Most Expensive Bowling Figures by Indian Bowlers in IPL

While the Indian Premier League has served as a launching pad for elite domestic bowling talent, it has also subjected even the finest Indian pacers to brutal batting onslaughts on unforgiving subcontinental tracks.

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Worst Bowling Spells by Indian Bowlers in IPL History

Player	Bowling Figures (Overs)	Economy	Against	Venue	Date
Mohammed Shami (SRH)	0/75 (4.0)	18.75	PBKS	Hyderabad	12 Apr 2025
Mohit Sharma (GT)	0/73 (4.0)	18.25	DC	Delhi	24 Apr 2024
Basil Thampi (SRH)	0/70 (4.0)	17.50	RCB	Bengaluru	17 May 2018
Yash Dayal (GT)	0/69 (4.0)	17.25	KKR	Ahmedabad	9 Apr 2023
Arshdeep Singh (PBKS)	1/68 (4.0)	17.00	RR	New Chandigarh	28 Apr 2026
Ishant Sharma (SRH)	0/66 (4.0)	16.50	CSK	Hyderabad	8 May 2013
Arshdeep Singh (PBKS)	1/66 (3.5)	17.21	MI	Mohali	3 May 2023
Umesh Yadav (DC)	0/65 (4.0)	16.25	RCB	Delhi	10 May 2013
Sandeep Sharma (PBKS)	1/65 (4.0)	16.25	SRH	Hyderabad	14 May 2014
Khaleel Ahmed (CSK)	0/65 (3.0)	21.66	RCB	Bengaluru	3 May 2025

Key Insights on Most Expensive Spells in IPL by Indian

Mohammed Shami has bowled the most expensive figures among Indian bowlers in the IPL. He bowled a wicketless spell for 75 runs for SRH against PBKS in 2025.

Shami’s figures of 0 for 75 is the second-most expensive spell by any bowler in the league.

Mohit Sharma’s figures of 0 for 73 for GT against DC are the most expensive by an Indian in an away IPL game.

Arshdeep Singh is the only Indian bowler to concede 60 or more runs each in three IPL innings.

Yuzvendra Chahal has delivered the most expensive spell by an Indian spinner in the IPL. He gave away 62 runs for nought for RR against SRH in 2024.

Notably, no other Indian spinner has conceded 60-plus runs in an IPL innings.

Kuldeep Yadav has bowled the most expensive four-wicket haul in the IPL, having leaked 55 runs for DC against SRH in 2024.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shami are the two Indian bowlers to concede 50 or more runs in nine innings each in the IPL.

Prasanth Parameswaran and Harshal Patel have conceded the joint most runs in an over in the IPL. Both conceded 37 runs in one over for Kochi Tuskers Kerala (vs RCB) and RCB (vs CSK) in 2011 and 2021, respectively.

Rahul Sharma (Pune Warriors vs RCB, 2012) and Yash Dayal (GT vs KKR, 2023) are the two Indian bowlers to concede five consecutive sixes in an over in the IPL.

Ravichandran Ashwin has claimed the most expensive figures among Indian captains in the IPL. He went for 53 runs without a wicket for Kings XI Punjab against SRH in 2018.

Anshul Kamboj has recorded the most expensive economy rate in an IPL innings (minimum 12 balls bowled). He had an economy of 23.62 while conceding 63 runs for zero wickets in 2.4 overs for CSK against LSG in 2026. Kamboj also holds the unwanted record for conceding most sixes in a single IPL season (2026).

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