#1 - Leader
Moises Henriques
Punjab Kings
4.50
Economy
5Inn
4.50Wkts
15.00SR
4.50Eco
Bowling Records - IPL Season 2021
IPL Season 2021: Best Economy Rate by a Bowler
All Seasons
2021
#2 - Second
Harpreet Brar
Punjab Kings
6.04
Economy
7Inn
6.04Wkts
27.60SR
6.04Eco
#3 - Third
Anrich Nortje
Delhi Capitals
6.16
Economy
8Inn
6.16Wkts
15.17SR
6.16Eco
Bowling Insights - IPL 2021
IPL 2021 Best Economy leaderboard
The IPL 2021 best economy list ranks bowlers by runs conceded per over in IPL 2021 (minimum 50 balls). It highlights control, discipline, and the ability to squeeze scoring in high-pressure overs.
Names like Moises Henriques, Harpreet Brar and Anrich Nortje show who consistently keeps batters in check. Use strike rate alongside economy to compare control versus wicket-taking impact.
Key insights
- Moises Henriques leads with 4.5 Eco.
- Gap to #2 (Harpreet Brar) is 1.54 Eco.
- Top three: Moises Henriques, Harpreet Brar and Anrich Nortje.
- Moises Henriques economy rate: 4.50.
Top players mentioned
- Moises Henriques Eco 4.5
- Harpreet Brar Eco 6.04
- Anrich Nortje Eco 6.16
- Nathan Coulter-Nile Eco 6.35
- Moeen Ali Eco 6.36
| # | Player | Inn | Eco | SR | Eco | 3W | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 5 | 6.35 | 17.14 | 6.35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Moeen Ali | 10 | 6.36 | 25.33 | 6.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ravi Bishnoi | 9 | 6.39 | 18.00 | 6.39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Abhishek Sharma | 6 | 6.40 | 15.00 | 6.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sunil Narine | 14 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 6.45 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Shahbaz Ahmed | 6 | 6.57 | 12.00 | 6.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | V Chakravarthy | 17 | 6.59 | 22.67 | 6.59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Axar Patel | 12 | 6.65 | 18.40 | 6.65 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Rashid Khan | 14 | 6.70 | 18.67 | 6.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mohammed Siraj | 15 | 6.79 | 28.36 | 6.79 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 15 | 7.06 | 17.67 | 7.06 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ravindra Jadeja | 16 | 7.06 | 22.62 | 7.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Shakib Al Hasan | 8 | 7.19 | 39.00 | 7.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lalit Yadav | 5 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 7.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | KA Pollard | 9 | 7.22 | 15.80 | 7.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Shivam Mavi | 9 | 7.24 | 17.55 | 7.24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | James Neesham | 3 | 7.33 | 10.80 | 7.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MS Washington Sundar | 6 | 7.38 | 32.00 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Aavesh Khan | 16 | 7.38 | 15.25 | 7.38 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | R D Chahar | 11 | 7.40 | 19.85 | 7.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Ravi Ashwin | 13 | 7.41 | 38.29 | 7.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 7.45 | 15.71 | 7.45 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Chris Woakes | 3 | 7.45 | 13.20 | 7.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Lockie Ferguson | 8 | 7.47 | 13.85 | 7.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Mohammed Shami | 14 | 7.50 | 16.63 | 7.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jaydev Unadkat | 6 | 7.64 | 33.00 | 7.64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jayant Yadav | 5 | 7.65 | 51.00 | 7.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jason Holder | 8 | 7.76 | 11.94 | 7.76 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Amit Mishra | 4 | 7.79 | 14.00 | 7.79 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Dwayne Bravo | 11 | 7.81 | 14.43 | 7.81 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Trent Boult | 14 | 7.91 | 23.69 | 7.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Tim Southee | 3 | 7.92 | 24.00 | 7.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 11 | 7.98 | 42.00 | 7.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | K H Pandya | 12 | 7.99 | 39.80 | 7.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Umran Malik | 3 | 8.00 | 36.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Chris Jordan | 4 | 8.00 | 18.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ishant Sharma | 3 | 8.08 | 72.00 | 8.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | S K K Ahmed | 7 | 8.11 | 32.40 | 8.11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Venkatesh Iyer | 4 | 8.12 | 17.00 | 8.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Kagiso Rabada | 15 | 8.14 | 22.40 | 8.14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | H V Patel | 15 | 8.15 | 10.56 | 8.15 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Nathan Ellis | 3 | 8.18 | 66.00 | 8.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Fabian Allen | 3 | 8.18 | 66.00 | 8.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Chetan Sakariya | 14 | 8.19 | 22.29 | 8.19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Siddharth Kaul | 8 | 8.23 | 25.71 | 8.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Arshdeep Singh | 12 | 8.27 | 13.78 | 8.27 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | D L Chahar | 15 | 8.35 | 23.14 | 8.35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Josh Hazlewood | 9 | 8.37 | 19.09 | 8.37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Mustafizur Rahman | 14 | 8.41 | 22.21 | 8.41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Glenn Maxwell | 6 | 8.44 | 32.00 | 8.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Deepak Jagbir Hooda | 7 | 8.50 | 48.00 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Sandeep Sharma | 7 | 8.64 | 47.00 | 8.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Shardul Thakur | 16 | 8.81 | 17.10 | 8.81 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | M Ashwin | 3 | 8.82 | 66.00 | 8.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Anderson Cummins | 7 | 8.83 | 17.89 | 8.83 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Kartik Tyagi | 4 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 8.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | GHS Garton | 5 | 9.00 | 30.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Vijay Shankar | 5 | 9.09 | 22.00 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | M Prasidh Krishna | 10 | 9.12 | 19.25 | 9.12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Chris Morris | 11 | 9.17 | 16.40 | 9.17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Tom Curran | 3 | 9.18 | 17.00 | 9.18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | R K Tewatia | 13 | 9.19 | 27.75 | 9.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Daniel Christian | 9 | 9.30 | 25.00 | 9.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Adam Milne | 4 | 9.36 | 28.00 | 9.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Kyle Jamieson | 9 | 9.61 | 18.67 | 9.61 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Andre Russell | 8 | 9.89 | 10.36 | 9.89 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | Sam Curran | 9 | 9.94 | 22.00 | 9.94 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Riley Meredith | 5 | 9.94 | 25.50 | 9.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Lungi Ngidi | 3 | 10.42 | 14.40 | 10.42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Marcus Stoinis | 8 | 10.48 | 33.50 | 10.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Jhye Richardson | 3 | 10.64 | 22.00 | 10.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FAQs
Who leads best economy in IPL 2021?
Moises Henriques leads IPL 2021 with 4.5 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.