Pune Warriors's batting ace Yuvraj Singh has a unique bowling record, with two hat-tricks, in the IPL, the feat only matched by Sunrisers Hyderabad leg-spinner Amit Mishra.
Mumbai Indians pacer Lasith Malinga holds the record for most wickets in the IPL, a tally of 83 wickets in 56 matches, with Mishra second on 74 wickets from 59 matches.
Check out all the bowling records in details:
Best bowling figures
| Bowler | Wkts | Runs | Balls | For | Vs | Venue | Year |
| Sohail Tanvir | 6 | 14 | 24 | RR | CSK | Jaipur | 2008 |
| A Kumble | 5 | 5 | 19 | RCB | RR | Cape Town | 2009 |
| Ishant Sharma | 5 | 12 | 18 | DC | KTK | Kochi | 2011 |
| SL Malinga | 5 | 13 | 22 | MI | DD | Delhi | 2011 |
| RA Jadeja | 5 | 16 | 24 | CSK | DC | Visakhapatnam | 2012 |
| A Mishra | 5 | 17 | 24 | DD | DC | Delhi | 2008 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 5 | 18 | 24 | MI | CSK | Mumbai WS | 2011 |
| SP Narine | 5 | 19 | 24 | KKR | KXIP | Kolkata | 2012 |
| MM Patel | 5 | 21 | 24 | MI | KXIP | Mohali | 2011 |
| L Balaji | 5 | 24 | 24 | CSK | KXIP | Chennai | 2008 |
| AD Mascarenhas | 5 | 25 | 24 | KXIP | PWI | Mohali | 2012 |
Hat-tricks
| Bowler | For | Vs | Venue | Year |
| L Balaji (5-24) | CSK | KXIP | Chennai | 2008 |
| A Mishra (5-17) | DD | DC | Delhi | 2008 |
| M Ntini (4-21) | CSK | KKR | Kolkata | 2008 |
| Yuvraj Singh (3-22) | KXIP | RCB | Durban | 2009 |
| RG Sharma (4-6) | DC | MI | Centurion | 2009 |
| Yuvraj Singh (3-13) | KXIP | DC | Johannesburg | 2009 |
| Praveen Kumar (3-18) | RCB | RR | Bangalore | 2010 |
| A Mishra (4-9) | DC | KXIP | Dharamsala | 2011 |
| A Chandila (4-13) | RR | PWI | Jaipur | 2012 |
Most wickets in a tournament (# Purple cap winner)
| Bowler | For | Year | Mts | Wkts | Best | Avg | 5W | RPO |
| SL Malinga # | MI | 2011 | 16 | 28 | 5-13 | 13.39 | 1 | 5.95 |
| M Morkel # | DD | 2012 | 16 | 25 | 4-20 | 18.12 | 0 | 7.19 |
| SP Narine | KKR | 2012 | 15 | 24 | 5-19 | 13.50 | 1 | 5.48 |
| RP Singh # | DC | 2009 | 16 | 23 | 4-22 | 18.13 | 0 | 6.99 |
| SL Malinga | MI | 2012 | 14 | 22 | 4-16 | 15.91 | 0 | 6.31 |
| Sohail Tanvir # | RR | 2008 | 11 | 22 | 6-14 | 12.09 | 1 | 6.46 |
| MM Patel | MI | 2011 | 15 | 22 | 5-21 | 16.27 | 1 | 6.59 |
| A Kumble | RCB | 2009 | 16 | 21 | 5-5 | 16.52 | 1 | 5.86 |
| S Aravind | RCB | 2011 | 13 | 21 | 4-14 | 17.52 | 0 | 8.00 |
| PP Ojha # | DC | 2010 | 16 | 21 | 3-26 | 20.43 | 0 | 7.29 |
| R Ashwin | CSK | 2011 | 16 | 20 | 3-16 | 19.40 | 0 | 6.16 |
Leading wicket-takers
| Player | Team | Mts | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | RpO | SR | 5W |
| SL Malinga | MI | 56 | 1302 | 1381 | 83 | 5-13 | 16.64 | 6.36 | 15.69 | 1 |
| A Mishra | DD / DC | 59 | 1292 | 1530 | 74 | 5-17 | 20.68 | 7.11 | 17.46 | 1 |
| RP Singh | DC /KTK /MI | 67 | 1464 | 1892 | 74 | 4-22 | 25.57 | 7.75 | 19.78 | 0 |
| PP Chawla | KXIP | 71 | 1434 | 1819 | 73 | 4-17 | 24.92 | 7.61 | 19.64 | 0 |
| MM Patel | RR / MI | 57 | 1223 | 1504 | 70 | 5-21 | 21.49 | 7.38 | 17.47 | 1 |
| PP Ojha | DC / MI | 63 | 1297 | 1548 | 69 | 3-21 | 22.43 | 7.16 | 18.80 | 0 |
| JA Morkel | CSK | 70 | 1381 | 1899 | 69 | 4-32 | 27.52 | 8.25 | 20.01 | 0 |
| IK Pathan | KXIP / DD | 73 | 1533 | 1975 | 66 | 3-24 | 29.92 | 7.73 | 23.23 | 0 |
