When it comes to the Indian Premier League (IPL), it’s crucial to take wickets at the right time in order to disrupt the momentum of the opponent team and make a comeback in the game. Picking up wickets in the powerplay not just takes down the top-order batting lineup of the opponent team but also majorly slows down the scoring rate.
Well, that’s a major reason why the captains deploy their finest bowlers, including the swing specialists and spearhead pacers, in the power-play in order to destroy the top-order batting lineup of the opponent team and get a breakthrough right at the beginning of the match.
The history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has witnessed numerous prominent bowlers, including Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Trent Boult taking over and brutally dominating the opponent teams in the power-play.
In this article we will take a look at the top four IPL bowlers who have picked up the highest number of wickets in the power-play.
IPL’s Top 4 Wicket-Takers in the Power-Play
| S.No | Player | Wickets |
| 1 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 75 |
| 2 | Trent Boult | 63 |
| 3 | Deepak Chahar | 60 |
| 4 | Umesh Yadav | 58 |
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 75 Wickets
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Often hailed as the “power-play specialist” of the Indian national cricket team, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at the first spot in our list of the top four bowlers who picked up the highest number of wickets in the Indian Premier League power-play. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is currently a part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squad in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 season, made his IPL debut in the 2011 edition and, ever since, the sensational bowler has picked up a total of 75 wickets in the power-play making him a nightmare for the top-order batting lineups in the Indian Premier League. Owing to his record-breaking performances and decades of experience, the RCB franchise picked up Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a staggering INR 10.75 crore for the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 edition.
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Trent Boult – 63 Wickets
Former New Zealand international cricketer, Trent Boult is at the second spot in our list of the top four bowlers who have picked up the highest number of wickets in the Indian Premier League power-play. Trent Boult represented the New Zealand national cricket team in all formats between 2011 and 2024 and made his much-awaited IPL debut in the 2015 edition for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and, ever since, has been a part of numerous prominent Indian Premier League franchises, including Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Delhi Capitals (DC), Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Although Trent Boult has switched his teams multiple times in his Indian Premier League career so far, there’s one thing that has remained constant throughout his IPL career – his accuracy and dominance in picking up the most crucial wickets in the power-play. As of March 2025, Trent Boult has picked up a total of 63 wickets in the power-play, speaking volumes about his reigning dominance on the pitch.
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Deepak Chahar – 60 Wickets
Another sensational Indian bowler, Deepak Chahar, is at the third spot in our list of the top four bowlers who have picked up the highest number of wickets in the powerplay. Deepak Chahar made his IPL debut for the Rising Pune Supergiant squad in the Indian Premier League 2016 edition and later joined the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise in the IPL 2018 season. Owing to his successful bowling exploits, especially in the powerplay, Deepak Chahar established himself as a mainstay in the CSK’s bowling unit for seven-long years until he was acquired by the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise for a staggering INR 9.25 crore at the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction. In his flourishing IPL career so far, Deepak Chahar has picked up a total of 60 wickets in the power-play placing him at the third spot in our list.
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Umesh Yadav – 58 Wickets
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four bowlers who picked up the highest number of wickets in the Indian Premier League power-play, we have another veteran IPL player, Umesh Yadav, with a total of 58 wickets in the power play as of March 2025. The 37-year-old cricketer, Umesh Kumar Tilak Yadav, popularly referred to as “Umesh Yadav”, made his IPL debut for the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) franchise in the Indian Premier League 2010 season and has been a mainstay in the world’s wealthiest cricket league ever since.
In his extremely successful and dominant Indian Premier League career that spans over a decade already, Umesh Yadav has played for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Although Umesh Yadav is not a part of the ongoing IPL 2025 season, he continues to hold the record of being the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the powerplay with a total of 58 wickets.
