Most Wickets in IPL 2008 Table

In the IPL season 2008, Sohail Tanvir emerged as a best bowler for Rajasthan Royals (RR), exhibiting remarkable consistency by amassing 22 wickets in just 11 innings, boasting an impressive strike rate of 11.22.

Shane Warne led Rajasthan Royals (RR) with 19 wickets in 15 innings, showcasing a strong strike rate of 16.42.

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth explosive bowling for Punjab Kings (PBKS) proved pivotal, as he claimed 19 wickets in 15 innings, showcasing a stunning strike rate of 16.15.

Top 10 Player hitting Most Wickets
Highest Wicket Taking Bowler in Innings
Best Average Bowler in IPL
Best Economy Bowler in the IPL
Best Strike-rate Bowler in the IPL
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Pos	PLAYER	Mat	Inns	Ov	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1	Sohail Tanvir	11	11	41	266	22	6/14	12.09	6.46	11.22	1	1
2	Shane Warne	15	15	52	404	19	4/21	21.26	7.76	16.42	0	0
3	Shanthakumaran Sreesanth	15	15	51	442	19	3/29	23.26	8.63	16.15	0	0
4	Piyush Chawla	15	15	47	389	17	4/17	22.88	8.3	16.52	0	0
5	Albie Morkel	13	13	48	399	17	4/32	23.47	8.31	16.94	1	0
6	Shane Watson	15	15	54	383	17	4/29	22.52	7.07	19.11	0	0
7	Manpreet Gony	16	16	60	443	17	3/31	26.05	7.38	21.17	0	0
8	Yo Mahesh	11	11	42	370	16	4/36	23.12	8.77	15.81	1	0
9	Irfan Pathan	14	14	53	350	15	3/24	23.33	6.6	21.2	0	0
10	RP Singh	14	14	51	442	15	4/22	29.46	8.61	20.53	0	0
11	Maharoof	10	10	36	249	15	3/34	16.6	6.91	14.4	0	0
12	Munaf Patel	15	15	55	420	14	5/21	30.0	7.63	23.57	0	0
13	Zaheer Khan	11	11	42	357	13	4/17	27.46	8.5	19.38	0	0
14	Siddharth Trivedi	15	15	48	399	13	4/25	30.69	8.31	22.15	0	0
15	Ashish Nehra	14	14	45	348	12	4/10	29.0	7.76	22.41	0	0
16	Glenn McGrath	14	14	54	357	12	4/29	29.75	6.61	27.0	1	0
17	Umar Gul	6	6	22	184	12	4/23	15.33	8.17	11.25	1	0
18	Lakshmipathy Balaji	9	9	33	286	11	5/24	26.0	8.66	18.0	0	1
19	Shaun Pollock	13	13	46	301	11	3/12	27.36	6.54	25.09	0	0
20	Amit Mishra	6	6	20	142	11	5/17	12.9	7.15	10.81	0	1
21	Dwayne Bravo	9	9	28	232	11	4/22	21.09	8.14	15.54	0	0
22	Muttiah Muralitharan	15	15	58	404	11	3/11	36.72	6.96	31.63	0	0
23	Dhawal Kulkarni	10	10	29	236	11	4/14	21.45	8.0	16.09	0	0
24	Vikram Singh	13	13	48	420	11	3/29	38.18	8.75	26.18	0	0
25	Pragyan Ojha	13	12	37	284	11	3/11	25.81	7.67	20.18	0	0
26	Praveen Kumar	13	13	44	366	11	3/18	33.27	8.19	24.36	0	0
27	Dilhara Fernando	5	5	20	160	10	4/18	16.0	8.0	12.0	1	0
28	Dale Steyn	10	10	38	252	10	3/11	25.2	6.63	22.8	0	0
29	Shahid Afridi	10	10	30	225	9	3/28	25.0	7.5	20.0	0	0
30	Ajit Agarkar	9	9	26	207	8	3/25	25.87	7.96	19.5	0	0
31	Mohammad Asif	8	8	32	296	8	2/19	37.0	9.25	24.0	0	0
32	Joginder Sharma	8	7	24	239	8	2/27	29.87	9.68	18.5	0	0
33	Ashok Dinda	13	12	38	258	8	4/18	32.25	6.78	28.5	0	0
34	Yusuf Pathan	16	13	28	230	8	3/20	28.75	8.16	21.12	0	0
35	Ishant Sharma	13	13	43	331	8	5/12	41.37	7.66	32.37	0	0
36	James Hopes	11	11	28	276	7	2/2	39.42	9.85	24.0	0	0
37	Palani Amarnath	6	6	22	236	7	2/29	33.71	10.72	18.85	0	0
38	Anil Kumble	10	10	38	304	7	5/5	43.42	7.93	32.85	0	0
39	Makhaya Ntini	9	9	35	242	7	4/21	34.57	6.91	30.0	1	0
