#1 - Leader
Ravi Bishnoi
Rajasthan Royals
8.67
Strike Rate
4Inn
8.67Wkts
8.67SR
8.77Eco
Bowling Records - IPL Season 2026
IPL Season 2026: Best Strike Rate by a Bowler
All Seasons
2026
#2 - Second
M Prasidh Krishna
Gujarat Titans
9.60
Strike Rate
4Inn
9.60Wkts
9.60SR
9.50Eco
#3 - Third
A Kamboj
Chennai Super Kings
11.00
Strike Rate
4Inn
11.00Wkts
11.00SR
10.70Eco
Bowling Insights - IPL 2026
IPL 2026 Best Strike Rate leaderboard
The IPL 2026 best strike rate list ranks bowlers by balls per wicket in IPL 2026 (minimum 50 balls). It measures how quickly a bowler takes wickets rather than just containment.
Leaders such as Ravi Bishnoi, M Prasidh Krishna and A Kamboj break partnerships early and often. Pair strike rate with economy to identify balanced wicket-takers.
Key insights
- Ravi Bishnoi leads with 8.67 SR.
- Gap to #2 (M Prasidh Krishna) is 0.93 SR.
- Top three: Ravi Bishnoi, M Prasidh Krishna and A Kamboj.
- Ravi Bishnoi economy rate: 8.77.
Top players mentioned
- Ravi Bishnoi SR 8.67
- M Prasidh Krishna SR 9.6
- A Kamboj SR 11.0
- Vijaykumar Vyshak SR 12.0
- Shardul Thakur SR 13.5
| # | Player | Inn | SR | SR | Eco | 3W | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vijaykumar Vyshak | 3 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 10.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Shardul Thakur | 3 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 12.89 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | K H Pandya | 3 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 10.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | N Burger | 4 | 14.40 | 14.40 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Vaibhav G Arora | 3 | 14.40 | 14.40 | 11.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Prince Yadav | 4 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 8.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Harsh Dubey | 4 | 15.60 | 15.60 | 8.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jofra Archer | 4 | 15.60 | 15.60 | 8.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 3 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 9.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Shivang Kumar | 3 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 8.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 18.80 | 18.80 | 8.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 10.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Rashid Khan | 4 | 19.20 | 19.20 | 6.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jaydev Unadkat | 4 | 19.25 | 19.25 | 10.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Abhinandan Singh | 3 | 19.33 | 19.33 | 12.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Aavesh Khan | 3 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 10.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 8.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 20.50 | 20.50 | 9.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Mukesh Kumar | 4 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 9.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ashok Sharma | 4 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 10.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Kartik Tyagi | 3 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 11.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | E Malinga | 4 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 11.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 22.50 | 22.50 | 10.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Thangarasu Natarajan | 4 | 22.50 | 22.50 | 9.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Mohammed Shami | 4 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DS Rathi | 3 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Kuldeep Singh Yadav | 4 | 26.00 | 26.00 | 9.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Mohammed Siraj | 4 | 28.00 | 28.00 | 9.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Axar Patel | 4 | 28.00 | 28.00 | 7.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Matthew Henry | 3 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Sunil Narine | 3 | 33.00 | 33.00 | 7.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Marco Jansen | 3 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 8.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 42.00 | 42.00 | 10.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | S K K Ahmed | 4 | 78.00 | 78.00 | 9.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Noor Ahmad | 4 | 78.00 | 78.00 | 11.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FAQs
Who leads best strike rate in IPL 2026?
Ravi Bishnoi leads IPL 2026 with 8.67 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.