IPL 2017: Top 5 economical bowlers in IPL history

#1 Sunil Narine - 6.35 rpo

Sunil Narine is the most economical bowler in IPL history with an economy rate of just 6.17

The West Indies spinner first came into prominence at the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 where he took the tournament’s best figures of 3/8 against Chennai Super Kings while playing for Trinidad & Tobago. A few months later, he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders and made a significant impact immediately as he produced one brilliant spell after another throughout the 2012 IPL.

Kolkata Knight Riders were eventually crowned champions of the tournament and Narine was adjudged Player of the Tournament thus making it the first time that a bowler was given that award at the IPL. Narine ended the tournament with 24 wickets which was the second-highest number of wickets for the tournament, and he did so at an impressive economy rate of 5.47.

The West Indian soon became KKR’s prized possession for the next two years and helped them to a second IPL title in 2014 where he once again was the second highest wicket-taker of the competition with 21 wickets at an economy rate of 6.35.

Narine wasn’t in the best of form in IPL 2015 and IPL 2016 but he has still managed to keep himself as the most economical bowler in IPL history with an economy rate of 6.17 and picked up 85 wickets.