Best Bowling Spell in IPL History

Dixit Bhargav | 25/05/2023
Best Bowling Spell in IPL History

Mumbai Indians pacer Akash Madhwal has become the 28th bowler to register a five-wicket haul the Indian Premier League. Madhwal, who managed to achieve the milestone in only his seventh IPL match, has also made a place for himself among the Top Five names in the list of best bowling spell in IPL history.

Sixth MI bowler to pick a five-fer in the IPL, the 29-year old player is only the second bowler after former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Anil Kumble to have dismissed five batters whilst conceding runs in single-digit figures. In fact, Madhwal’s bowling figures are the joint-best when it comes to picking five (and not six) wickets.

Madhwal picked his maiden T20 five-wicket haul in the recently concluded IPL 2023 Eliminator against Lucknow Super Giants at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. First bowler to register a five-fer in an IPL playoff match, Madhwal now has the best bowling figures for a knockout match of the biggest T20 league around the world.

Best bowling figures against this opposition, these are also the best IPL bowling figures at the Chepauk. Speaking of this iconic venue, Mumbai’s latest hero has joined the likes of Laxmipathy Balaji (2008), Ravindra Jadeja (2015), Harshal Patel (2021) and Andre Russell (2021) among bowlers to have dismissed five batters in an IPL match in Chennai.

Speaking of the ongoing 16th season of the IPL, Madhwal has become only the third bowler after Super Giants’ Mark Wood and Sunrisers Hyderabad‘s Bhuvneshwar Kumar to have picked five wickets in a match.

Best Bowling Spell in IPL History

Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wickets Team Opposition Ground Year
Alzarri Joseph 3.4 1 12 6 Indians Sunrisers Hyderabad 2019
Sohail Tanvir 4 0 14 6 Royals Super Kings Jaipur 2008
Adam Zampa 4 0 19 6 Supergiants Sunrisers Visakhapatnam 2016
Anil Kumble 3.1 1 5 5 Royal Challengers Royals Cape Town 2009
Akash Madhwal 3.3 0 5 5 Indians Super Giants Chennai 2023
Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
Akash Madhwal Indian Premier League IPL 2023 LSG Lucknow Super Giants MI Mumbai Indians

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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