100 wickets in a tournament like IPL is not an easy task as it needs the bowler to be consistent and at the top of his form throughout the seasons. Very few bowlers have mastered the uphill task of bowling in the T20 format against some of the world-beaters in batting.
Here are the top ten bowlers who are the quickest to reach 100 IPL wickets in of innings bowled. (You can find the list of batters who are the fastest to 1000 IPL runs here.)
Fastest to 100 IPL Wickets
| PLAYERS | MATCHES TO 100 WICKETS |
|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 64 |
| Lasith Malinga | 70 |
| Harshal Patel | 81 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 81 |
| Rashid Khan | 83 |
| Amit Mishra | 83 |
| Ashish Nehra | 83 |
| Trent Boult | 84 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 84 |
| Sunil Narine | 86 |
Key Insights
Kagiso Rabada, the South African pacer, is the fastest to attain 100 IPL Wickets. He reached the milestone in 64 matches. Rabada is also the fastest to 50 scalps (27 matches) in the league.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel are the t-fastest Indians to reach 100 wickets in IPL. Both took 81 innings to reach the triple digits in wickets, followed by Amit Mishra and Ashish Nehra in 83.
Mishra is also the t-fastest spinner, along with Rashid Khan, to reach the landmark in the tournament. Both are leg spinners.
Ashish Nehra tops the chart for any left-handed bowlers in the Indian Premier League.
The South African legend Dale Steyn retired with 97 wickets in his 95-match career. The pacer would have easily made this list if he could reach the magical number.
