If there is one bowler who makes T20 bowling look easy, it is Rashid Khan. The Afghan leg-spinner is a champion bowler who plays domestic T20 leagues worldwide with sheer success.
Rashid first played in the IPL in 2017 for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and tasted success immediately by picking up 17 wickets with appreciable bowling metrics.
He was the lead spin bowler of SRH until 2021, as he moved to the new franchise, Gujarat Titans, in 2022 and continued his dream run there. As a vice-captain, he tasted his first-ever IPL championship title with GT in their first year.
The table below lists the wickets and other bowling metrics of Rashid Khan in all IPL seasons.
Rashid Khan IPL Wickets Every Season
| SEASON | Team | WICKETS | MATCHES | AVERAGE | ECONOMY | STRIKE RATE | BEST BOWLING | 4-WKT HAULS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SRH | 17 | 14 | 21.06 | 6.63 | 19.06 | 3/19 | 0 |
| 2018 | SRH | 21 | 17 | 21.81 | 6.74 | 19.43 | 3/19 | 0 |
| 2019 | SRH | 17 | 15 | 22.18 | 6.28 | 21.18 | 3/21 | 0 |
| 2020 | SRH | 20 | 16 | 17.2 | 5.38 | 19.2 | 3/7 | 0 |
| 2021 | SRH | 18 | 14 | 20.83 | 6.7 | 18.67 | 3/36 | 0 |
| 2022 | GT | 19 | 16 | 22.16 | 6.6 | 20.16 | 4/24 | 1 |
| 2023 | GT | 27 | 17 | 20.44 | 8.24 | 14.89 | 4/30 | 1 |
| 2024 | GT | 10 | 12 | 36.70 | 8.40 | 26.20 | 2/38 | 0 |
| 2025 | GT | 7 | 9 | 43.14 | 8.88 | 29.1 | 2/10 | 0 |
| OVERALL | 156 | 130 | 22.78 | 6.96 | 19.6 | 4/24 | 2 |
Key Insights
Rashid’s best bowling figure of 4/24 came in 2022 against Lucknow Super Giants.
Rashid has picked up 20+ wickets in three seasons – 2018, 2020, and 2023. Except for 2024, he has taken 15 or more wickets in all seasons.
The Afghan star picked his first IPL hat-trick in 2023, playing for GT against Kolkata Knight Riders as the captain. Check the list of bowlers with hat-tricks in the league here.
Rashid bowled with an economy rate of less than seven in six consecutive seasons from 2017 to 2022.
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