Best economy rate in Indian Premier League
2008–2026 · minimum 100 overs · from 1,243 matches with ball-by-ball data
| # | Player | Span | Inns | Econ | Overs | Wkts | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anil Kumble | 2008–2010 | 42 | 6.58 | 160.5 | 45 | 23.51 |
| 2 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 2008–2014 | 66 | 6.68 | 254 | 63 | 26.92 |
| 3 | Sunil Narine | 2012–2026 | 200 | 6.79 | 775.1 | 207 | 25.42 |
| 4 | Daniel Vettori | 2008–2012 | 34 | 6.79 | 129.3 | 28 | 31.39 |
| 5 | Dale Steyn | 2008–2020 | 95 | 6.92 | 362.4 | 97 | 25.86 |
| 6 | Johan Botha | 2009–2015 | 34 | 6.92 | 115.4 | 25 | 32.00 |
| 7 | Rahul Sharma | 2010–2014 | 44 | 7.02 | 154.4 | 40 | 27.15 |
| 8 | Harbhajan Singh | 2008–2021 | 160 | 7.08 | 569.2 | 150 | 26.87 |
| 9 | Lasith Malinga | 2009–2019 | 122 | 7.14 | 471.1 | 170 | 19.80 |
| 10 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 2009–2025 | 217 | 7.20 | 785 | 187 | 30.22 |
| 11 | Moeen Ali | 2018–2025 | 57 | 7.23 | 142.2 | 41 | 25.10 |
| 12 | Iqbal Abdulla | 2008–2017 | 48 | 7.23 | 153.2 | 40 | 27.73 |
| 13 | Murali Kartik | 2008–2014 | 55 | 7.25 | 191.3 | 31 | 44.77 |
| 14 | Shane Warne | 2008–2011 | 54 | 7.27 | 199 | 57 | 25.39 |
| 15 | Rashid Khan | 2017–2026 | 153 | 7.28 | 588.2 | 179 | 23.92 |
| 16 | Dirk Nannes | 2009–2013 | 29 | 7.29 | 107.4 | 28 | 28.04 |
| 17 | Jasprit Bumrah | 2013–2026 | 158 | 7.34 | 605.1 | 187 | 23.75 |
| 18 | Pragyan Ojha | 2008–2015 | 90 | 7.37 | 316.3 | 89 | 26.20 |
| 19 | Amit Mishra | 2008–2024 | 162 | 7.38 | 561.5 | 174 | 23.82 |
| 20 | JP Duminy | 2009–2018 | 49 | 7.38 | 113 | 23 | 36.26 |
| 21 | Suresh Raina | 2008–2019 | 69 | 7.39 | 151.2 | 25 | 44.72 |
| 22 | Yusuf Pathan | 2008–2019 | 82 | 7.40 | 191.1 | 42 | 33.69 |
| 23 | Rajat Bhatia | 2008–2017 | 91 | 7.41 | 272.4 | 71 | 28.45 |
| 24 | Axar Patel | 2014–2026 | 173 | 7.43 | 596.3 | 139 | 31.88 |
| 25 | Shakib Al Hasan | 2011–2021 | 70 | 7.44 | 247.2 | 63 | 29.19 |
| 26 | Yuvraj Singh | 2008–2018 | 73 | 7.44 | 144.5 | 36 | 29.92 |
| 27 | Brett Lee | 2008–2013 | 38 | 7.51 | 145.5 | 25 | 43.80 |
| 28 | Mitchell Santner | 2019–2026 | 35 | 7.51 | 114.3 | 30 | 28.67 |
| 29 | Munaf Patel | 2008–2017 | 63 | 7.52 | 225.5 | 74 | 22.95 |
| 30 | Ryan Harris | 2009–2013 | 37 | 7.55 | 138.4 | 45 | 23.27 |
| 31 | Shahbaz Nadeem | 2011–2021 | 70 | 7.56 | 235.5 | 48 | 37.17 |
| 32 | Krunal Pandya | 2016–2026 | 147 | 7.58 | 450.1 | 107 | 31.87 |
| 33 | Siddharth Trivedi | 2008–2013 | 75 | 7.59 | 251 | 65 | 29.29 |
| 34 | Zaheer Khan | 2008–2017 | 99 | 7.59 | 366.4 | 102 | 27.27 |
| 35 | Morné Morkel | 2009–2016 | 70 | 7.69 | 271.3 | 77 | 27.13 |
| 36 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 2013–2022 | 38 | 7.70 | 142.5 | 48 | 22.92 |
| 37 | Ravindra Jadeja | 2008–2026 | 237 | 7.71 | 709 | 180 | 30.36 |
| 38 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 2011–2026 | 206 | 7.71 | 766.4 | 226 | 26.16 |
| 39 | Varun Chakravarthy | 2019–2026 | 94 | 7.72 | 355.4 | 111 | 24.73 |
| 40 | Praveen Kumar | 2008–2017 | 119 | 7.73 | 420.4 | 90 | 36.12 |
| 41 | Pravin Tambe | 2013–2016 | 33 | 7.75 | 110 | 28 | 30.46 |
| 42 | Imran Tahir | 2014–2021 | 59 | 7.76 | 219.2 | 82 | 20.77 |
| 43 | Washington Sundar | 2017–2026 | 68 | 7.77 | 195.4 | 40 | 38.00 |
| 44 | Wayne Parnell | 2011–2023 | 33 | 7.78 | 120.3 | 35 | 26.77 |
| 45 | Rahul Chahar | 2017–2026 | 79 | 7.78 | 282.2 | 75 | 29.28 |
| 46 | Irfan Pathan | 2008–2017 | 101 | 7.78 | 340.3 | 80 | 33.11 |
| 47 | Ashish Nehra | 2008–2017 | 88 | 7.85 | 318 | 106 | 23.54 |
| 48 | Pawan Negi | 2012–2019 | 42 | 7.87 | 119.2 | 34 | 27.62 |
| 49 | Jacques Kallis | 2008–2014 | 89 | 7.90 | 290.2 | 65 | 35.28 |
| 50 | R. P. Singh | 2008–2016 | 82 | 7.90 | 295.5 | 90 | 25.98 |