| Zaheer Khan | MI / RCB | 62 | 1382 | 1783 | 64 | 3-21 | 27.86 | 7.74 | 21.59 | 0 |
| R Vinay Kumar | KTK / RCB | 61 | 1212 | 1664 | 61 | 4-40 | 27.28 | 8.24 | 19.87 | 0 |
Best economy rates (Minimum 10 overs)
| RpO | Player | Team | Mts | Wkts | Best | Avg | SR | 5W |
| 5.48 | SP Narine | KKR | 15 | 24 | 5-19 | 13.50 | 14.79 | 1 |
| 6.09 | MJ Clarke | PWI | 6 | 2 | 1-12 | 33.50 | 33.00 | 0 |
| 6.14 | A Chandila | RR | 4 | 5 | 4-13 | 17.20 | 16.80 | 0 |
| 6.22 | R Ashwin | CSK | 49 | 49 | 3-16 | 22.96 | 22.14 | 0 |
| 6.36 | SL Malinga | MI | 56 | 83 | 5-13 | 16.64 | 15.69 | 1 |
| 6.37 | Iqbal Abdulla | KKR | 28 | 21 | 3-24 | 25.33 | 23.86 | 0 |
| 6.44 | AG Murtaza | MI ,PWI | 9 | 6 | 2-18 | 36.50 | 34.00 | 0 |
| 6.46 | Sohail Tanvir | RR | 11 | 22 | 6-14 | 12.09 | 11.23 | 1 |
| 6.49 | M Muralitharan | CSK ,KTK ,RCB | 55 | 57 | 3-11 | 24.47 | 22.63 | 0 |
Best bowling in a match (Minimum 4 overs)
| RPO | Player | O | M | R | W | For | Vs | Venue | Year |
| 1.50 | A Nehra | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | DD | KXIP | Bloemfontein | 2009 |
| 1.50 | FH Edwards | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | DC | KKR | Cape Town | 2009 |
| 1.75 | R Sharma | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | PWI | MI | Mumbai DYP | 2011 |
| 2.00 | Mohd Hafeez | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | KKR | DC | Kolkata | 2008 |
| 2.00 | M Muralitharan | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | CSK | KXIP | Durban | 2009 |
| 2.00 | B Lee | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | KKR | CSK | Kolkata | 2011 |
| 2.00 | Praveen Kumar | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | KXIP | RCB | Bangalore | 2012 |
| 2.00 | BW Hilfenhaus | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | CSK | RR | Jaipur | 2012 |
| 2.00 | DW Steyn | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | DC | RCB | Hyderabad | 2012 |
Most runs conceded in a match
| Player | O | M | R | W | RPO | For | Vs | Venue | Year |
| VR Aaron | 4 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 15.75 | DD | CSK | Chennai | 2012 |
| RP Singh | 4 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 14.75 | DC | KKR | Hyderabad | 2008 |
| SK Trivedi | 4 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 14.75 | RR | KXIP | Mohali | 2011 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 4 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 14.50 | KKR | DC | Johannesburg | 2009 |
| P Amarnath | 4 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 14.25 | CSK | MI | Chennai | 2008 |
| JA Morkel | 4 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 14.00 | CSK | RR | Chennai | 2010 |
| VR Singh | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 14.00 | KXIP | MI | Mumbai WS | 2008 |
| AN Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 14.00 | MI | RCB | Chennai | 2011 |
| MM Patel | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 13.75 | RR | DC | Hyderabad | 2008 |
| MM Patel | 4 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 13.75 | RR | CSK | Chennai | 2008 |
| Amit Singh | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 13.75 | RR | DC | Jaipur | 2012 |
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