40	Laxmi Ratan Shukla	13	9	12	124	6	3/25	20.66	10.33	12.0	0	0
41	Rajat Bhatia	9	9	22	183	6	4/15	30.5	8.31	22.0	0	0
42	Sourav Ganguly	13	7	20	128	6	2/21	21.33	6.4	20.0	0	0
43	Rohan Raje	6	6	16	137	5	2/16	27.4	8.38	19.6	0	0
44	Harbhajan Singh	3	3	10	82	5	5/18	16.4	8.2	12.0	0	0
45	Dwayne Smith	4	4	11	83	5	4/8	16.6	7.54	13.2	0	0
46	Shoaib Akhtar	3	3	7	54	5	4/11	10.8	7.71	8.4	1	0
47	Chaminda Vaas	5	5	17	145	5	3/21	29.0	8.52	20.4	0	0
48	Vinay Kumar	8	8	23	182	5	4/40	36.4	7.91	27.6	0	0
49	Pradeep Sangwan	7	7	24	215	5	3/18	43.0	8.95	28.8	0	0
50	Brett Lee	4	4	16	112	4	3/15	28.0	7.0	24.0	0	0
51	Sanath Jayasuriya	14	8	21	159	4	3/14	39.75	7.57	31.5	0	0
52	Sanjay Bangar	11	9	25	219	4	2/34	54.75	8.76	37.5	0	0
53	Jacques Kallis	11	11	34	311	4	3/13	77.75	9.05	51.5	0	0
54	Paidikalva Vijaykumar	9	9	25	199	4	1/17	49.75	7.85	38.0	0	0
55	Scott Styris	8	8	27	199	3	3/32	66.33	7.37	54.0	0	0
56	Virender Sehwag	14	7	11	133	3	2/18	44.33	12.09	22.0	0	0
57	Yuvraj Singh	15	6	9	83	3	4/29	27.66	9.22	18.0	0	0
58	Murali Kartik	6	5	14	127	3	3/17	42.33	8.65	29.33	0	0
59	Ramesh Powar	5	5	12	91	3	2/11	30.33	7.58	24.0	0	0
60	Jacob Oram	4	4	16	149	3	3/32	49.66	9.31	32.0	0	0
61	Gajendra Singh	4	4	14	141	3	1/33	47.0	10.07	28.0	0	0
62	Dominic Thornely	6	4	7	40	3	2/7	13.33	5.71	14.0	0	0
63	David Hussey	13	5	13	130	2	2/2	65.0	10.0	39.0	0	0
64	Daniel Vettori	2	2	8	54	2	3/15	27.0	6.75	24.0	0	0
65	Venugopal Rao	11	7	14	137	2	2/23	68.5	9.78	42.0	0	0
66	Dimitri Mascarenhas	1	1	4	29	2	5/25	14.5	7.25	12.0	0	0
67	Virat Kohli	13	4	7	61	2	2/25	30.5	7.95	23.0	0	0
68	Doddapaneni Kalyankrishna	3	3	8	87	2	1/30	43.5	10.87	24.0	0	0
69	Siddharth Chitnis	3	2	6	60	2	2/40	30.0	10.0	18.0	0	0
70	Shoaib Malik	7	5	8	85	2	1/6	42.5	10.0	25.5	0	0
71	Balachandra Akhil	7	6	17	134	2	2/17	67.0	7.73	52.0	0	0
72	Musavir Khote	4	2	5	51	2	2/29	25.5	10.2	15.0	0	0
73	Nuwan Zoysa	3	3	11	99	2	1/30	49.5	9.0	33.0	0	0
74	Ashley Noffke	1	1	4	40	1	1/40	40.0	10.0	24.0	0	0
75	Wilkin Mota	4	2	3	36	1	1/24	36.0	12.0	18.0	0	0
76	Brett Geeves	2	2	8	91	1	1/50	91.0	11.37	48.0	0	0
77	Andre Nel	1	1	3	31	1	1/31	31.0	10.33	18.0	0	0
78	Rohit Sharma	13	1	4	25	1	4/6	25.0	6.25	24.0	0	0
79	Ajantha Mendis	1	1	4	24	1	2/19	24.0	6.0	24.0	0	0
80	Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan	9	1	2	22	1	1/22	22.0	11.0	12.0	0	0
81	Suresh Raina	16	2	3	30	1	2/0	30.0	9.0	20.0	0	0
82	Sunil Joshi	4	4	9	82	1	1/27	82.0	8.94	55.0	0	0
83	Dinesh Salunkhe	6	5	8	78	1	1/21	78.0	9.95	47.0	0	0
84	Dwaraka Ravi Teja	7	1	2	19	1	1/19	19.0	9.5	12.0	0	0
85	Mohammad Hafeez	8	2	5	24	1	1/8	24.0	4.8	30.0	0	0
86	Abhishek Nayar	14	5	7	68	1	3/13	68.0	9.71	42.0	0	0
87	Sarvesh Kumar	2	2	5	42	1	1/18	42.0	8.4	30.0	0	0

Top 10 Wicket-Takers in IPL 2008

In IPL T20 cricket season 2008, Sohail Tanvir(RR) led the bowling charts with a remarkable 22 wickets from 11 innings, followed closely by Shane Warne(RR) with 19 wickets in 15 innings. Shanthakumaran Sreesanth(PBKS) explosive bowling earned him the third spot with 19 wickets from 15 innings, while Piyush Chawla(PBKS) and Albie Morkel(CSK) secured the fourth and fifth positions respectively.

