Today we bring to you the bowlers who scalped the most wickets in IPL 2021. The tournament was rescheduled from a regular April-June to two phases in April-May and September-October induced by Corona Pandemic. While the first phase of the tournament was hosted in India, the second phase went to UAE. A spectator less tournament mostly at venues, IPL 2021 had some records made by cricketers. Here we read about those bowlers who took the most wickets in IPL 2021.
5. Mohammed Shami
The Uttar Pradesh born Pacer was part of the Punjab Kings team line-up. The pacer features in our list of Cricketers with the most wickets in IPL 2021. Mohammed Shami took 19 wickets in 14 matches that he played in Indian Premier League 2021 at an average of 20.78 & strike rate of 16.63. His best in the season was 3/21 in a season when his economy rate was 7.50.
The Punjab Kings couldn’t reach the playoff despite his performance and performance by KL Rahul–Mayank Agarwal duo.
4. Shardul Thakur
The Maharashtra Pacer was part of the Chennai Super Kings team line-up in the Indian Premier League 2021. The Right arm pacer features in our list of Cricketers with the most wickets in IPL 2021. Shardul Thakur took 21 wickets in 16 matches that he played in Indian Premier League 2021 at an average of 25.09 & strike rate of 17.09. His best in the season was 3/33 in a season when his economy rate was 8.8, the highest average, strike rate and economy rate among the top wicket takers.
His team Chennai Super Kings, led by Great MS Dhoni, won the tournament edition.
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3. Jasprit Bumrah
The India Medium Pacer has been a revelation for Mumbai Indians since joining it as a teenager. The pacer features in our list of Cricketers with the most wickets in IPL 2021. Jasprit Bumrah took 21 wickets in 14 matches that he played in Indian Premier League 2021 at an average of 19.52 & strike rate of 15.71. His best in the season was 3/36 in a season when his economy rate was 7.45.
Mumbai Indians had a horrid tournament and the most balanced team of IPL 2020 finished outside the playoffs.
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2. Avesh Khan
The right arm Medium Pacer was part of the Delhi Capitals team in Indian Premier League 2021. The Indian medium pacer features in our list of Cricketers with the most wickets in IPL 2021. Avesh Khan took 24 wickets in 16 matches that he played in Indian Premier League 2021 at an average of 18.75 & strike rate of 15.25. His best in the season was 4/18 in a season when his economy rate was 7.37.
His team, Delhi Capitals, finished 3rd in the Indian Premier League 2021.
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1. Harshal Patel
The Haryana Pace Bowler was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021. The pacer leads our list of Cricketers with the most wickets in IPL 2021. Harshal Patel took 32 wickets in 15 matches that he played in Indian Premier League 2021 at an average of 14.34 & strike rate of 10.56. His best in the season was 5/27 in a season when his economy rate was 8.14.
His team, Bangalore based franchise, with contributions from him, and Glenn Maxwell finished fourth in the season.
These were the bowlers who led the chart for most wickets in the season 2021. Chennai Super Kings won their 4th Indian Premier League title. Hope you liked this content, don’t forget to put in your comments and questions, if any, that you have visavis the content.
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