal deliveries |
| 20 | Sandeep SharmaSRH | 26.71 | 312 legal deliveries |
| 21 | SN ThakurCSK | 27.50 | 194 legal deliveries |
| 22 | RD ChaharMI | 28.87 | 318 legal deliveries |
| 23 | JL PattinsonMI | 29.09 | 213 legal deliveries |
| 24 | AD RussellKKR | 29.17 | 108 legal deliveries |
| 25 | SS CottrellPBKS | 29.33 | 120 legal deliveries |
All IPL 2020/21 leaderboards: /season/ipl-2020-21 · Across all seasons: all-time best bowling average.
Provenance. Derived from the IPL historical SETU snapshot (Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL 2020/21), cricsheet.org under CC BY 3.0. Sample-size floors enforced.