5 highest wicket-takers in the IPL history

#3 Piyush Chawla

The UP spinner was a part of the WC winning squad in 2011

The Indian discard leg-spinner Piyush Chawla stands third in the highest wicket-takers’ list. The batsmen find it hard to tackle Piyush Chawla‘s googly. Chawla started his IPL career with Kings XI Punjab before moving to the Shahrukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders a few seasons later.

He has taken 140 wickets in 144 IPL matches with an economy rate of 7.71. Chawla has proven to be a worth all-rounder with some match-winning innings in crucial matches for his team.

#2 Amit Mishra

Mishra has the record of most IPL hat-tricks to his name

Amit Mishra is a well-known leg-spinner from India. Mishra started his IPL career playing for the Delhi Daredevils. He then played for the Deccan Chargers before moving to the Sunrisers Hyderabad and returning to the DD squad again after a few seasons.

The spin wizard has taken 146 wickets in the 136 matches he has played with an economy of 7.39. Amit is also the man with most (3) hat-tricks in the IPL history. The right arm wrist spinner can be hailed as one pioneer of the leg-spinners’ revolution in the shortest format of the game.