Since the tournament’s inception in 2008, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has only got better by the year and each edition, we are mind-blown with some stunning individual as well as team efforts. On this page, we’re covering some of the better bowling performances to have been witnessed over the years in the IPL history, since there’s not enough importance given to bowlers in this batsman’s game of T20 cricket.
We already have an extensive list of all the batsmen to have scored a century in the history of the IPL and in this particular post, we’re going to present to you an extensive IPL 5-wicket hauls list. Five wickets aren’t as frequent as centuries because of the fact that bowlers are allowed only 4 overs in the T20 format, so each one on this list must surely have been a super special performance in the IPL.
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Of the 15 franchises to have played in the IPL, 12 teams had their bowlers picking 5-fers over the years and the only not to do so are the now defunct Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchises. There are currently 35 IPL wicket-hauls till date. All stats are updated 20th March 2025, and you can see below for our in-depth and complete IPL 5-fers list:
Complete IPL 5 wickets list
| Sr. | Name | Team | Date | Figures |
| 1 | Sohail Tanvir  | Rajasthan Royals | 4 May 2008 | 6/14 |
| 2 | Lakshmipathy Balaji  | Chennai Super Kings | 10 May 2008 | 5/24 |
| 3 | Amit Mishra | Delhi Daredevils | 15 May 2008 | 5/17 |
| 4 | Anil Kumble | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 18 April 2009 | 5/5 |
| 5 | Lasith Malinga  | Mumbai Indians | 10 April 2011 | 5/13 |
| 6 | Harbhajan Singh | Mumbai Indians | 22 April 2011 | 5/18 |
| 7 | Ishant Sharma | Deccan Chargers | 27 April 2011 | 5/12 |
| 8 | Munaf Patel | Mumbai Indians | 10 May 2011 | 5/21 |
| 9 | Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings | 7 April 2012 | 5/16 |
| 10 | Dimitri Mascarenhas  | Kings XI Punjab | 12 April 2012 | 5/25 |
| 11 | Sunil Narine  | Kolkata Knight Riders | 15 April 2012 | 5/19 |
| 12 | James Faulkner  | Rajasthan Royals | 27 April 2013 | 5/20 |
| 13 | Jaydev Unadkat | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 May 2013 | 5/25 |
Talking about the youngest to achieve this milestone, we have Jaydev Unadkat who first got an IPL 5-fer when he was only 21 years old. As for those new to the tournament, the best figures on IPL debut were by West Indian Alzarri Joseph who picked 6/12 on debut at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad in IPL 2019. Anil Kumble is the oldest to have an IPL 5-fer, reaching that milestone at the age of 38 years!
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Among the franchises, it’s Mumbai Indians who leads the count with the most number of these 5-wicket hauls (6 times) and that shows in the results as well, having lifted the title 5 times which makes them the most successful IPL franchise ever. Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have achieved four 5-fers each. With ever-changing T20 rules, we hope to see more bowlers join this list…
| Sr. | Name | Team | Date | Figures |
| 14 | James Faulkner (2) | Rajasthan Royals | 17 May 2013 | 5/16 |
| 15 | Adam Zampa | Rising Pune Supergiant | 10 May 2016 | 6/19 |
| 16 | Andrew Tye | Gujarat Lions | 14 April 2017 | 5/17 |
| 17 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 April 2017 | 5/19 |
| 18 | Jaydev Unadkat (2) | Rising Pune Supergiant | 6 May 2017 | 5/30 |
| 19 | Ankit Rajpoot | Kings XI Punjab | 26 April 2018 | 5/14 |
| 20 | Alzarri Joseph | Mumbai Indians | 6 April 2019 | 6/12 |
| 21 | Varun Chakravarthy | Kolkata Knight Riders | 24 October 2020 | 5/20 |
| 22 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9 April 2021 | 5/27 |
| 23 | Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 April 2021 | 5/15 |
| 24 | Arshdeep Singh | Punjab Kings | 21 September 2021 | 5/32 |
| 25 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | 18 April 2022 | 5/40 |
| 26 | Umran Malik | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 27 April 2022 | 5/25 |
| 27 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 May 2022 | 5/18 |
| 28 | Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 9 May 2022 | 5/10 |
| 29 | Mark Wood | Lucknow Super Giants | 1 April 2023 | 5/14 |
| 30 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2) | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15 May 2023 | 5/30 |
| 31 | Akash Madhwal | Mumbai Indians | 24 May 2023 | 5/5 |
| 32 | Mohit Sharma | Gujarat Titans | 26 May 2023 | 5/10 |
| 33 | Yash Thakur | Lucknow Super Giants | 7 April 2024 | TBD |
| 34 | Jasprit Bumrah (2) | Mumbai Indians | 11 April 2024 | TBD |
| 35 | Sandeep Sharma | Rajasthan Royals | 22 April 2024 | TBD |
| 36 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 37 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
In terms of the individual names who have got multiple entries into the IPL 5-wicket hauls list, we have Jaydev Unadkat, James Faulkner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Jasprit Bumrah as the only four players to have multiple IPL 5-fers, with all of them getting two 5-fers each in this competition’s history.
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Let’s look at the countries who are participating in this tournament. Since it’s an Indian league, the local country leads the count in terms of most IPL 5-fers, with 23 of the 35 5-fers. They’re followed by Australia with four 5-fers by their bowlers, 3 by West Indies, 2 each by England and Sri Lanka, and one by Pakistan.
FAQs
Q. How many 5 wickets are in the IPL?
Ans. Since inception of the Indian Premier League in 2008, there have been a total of 35 instances that a bowler has got a 5-wicket haul, while there has been a 6-fer on three occasions.
Q. Who took 5 wickets in the IPL?
Ans. As many as 31 unique players have taken 5 wickets in an IPL game, with Pakistan’s Sohail Tanvir being the first to do so in IPL 2008, and India’s Sandeep Sharma picking up the last one in IPL 2024.
Q. Who has taken 6 wickets in the IPL?
Ans. Three players have managed to pick up 6 wickets in the IPL, including Sohail Tanvir from Pakistan in IPL 2008, Australia’s Adam Zampa in IPL 2016 and West Indies’ Alzarri Joseph in IPL 2019.
If you want to read about each of the individual 5-fers, click on the links on the respective entries in this IPL 5-fers list and you’ll be redirected to the summary story. And for all updates on some of the biggest and best batting and bowling records created in the Indian Premier League over the years as well as other cricket updates from around the world, make sure you stay tuned to ReadScoops.com…
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