Most powerplay wickets (overs 1–6)

About the Leaderboard

Most wickets taken in powerplay overs (overs 1–6) across IPL career. Measures early-over bowling impact. Minimum 18 legal deliveries in powerplay.

Data covers 1,242 matches across 19 seasons (2007/08 – 2026).

All-Time Career (2007/08 – 2025)

• 1. B Kumar (PUNE WARRIORS INDIA, CBS, SRH) – 80 wickets (2339 legal deliveries)
• 2. TA Boult (DC, KKR, MI, RR, SRH) – 72 wickets (1612 legal deliveries)
• 3. DL Chahar (CSK, MI, RISING PUNE SUPERGIANT) – 66 wickets (1503 legal deliveries)
• 4. Sandeep Sharma (PBKS, SRH) – 62 wickets (1690 legal deliveries)
• 5. UT Yadav (DC, GT, KKR, RCB) – 58 wickets (1452 legal deliveries)
• 6. I Sharma (DC, DECCAN CHARGERS, GT, KKR, PBKS, RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS, SRH) – 57 wickets (1521 legal deliveries)
• 7. Z Khan (DC, MI, RCB) – 52 wickets (1292 legal deliveries)
• 8. Mohammed Shami (DC, GT, KKR, PBKS, SRH) – 51 wickets (1478 legal deliveries)
• 9. R Ashwin (CSK, DC, PBKS, RISING PUNE SUPERGIANT, RR) – 50 wickets (1252 legal deliveries)
• 10. Mohammed Siraj (GT, RCB, SRH) – 45 wickets (1182 legal deliveries)
• 11. DS Kulkarni (GUJARAT LIONS, MI, RR) – 44 wickets (1018 legal deliveries)
• 12. JJ Bumrah (MI) – 41 wickets (1144 legal deliveries)
• 13. A Nehra (CSK, DC, MI, PUNE WARRIORS INDIA, SRH) – 40 wickets (1093 legal deliveries)
• 14. P Kumar (GUJARAT LIONS, MI, PBKS, RCB, SRH) – 40 wickets (1572 legal deliveries)
• 15. SL Malinga (MI) – 37 wickets (1110 legal deliveries)
• 16. Arshdeep Singh (PBKS) – 36 wickets (828 legal deliveries)
• 17. KK Ahmed (CSK, DC, SRH) – 36 wickets (900 legal deliveries)
• 18. M Morkel (DC, KKR, RR) – 36 wickets (906 legal deliveries)
• 19. MM Sharma (CSK, DC, GT, PBKS) – 36 wickets (858 legal deliveries)
• 20. RP Singh (DECCAN CHARGERS, KOCHI TUSKERS KERALA, MI, RCB, RISING PUNE SUPERGIANT) – 35 wickets (1002 legal deliveries)
• 21. DW Steyn (DECCAN CHARGERS, GUJARAT LIONS, RCB, SRH) – 34 wickets (1140 legal deliveries)
• 22. JA Morkel (CSK, DC, RCB, RISING PUNE SUPERGIANT) – 34 wickets (900 legal deliveries)
• 23. K Rabada (DC, GT, PBKS) – 34 wickets (819 legal deliveries)
• 24. SR Watson (CSK, RCB, RR) – 34 wickets (834 legal deliveries)
• 25. AB Dinda (DC, KKR, PUNE WARRIORS INDIA, RCB, RISING PUNE SUPERGIANT) – 33 wickets (810 legal deliveries)

Per-Season (2026)

• 1. Kagiso Rabada (GT) – 20 wickets (270 legal deliveries)
• 2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB) – 17 wickets (204 legal deliveries)
• 3. Mohammed Siraj (GT) – 15 wickets (282 legal deliveries)
• 4. Jofra Archer (RR) – 14 wickets (204 legal deliveries)
• 5. Mohammed Shami (LSG) – 9 wickets (180 legal deliveries)
• 6. Arshdeep Singh (PBKS) – 7 wickets (156 legal deliveries)
• 7. Josh Hazlewood (RCB) – 7 wickets (156 legal deliveries)
• 8. Nandre Burger (RR) – 7 wickets (156 legal deliveries)
• 9. AM Ghazanfar (MI) – 7 wickets (60 legal deliveries)
• 10. Prince Yadav (LSG) – 6 wickets (115 legal deliveries)
• 11. Deepak Chahar (MI) – 6 wickets (102 legal deliveries)
• 12. Jacob Duffy (RCB) – 6 wickets (78 legal deliveries)
• 13. Praful Hinge (SRH) – 6 wickets (66 legal deliveries)
• 14. Mukesh Choudhary (CSK) – 5 wickets (108 legal deliveries)
• 15. Rasikh Salam Dar (RCB) – 5 wickets (102 legal deliveries)

Season 2026 includes 15 qualifying players.

Season Leaders

• 2026: Kagiso Rabada – 20 wickets
• 2025: JR Hazlewood – 10 wickets
• 2024: TA Boult – 12 wickets
• 2023: Mohammed Shami – 17 wickets
• 2022: Mohammed Shami – 11 wickets
• 2021: DL Chahar – 10 wickets
• 2020/21: TA Boult – 16 wickets
• 2019: DL Chahar – 15 wickets
• 2018: UT Yadav – 14 wickets
• 2017: MJ McClenaghan – 10 wickets
• 2016: DS Kulkarni – 14 wickets
• 2015: A Nehra – 11 wickets
• 2014: Sandeep Sharma – 13 wickets
• 2013: MG Johnson – 16 wickets
• 2012: M Morkel – 11 wickets
• 2011: R Ashwin – 12 wickets
• 2009/10: WPUJC Vaas – 8 wickets
• 2009: JA Morkel – 11 wickets
• 2007/08: MS Gony – 13 wickets

Sources & Methodology

Derived from the canonical IPL historical SETU snapshot — ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0. Sample-size floor: minimum 18 legal deliveries in powerplay. Claims below this floor are excluded.