The 20th over of a T20 innings guarantees high-voltage drama between bat and ball. With that comes a lot of pressure, and one must be highly skilled and efficient at what they do.
The one who conquers over the other in this phase takes the game home. Hence, teams trust their death over specialist bowlers to put a lid on the opponent batters.
The bowlers have the task of conceding fewer runs while bowling first or defending the total while bowling second. In that process, a few bowlers have outfoxed batters with their bowling mastery.
This article glances at the top 10 bowlers with the most wickets in the 20th over in IPL history.
Most Wickets in 20th Over in IPL
| Player | Wickets in 20th Over | Innings | Balls Bowled | Econ. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bravo | 39 | 62 | 351 | 10.41 |
| Harshal Patel | 35 | 38 | 214 | 10.31 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 32 | 45 | 255 | 10.70 |
| Vinay Kumar | 22 | 38 | 213 | 10.67 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 21 | 23 | 123 | 9.17 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 21 | 33 | 191 | 11.90 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 20 | 24 | 127 | 13.18 |
| Trent Boult | 19 | 27 | 155 | 9.83 |
| Lasith Malinga | 19 | 28 | 158 | 9.41 |
| Mohammed Shami | 18 | 22 | 125 | 12.19 |
Key Insights
Dwayne Bravo tops the chart with the most wickets in the 20th over in the IPL. The Trinidadian seamer racked up 39 wickets while bowling the last over of an IPL innings.
These 39 wickets contribute to 38.23 percent of the 102 scalps Bravo picked up in death overs. And it forms 21.31 percent of his overall 183 IPL career wickets.
111 of the 351 balls bowled by Bravo in the last over were dot balls. And he is the only bowler with more than 100 dot balls.
