#1 - Leader
Andre Russell
Kolkata Knight Riders
10.36
Strike Rate
8Inn
10.36Wkts
10.36SR
9.89Eco
Bowling Records - IPL Season 2021
IPL Season 2021: Best Strike Rate by a Bowler
All Seasons
2021
#2 - Second
H V Patel
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
10.56
Strike Rate
15Inn
10.56Wkts
10.56SR
8.15Eco
#3 - Third
James Neesham
Mumbai Indians
10.80
Strike Rate
3Inn
10.80Wkts
10.80SR
7.33Eco
Bowling Insights - IPL 2021
IPL 2021 Best Strike Rate leaderboard
The IPL 2021 best strike rate list ranks bowlers by balls per wicket in IPL 2021 (minimum 50 balls). It measures how quickly a bowler takes wickets rather than just containment.
Leaders such as Andre Russell, H V Patel and James Neesham break partnerships early and often. Pair strike rate with economy to identify balanced wicket-takers.
Key insights
- Andre Russell leads with 10.36 SR.
- Gap to #2 (H V Patel) is 0.2 SR.
- Top three: Andre Russell, H V Patel and James Neesham.
- Andre Russell economy rate: 9.89.
Top players mentioned
- Andre Russell SR 10.36
- H V Patel SR 10.56
- James Neesham SR 10.8
- Jason Holder SR 11.94
- Shahbaz Ahmed SR 12.0
| # | Player | Inn | SR | SR | Eco | 3W | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jason Holder | 8 | 11.94 | 11.94 | 7.76 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Shahbaz Ahmed | 6 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 6.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Chris Woakes | 3 | 13.20 | 13.20 | 7.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Arshdeep Singh | 12 | 13.78 | 13.78 | 8.27 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Lockie Ferguson | 8 | 13.85 | 13.85 | 7.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Amit Mishra | 4 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 7.79 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Lungi Ngidi | 3 | 14.40 | 14.40 | 10.42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dwayne Bravo | 11 | 14.43 | 14.43 | 7.81 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Abhishek Sharma | 6 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 6.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Moises Henriques | 5 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Anrich Nortje | 8 | 15.17 | 15.17 | 6.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Aavesh Khan | 16 | 15.25 | 15.25 | 7.38 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 15.71 | 15.71 | 7.45 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | KA Pollard | 9 | 15.80 | 15.80 | 7.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Chris Morris | 11 | 16.40 | 16.40 | 9.17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Mohammed Shami | 14 | 16.63 | 16.63 | 7.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Venkatesh Iyer | 4 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 8.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Tom Curran | 3 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 9.18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Shardul Thakur | 16 | 17.10 | 17.10 | 8.81 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 5 | 17.14 | 17.14 | 6.35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Shivam Mavi | 9 | 17.55 | 17.55 | 7.24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 15 | 17.67 | 17.67 | 7.06 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Anderson Cummins | 7 | 17.89 | 17.89 | 8.83 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ravi Bishnoi | 9 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 6.39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Chris Jordan | 4 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Axar Patel | 12 | 18.40 | 18.40 | 6.65 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Kyle Jamieson | 9 | 18.67 | 18.67 | 9.61 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Rashid Khan | 14 | 18.67 | 18.67 | 6.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Josh Hazlewood | 9 | 19.09 | 19.09 | 8.37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | M Prasidh Krishna | 10 | 19.25 | 19.25 | 9.12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | R D Chahar | 11 | 19.85 | 19.85 | 7.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Lalit Yadav | 5 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 7.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Sunil Narine | 14 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 6.45 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Kartik Tyagi | 4 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 8.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jhye Richardson | 3 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 10.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Vijay Shankar | 5 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sam Curran | 9 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 9.94 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Mustafizur Rahman | 14 | 22.21 | 22.21 | 8.41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Chetan Sakariya | 14 | 22.29 | 22.29 | 8.19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Kagiso Rabada | 15 | 22.40 | 22.40 | 8.14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Ravindra Jadeja | 16 | 22.62 | 22.62 | 7.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | V Chakravarthy | 17 | 22.67 | 22.67 | 6.59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | D L Chahar | 15 | 23.14 | 23.14 | 8.35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Trent Boult | 14 | 23.69 | 23.69 | 7.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Tim Southee | 3 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 7.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Daniel Christian | 9 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 9.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Moeen Ali | 10 | 25.33 | 25.33 | 6.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Riley Meredith | 5 | 25.50 | 25.50 | 9.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Siddharth Kaul | 8 | 25.71 | 25.71 | 8.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Harpreet Brar | 7 | 27.60 | 27.60 | 6.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | R K Tewatia | 13 | 27.75 | 27.75 | 9.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Adam Milne | 4 | 28.00 | 28.00 | 9.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Mohammed Siraj | 15 | 28.36 | 28.36 | 6.79 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | GHS Garton | 5 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | MS Washington Sundar | 6 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Glenn Maxwell | 6 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 8.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | S K K Ahmed | 7 | 32.40 | 32.40 | 8.11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Jaydev Unadkat | 6 | 33.00 | 33.00 | 7.64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Marcus Stoinis | 8 | 33.50 | 33.50 | 10.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Umran Malik | 3 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Ravi Ashwin | 13 | 38.29 | 38.29 | 7.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Shakib Al Hasan | 8 | 39.00 | 39.00 | 7.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | K H Pandya | 12 | 39.80 | 39.80 | 7.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 11 | 42.00 | 42.00 | 7.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Sandeep Sharma | 7 | 47.00 | 47.00 | 8.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Deepak Jagbir Hooda | 7 | 48.00 | 48.00 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Jayant Yadav | 5 | 51.00 | 51.00 | 7.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Fabian Allen | 3 | 66.00 | 66.00 | 8.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Nathan Ellis | 3 | 66.00 | 66.00 | 8.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | M Ashwin | 3 | 66.00 | 66.00 | 8.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Ishant Sharma | 3 | 72.00 | 72.00 | 8.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FAQs
Who leads best strike rate in IPL 2021?
Andre Russell leads IPL 2021 with 10.36 SR.
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.