Top 5 Wicket-Takers Of IPL 2021
Published - 26 Sep 2021, 07:37 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:56 AM
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Top 5 Wicket-Takers Of IPL 2021. It’s been an enthralling second half of IPL 2021 thus far. While CSK and DC have continued to dominate the season, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore have had a tough time so far. Contrary to everyone’s expectations, Kolkata Knight Riders have moved up to the top half of the table after registering two consecutive wins in two matches.
The pitches have been much on the slower side. The stickiness of the surface has made it hard for the batsmen to take on the bowlers right from the onset. The fast bowlers who possess different variations have enjoyed bowling here.
Out of 8 matches played in the second leg thus far, only one high scoring game has been played between Rajasthan and Punjab. The teams possessing a good bunch of different variety of bowlers are likely to be more successful going ahead in the tournament. In this article, here’s a look at the top five wicket-takers in the tournament this season.
Top 5 Wicket-Takers Of IPL 2021
Arshdeep Singh: 13 wickets in 8 matches
Averaging 15.69, he has managed to pick 13 wickets in 8 matches this season. In the recent high scoring encounter against Rajasthan Royals, he picked his maiden five wicket-haul in IPL and helped Punjab restrict RR to 185 in the first innings. Arshdeep returned with figures of 5 for 32 in 4 overs in that match.
Mohammed Shami: 13 wickets in 10 matches
Mohammed Shami has been in supreme form, of late. He was sensational with the ball in the last two games for Punjab in UAE. He bowled great yorkers in the death overs against Rajasthan Royals and managed to pick 3 for 21 in 4 overs. The next game saw him getting both David Warner and Kane Williamson out in his first two overs. He finished with figures of 2 for 14 in 4 overs, including a maiden over and thereby helped the team register their fourth win of this season.
Overall, Shami has managed to pick 13 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 20.69. He is currently sitting fourth on the list.
Chris Morris: 14 wickets in 8 matches
Chris Morris played a stellar role with the ball in the India leg of IPL 2021 for Rajasthan Royals. He was consistently amongst the wickets and overall picked 14 wickets in 7 matches. Though, he hasn’t made a great start to his campaign in the second leg.
Rajasthan Royals’ first match in UAE against Punjab saw him conceding 47 runs in four overs without getting any wicket. He was dropped from the side for the next game.
Chris Morris currently has the third most number of wickets in IPL 2021. In 8 matches, he has managed to pick 14 wickets at an average of 19.36.
Avesh Khan: 15 wickets in 10 matches
In a bid to play Steve Smith at number three, Delhi Capitals didn’t play Anrich Nortje in the India leg of IPL 2021. In Nortje’s absence, Avesh Khan became Delhi’s hero with the ball. He has been the find for them this year. He helped the team pick wickets at crucial stages in the team. Though, in his first two matches in IPL 2021 UAE, leg he has only managed to pick a solitary wicket.
Overall, he has the second-most number of wickets in IPL 2021 thus far. In 10 matches, Khan has managed to claim 15 wickets at an average of 19.13.
Harshal Patel: 19 wickets in 9 matches
RCB’s seamer, Harshal Patel is head and shoulders above the rest of the bowlers in the list. In just 9 games, he has picked 19 wickets at an average of 15.53, including a five-wicket haul. Patel was crucial to RCB’s fortunes in the first leg of the tournament.
He picked wickets in a pack and kept his team on top for the most part of the season. Though, he hasn’t been able to replicate similar performances in UAE. And as a result of that, RCB have lost both the games they have played in the second half of the tournament. Harshal Patel ought to come good in the upcoming matches if RCB fancies their chances of making it into the IPL 2021 playoffs.
*Stats update till 26/09/21.
