#1 - Leader
James Faulkner
Gujarat Titans
2
Five Wicket Hauls
60Inn
2Wkts
20.80SR
8.69Eco
Bowling Records - IPL All Time
Most Five Wickets By a Bowler
All Seasons
#2 - Second
Jaydev Unadkat
Sunrisers Hyderabad
2
Five Wicket Hauls
115Inn
2Wkts
20.62SR
8.94Eco
#3 - Third
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
2
Five Wicket Hauls
194Inn
2Wkts
21.38SR
7.72Eco
Bowling Insights
IPL Most 5-Wicket Hauls leaderboard
The IPL most 5-wicket hauls list highlights five-for performances across all IPL seasons. These are rare, elite spells that swing games decisively.
Names like James Faulkner, Jaydev Unadkat and Bhuvneshwar Kumar show who can run through lineups. This leaderboard captures bowling ceiling more than volume.
Key insights
- James Faulkner leads with 2.0 5W.
- Gap to #2 (Jaydev Unadkat) is 0.0 5W.
- Top three: James Faulkner, Jaydev Unadkat and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
- James Faulkner economy rate: 8.69.
Top players mentioned
- James Faulkner 5W 2.0
- Jaydev Unadkat 5W 2.0
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5W 2.0
- Jasprit Bumrah 5W 2.0
- Amit Mishra 5W 1.0
| # | Player | Inn | 5W | SR | Eco | 3W | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jasprit Bumrah | 149 | 2 | 18.73 | 7.27 | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Amit Mishra | 162 | 1 | 19.37 | 7.38 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Andrew Tye | 30 | 1 | 16.29 | 8.59 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Sohail Tanvir | 11 | 1 | 11.23 | 6.46 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ishant Sharma | 117 | 1 | 25.20 | 8.38 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | V Chakravarthy | 85 | 1 | 19.24 | 7.68 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 175 | 1 | 17.19 | 7.97 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | Akash Madhwal | 17 | 1 | 15.30 | 10.06 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Yash Thakur | 21 | 1 | 17.72 | 10.43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Mitchell Starc | 50 | 1 | 16.29 | 8.65 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | AD Mascarenhas | 13 | 1 | 16.21 | 6.94 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Arshdeep Singh | 85 | 1 | 18.16 | 9.07 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Adam Zampa | 22 | 1 | 15.06 | 8.38 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Anil Kumble | 42 | 1 | 21.44 | 6.58 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | 119 | 1 | 17.93 | 8.77 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Ravindra Jadeja | 228 | 1 | 23.69 | 7.68 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Umran Malik | 26 | 1 | 17.00 | 9.40 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Harbhajan Singh | 160 | 1 | 22.77 | 7.08 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Mark Wood | 5 | 1 | 10.91 | 8.95 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Sunil Narine | 190 | 1 | 22.74 | 6.81 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Lasith Malinga | 122 | 1 | 16.63 | 7.15 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 37 | 1 | 17.35 | 8.41 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Alzarri Joseph | 22 | 1 | 20.67 | 9.55 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Lakshmipathy Balaji | 73 | 1 | 19.89 | 8.05 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Andre Russell | 121 | 1 | 14.68 | 9.51 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Sandeep Sharma | 141 | 1 | 20.80 | 8.12 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Ankit Rajpoot | 29 | 1 | 22.04 | 9.23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Hardik Pandya | 110 | 1 | 21.02 | 9.23 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Munaf Patel | 63 | 1 | 18.31 | 7.52 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | H V Patel | 119 | 1 | 16.36 | 8.92 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
FAQs
Who leads most five-wicket hauls in IPL history?
James Faulkner leads the IPL most five-wicket hauls list with 2.0 5W.
How is this leaderboard calculated?
Players are ranked by most five-wicket hauls totals, with innings, strike rate and economy shown for context.
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.