Ravindra Jadeja registered the best bowling figures of 5/16 for Chennai Super Kings against Deccan Chargers in 2012. He also picked up the most wickets by a left arm spinner (132 wickets). Jadeja is the 3rd highest wicket taker for Chennai Super Kings that is 132 wickets.
Anil Kumble put up one of the best bowling performances in IPL history against Rajasthan Royals in 2009. Representing Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kumble conceded only five runs and picked five wickets in just 3.1 overs. The Rajasthan were bundled out for 58 runs.
West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph recorded the best bowling figures in IPL history for Mumbai Indians in 2019 season. Againast Sunrisers Hyderabad, Joseph gave away only 12 runs in 3.4 overs inculding a maiden. He recorded a six-wicket haul that helped Mumbai defend a 137-run target.
Sohail Tanvir, the Paksitani sensation was the first-ever bowler to win the purple cap in 2008. Against CSK, the Pakistani left-arm pacer took six wickets while conceding only 14 runs during his four-over spell.
In 2017, Bhuvneshwar Kumar registered the best bowling figures of 5/19 for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Punjab Kings. The Indian swing king finished with a bowling figure of 5/19 in the match and till date, he is only one of the three bowlers to claim multiple five-wicket haul in IPL.
Kuldeep Yadav's 4 for 14 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Wankhede in 2022 season, is still the best bowling perofmrace by a Delhi Capitals bowlers in IPL history. The chairman bowler had to bowl only three overs to restrict KKR to 146/9 in that match.
Andre Russell's exceptional bowling figure of 5 for 15 in just two overs is the best by any KKR bowler in their history. In the 2021 season, against Mumbai Indians in Chennai, Russell claimed his best bowling figure. However, KKR lost the match by 10 runs.
Mark Wood registered 4-0-14-5 for Lucknow Super Giants against Delhi Captials in Indian Premier League 2023 in Lucknow. The fast bowler from England has the best bowling figure by any English player in Indian Premier League history.
During the 2018 IPL, Ankit Rajpoot, an uncapped Indian pacer, came under limelight after his five-wicket haul for Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab). He achieved the feat in a group fixture against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Despite his top-notch performance, Punjab ended up losing the low-scoring clash by 13 runs.
In Qualifier 2 of the 2023 IPL, Mohit Sharma took 5 for 10 in just 2.2 overs in Ahmedabad. It was hit spell that helped Gujarat Titans beat Mumbai Indians by a huge margin of 62 runs.
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