100 wickets in a tournament like IPL is not an easy task as it needs the bowler to be consistent and on the top of his form throughout the seasons. Very few bowlers have mastered the uphill task of bowling in the T20 format against some of the world-beaters in batting.
Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lankan pacer, is the fastest to attain 100 IPL Wickets in IPL in 70 innings.
Here are the top ten bowlers who are the quickest to reach 100 IPL wickets in terms of innings bowled. You can find the list of batters who are the fastest to 1000 IPL runs here.
Fastest to 100 IPL Wickets
| PLAYERS | MATCHES TO 100 WICKETS |
|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 64 |
| Lasith Malinga | 70 |
| Harshal Patel | 81 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 81 |
| Rashid Khan | 83 |
| Amit Mishra | 83 |
| Ashish Nehra | 83 |
| Trent Boult | 84 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 84 |
| Sunil Narine | 86 |
Stats Insights
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the fastest Indian to reach 100 wickets in IPL. He took 81 innings to reach the triple digits in wickets, followed by Amit Mishra in 83. Mishra is also the fastest spinner to reach the landmark in the tournament.
Ashish Nehra tops the chart for any left-handed bowlers in the Indian Premier League.
The South African legend Dale Steyn retired with 97 wickets in his 95 matches career. Also, Mohit Sharma, who used to play for CSK, has 92 wickets in his 86 matches career. Both these pacers would have easily made this list if they could reach the magical number.
The current fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Harshal Patel, and Andre Russell are expected to make this list.
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