IPL History: Top 5 most economical bowlers

#2 Anil Kumble - 6.57 in 42 innings

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Anil Kumble led his home team, Royal Challengers Bangalore to the finals in the next season before retiring from the IPL in 2010. ‘Jumbo’ was a street-smart bowler who used to generate extra bounce off the surface with his awkward over the arm action.

The former Indian Test captain was one of the first few spinners who started to bowl in the powerplays during the IPL. He outsmarted various talented batsmen with his accurate and precise bowling and made sure to contain runs if he couldn’t get any wickets.

Kumble has played 42 matches in his IPL career all with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He ended up with 45 wickets at an astonishing economy rate of 6.57.

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#1 Sunil Narine - 6.53 in 97 innings

Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine is an extremely talented cricketer who has the ability to win matches singlehandedly for his team. A potential match winner, the Trinidadian has tremendous all-round skills which makes him a valuable asset for any T20 franchise.

Kolkata Knight Riders bought Sunil Narine in 2012 as an excellent off spinning bowling option. Under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir, he helped his team to IPL glory in the very first season followed by another successful season in 2014. The 30-year-old was also declared the ‘Most Valuable Player’ in the last IPL on the back of some consistent all-round performances.

Narine has been an integral part of the squad ever since his debut. In the process, he has taken 112 wickets in 97 IPL innings at an incredible economy rate of 6.53.