#1 - Leader
Ish Sodhi
Rajasthan Royals
5.87
Economy
6Inn
5.87Wkts
27.60SR
5.87Eco
Bowling Records - IPL Season 2018
IPL Season 2018: Best Economy Rate by a Bowler
All Seasons
2018
#2 - Second
Lungi Ngidi
Chennai Super Kings
6.00
Economy
7Inn
6.00Wkts
14.18SR
6.00Eco
#3 - Third
Rashid Khan
Sunrisers Hyderabad
6.74
Economy
17Inn
6.74Wkts
19.43SR
6.74Eco
Bowling Insights - IPL 2018
IPL 2018 Best Economy leaderboard
The IPL 2018 best economy list ranks bowlers by runs conceded per over in IPL 2018 (minimum 50 balls). It highlights control, discipline, and the ability to squeeze scoring in high-pressure overs.
Names like Ish Sodhi, Lungi Ngidi and Rashid Khan show who consistently keeps batters in check. Use strike rate alongside economy to compare control versus wicket-taking impact.
Key insights
- Ish Sodhi leads with 5.87 Eco.
- Gap to #2 (Lungi Ngidi) is 0.13 Eco.
- Top three: Ish Sodhi, Lungi Ngidi and Rashid Khan.
- Ish Sodhi economy rate: 5.87.
Top players mentioned
- Ish Sodhi Eco 5.87
- Lungi Ngidi Eco 6.0
- Rashid Khan Eco 6.74
- Sandeep Lamichhane Eco 6.83
- Jasprit Bumrah Eco 6.89
| # | Player | Inn | Eco | SR | Eco | 3W | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sandeep Lamichhane | 3 | 6.83 | 14.40 | 6.83 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 6.89 | 19.06 | 6.89 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 11 | 6.99 | 17.71 | 6.99 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | K H Pandya | 13 | 7.07 | 20.08 | 7.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Amit Mishra | 10 | 7.14 | 18.50 | 7.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 14 | 7.26 | 25.00 | 7.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | D L Chahar | 12 | 7.28 | 22.90 | 7.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Moeen Ali | 5 | 7.37 | 26.33 | 7.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ravindra Jadeja | 14 | 7.39 | 22.36 | 7.39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sandeep Sharma | 12 | 7.57 | 22.00 | 7.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | R Shreyas Gopal | 10 | 7.61 | 16.91 | 7.61 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Sunil Narine | 16 | 7.66 | 21.53 | 7.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 12 | 7.67 | 30.78 | 7.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Gowtham K | 15 | 7.80 | 21.82 | 7.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Umesh Yadav | 14 | 7.86 | 15.95 | 7.86 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | R K Tewatia | 8 | 7.86 | 22.00 | 7.86 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Andrew Tye | 14 | 8.00 | 14.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Shakib Al Hasan | 17 | 8.00 | 24.43 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ravi Ashwin | 14 | 8.09 | 30.40 | 8.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Billy Stanlake | 4 | 8.12 | 19.20 | 8.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Kuldeep Singh Yadav | 16 | 8.14 | 18.12 | 8.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Ben Stokes | 12 | 8.19 | 27.75 | 8.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Glenn Maxwell | 10 | 8.25 | 19.20 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Siddharth Kaul | 17 | 8.29 | 18.86 | 8.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Mitchell McClenaghan | 11 | 8.30 | 17.14 | 8.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mayank Markande | 14 | 8.36 | 17.60 | 8.36 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Mustafizur Rahman | 7 | 8.36 | 23.57 | 8.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jofra Archer | 10 | 8.37 | 15.53 | 8.37 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Axar Patel | 8 | 8.38 | 52.00 | 8.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Piyush Chawla | 15 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 8.41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Harbhajan Singh | 12 | 8.48 | 27.29 | 8.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Ankit Rajpoot | 8 | 8.52 | 14.27 | 8.52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Daniel Christian | 4 | 8.54 | 17.75 | 8.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Colin de Grandhomme | 7 | 8.60 | 45.00 | 8.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Trent Boult | 14 | 8.85 | 17.56 | 8.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardik Pandya | 13 | 8.93 | 14.22 | 8.93 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Mohammed Siraj | 11 | 8.95 | 22.36 | 8.95 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Shane Watson | 11 | 8.96 | 28.00 | 8.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Liam Plunkett | 7 | 9.00 | 37.50 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Tim Southee | 8 | 9.00 | 34.80 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Imran Tahir | 6 | 9.10 | 20.67 | 9.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Shardul Thakur | 13 | 9.24 | 17.50 | 9.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Carlos Brathwaite | 4 | 9.25 | 12.20 | 9.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | M Prasidh Krishna | 7 | 9.29 | 16.80 | 9.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Karan Sharma | 5 | 9.37 | 14.25 | 9.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Andre Russell | 15 | 9.38 | 17.46 | 9.38 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Dhawal Kulkarni | 8 | 9.48 | 29.75 | 9.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | DJ Willey | 3 | 9.50 | 30.00 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | H V Patel | 5 | 9.54 | 15.00 | 9.54 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | MS Washington Sundar | 7 | 9.60 | 30.00 | 9.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Shivam Mavi | 9 | 9.64 | 33.60 | 9.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Jaydev Unadkat | 15 | 9.66 | 27.45 | 9.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Kulwant Khejroliya | 3 | 9.88 | 32.50 | 9.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Ben Cutting | 7 | 9.88 | 51.00 | 9.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Dwayne Bravo | 16 | 9.96 | 22.93 | 9.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Ben Laughlin | 7 | 10.05 | 14.00 | 10.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Chris Morris | 4 | 10.21 | 28.00 | 10.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Mitchell Johnson | 6 | 10.29 | 63.00 | 10.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Chris Woakes | 5 | 10.36 | 13.75 | 10.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Barinder Singh Sran | 6 | 10.41 | 33.00 | 10.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Mohammed Shami | 4 | 10.41 | 27.67 | 10.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Shahbaz Nadeem | 6 | 10.73 | 30.00 | 10.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Aavesh Khan | 6 | 10.74 | 28.50 | 10.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Mohit Sharma | 9 | 10.85 | 25.43 | 10.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Marcus Stoinis | 6 | 10.91 | 22.00 | 10.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Basil Thampi | 4 | 11.21 | 12.20 | 11.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Tom Curran | 5 | 11.61 | 10.17 | 11.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Corey Anderson | 3 | 13.27 | 17.33 | 13.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FAQs
Who leads best economy in IPL 2018?
Ish Sodhi leads IPL 2018 with 5.87 Eco.
Is there a minimum balls filter for this ranking?
Yes. Bowlers are included after bowling a minimum of 50 balls.
How often is this updated?
We update these leaderboards after each IPL season using ball-by-ball data.
Where does the data come from?
The underlying ball-by-ball data is sourced from Cricsheet.