we're getting into the nerdy-but-awesome bowling stats now 😎🎯
When it comes to economy rate in the IPL, it's all about control, discipline, and making life miserable for batters.
Here’s your answer:
🥇 Best Economy Rate in IPL History (min. 200 balls bowled)
Sunil Narine 🧙♂️ – KKR Legend
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🧤 Economy Rate: ~6.6 runs per over
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🌀 Style: Mystery off-spinner
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📊 Overs Bowled: 500+
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🎯 Key Feature: Almost unhittable in the Powerplay & middle overs
💬 “Narine doesn’t just bowl overs—he builds pressure like a vice grip.”
🥈 Other Bowlers With Elite Economy:
| Bowler |
Econ Rate |
Style |
| Rashid Khan |
~6.7 |
Afghan leggie wizard |
| Anil Kumble (retired) |
~6.5 |
Classic, tight leg-spin |
| Glenn McGrath (short stint) |
~6.6 |
Seam-line master |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
~6.9 |
Mystery spin |
| Washington Sundar |
~7.0 |
Tight off-spin, Powerplay ace |
| Jasprit Bumrah |
~7.3 |
Death overs expert, insane control |
🧠 Notice a pattern? Mystery spinners & top-class pacers = economy beasts.
⚠️ Important:
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Stats are most accurate with a decent sample size (200+ balls bowled)
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Pure death bowlers often have slightly higher economy due to high-risk overs
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Powerplay & middle-over specialists (like Narine, Rashid) keep it super tight
🧠 TL;DR – Who’s The Tightest of Them All?
🎖️ Sunil Narine = King of Economy
📚 Rashid Khan, Bumrah = right behind and consistently elite
🧱 These guys build the foundation for wins—not just with wickets, but by squeezing runs dry.
Want a list of best economy rates in a single season, or best death-over economy? I got all the spicy numbers ready 😏