IPL History: Top 5 most economical bowlers

#4 Rashid Khan - 6.68 in 31 innings

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Rashid Khan has become a household name all over the world after the leggie made a sensational entry in the international circuit. This Afghanistan prodigy has proved himself over and over again all over the globe as he plays for many franchises. His quicker delivery which skids off the surface is a potent threat to any batsman.

Rashid has this uncanny knack of picking wickets at regular intervals. Not only that, but he is also the fifth most economical bowler in IPL history.

The 20-year-old has played 31 IPL matches in which he has managed 38 scalps to his name with the economy rate of 6.68. He also has the best bowling strike rate of 19.26 among the top five bowlers in this list.

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#3 Muttiah Muralitharan - 6.67 in 66 innings

Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan has the world record of most number of Test wickets (800) to his name. The Sri Lankan legend was not an easy bowler to either hit or defend because of his unusual action. He has destroyed many batting greats with his unconventional off-spin bowling.

In the IPL too, his impact was immense as the batsmen found it difficult to read the ball from his hand. The veteran has represented three franchises - Chennai Super Kings (2008-10), Kochi Tuskers Kerala (2011) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (2012-14) in the IPL.

He was one of those bowlers who could contain runs in the crucial middle bowlers when there were no fielding restrictions. Muralitharan picked 63 wickets in his 66 IPL innings at an economy rate of 6.67.