Rank	Player	Innings	Wickets
1	Sohail Tanvir	11	22
2	Shane Warne	15	19
3	Shanthakumaran Sreesanth	15	19
4	Piyush Chawla	15	17
5	Albie Morkel	13	17
6	Shane Watson	15	17
7	Manpreet Gony	16	17
8	Yo Mahesh	11	16
9	Irfan Pathan	14	15
10	RP Singh	14	15

2008 IPL Season: Ranking Top Bowlers by Most Wickets in a Single Match

Team	Innings	BBI
Sohail Tanvir	11	6/14
Munaf Patel	15	5/21
Dimitri Mascarenhas	1	5/25
Anil Kumble	10	5/5
Ishant Sharma	13	5/12
Amit Mishra	6	5/17
Lakshmipathy Balaji	9	5/24
Harbhajan Singh	3	5/18
Vinay Kumar	8	4/40
Dhawal Kulkarni	10	4/14

Sohail Tanvir, playing for Rajasthan Royals(RR), was the top player in IPL T20 cricket in 2008, taking the highest number of wicket in a single match with a total of 6/14.

2008 IPL Season: Top Bowlers by Average Rate

In the 2008 IPL T20 cricket season, Shoaib Akhtar, playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR), truly shined with an impressive average of 10.8.
In the 2008 IPL T20 season, Sohail Tanvir, donning the Rajasthan Royals(RR) jersey, showcased an impressive average of 12.09, securing his place as one of the top bowlers of the tournament.

Rank	Team	Innings	Average
1	Shoaib Akhtar	3	10.8
2	Sohail Tanvir	11	12.09
3	Amit Mishra	6	12.9
4	Dominic Thornely	4	13.33
5	Dimitri Mascarenhas	1	14.5
6	Umar Gul	6	15.33
7	Dilhara Fernando	5	16
8	Harbhajan Singh	3	16.4
9	Maharoof	10	16.6
10	Dwayne Smith	4	16.6

2008 IPL Season: Top Bowlers by Economy Rate

Rank	Team	Innings	Economy
1	Mohammad Hafeez	2	4.8
2	Dominic Thornely	4	5.71
3	Ajantha Mendis	1	6
4	Rohit Sharma	1	6.25
5	Sourav Ganguly	7	6.4
6	Sohail Tanvir	11	6.46
7	Shaun Pollock	13	6.54
8	Irfan Pathan	14	6.6
9	Glenn McGrath	14	6.61
10	Dale Steyn	10	6.63

In the 2008 IPL T20 cricket season, Mohammad Hafeez, presenting Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR), stood out as the top bowler with an impressive economy rate of 4.8, showcasing his remarkable talent on the field.
In the 2008 IPL T20 season, Dominic Thornely, playing for Mumbai Indians(MI), showcased an impressive economy of 5.71, securing his place as one of the second top bowlers of the tournament.

2008 IPL Season: Top Bowlers by Strike Rate

In the 2008 IPL T20 cricket season, Shoaib Akhtar, representing the Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR), distinguished himself as the premier bowler with a remarkable strike rate of 8.4.
In the 2008 IPL T20 season, Amit Mishra, playing for Delhi Capitals(DC), showcased an impressive strike of 10.81, securing his place as one of the second top bowlers of the tournament.

Rank	Team	Innings	SR
1	Shoaib Akhtar	3	8.4
2	Amit Mishra	6	10.81
3	Sohail Tanvir	11	11.22
4	Umar Gul	6	11.25
5	Dwaraka Ravi Teja	1	12
6	Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan	1	12
7	Dimitri Mascarenhas	1	12
8	Laxmi Ratan Shukla	9	12
9	Dilhara Fernando	5	12
10	Harbhajan Singh	3	12

Top Performers: Bowlers Who Took 4 Wickets in a Single Match - 2008 IPL Season

Rank	Team	Innings	4w
1	Sohail Tanvir	11	1
2	Yo Mahesh	11	1
3	Makhaya Ntini	9	1
4	Dilhara Fernando	5	1
5	Umar Gul	6	1
6	Glenn McGrath	14	1
7	Shoaib Akhtar	3	1
8	Albie Morkel	13	1

Top Performers: Bowlers Who Took 5 Wickets in a Single Match - 2008 IPL Season

Rank	Team	Innings	5w
1	Sohail Tanvir	11	1
2	Amit Mishra	6	1
3	Lakshmipathy Balaji	9	1