IPL 2025: Top 5 bowling performances during the 2025 IPL league phase
#5 Mohammed Siraj vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kicking off our top five list of the best bowling spells in the IPL this season, we have Indian seamer Mohammed Siraj, who bagged 4/17 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, restricting them to 152/8, while helping his side secure a seven-wicket victory on April 6.
The 31-year-old bowled in the power-play and death overs against SRH’s destructive batting order, but he maintained control throughout his four overs, while his speed and swing proved to be almost unplayable at times.
Siraj was named Player of the match for his performance and revealed during his presentation that despite being dropped from the national team ahead of the 2025 IPL, he was focused on improving his play to get back into the squad.
Siraj and co are in action on Friday against MI in the crucial Eliminator, and our Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians prediction for the match is now online, so be sure to check it out ahead of the toss.
#4 Hardik Pandya vs. Lucknow Super Giants
Okay, so this may be a bit of a controversial shout as Mumbai Indians’ skipper Hardik Pandya’s excellent 5/36 against the Lucknow Super Giants on April 4 was the second-best bowling figures during the league phase of this season’s IPL.
However, despite dismissing Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran and Rishabh Pant in his first spell before returning to knock over David Miller and Akash Deep at the death, the Mumbai Indians still lost the match by 12 runs.
Still, it was a bowling performance that deserves praise, and while Pandya was not awarded the Player of the Match, he still produced a proper captain’s effort, especially considering that he is widely regarded as a batting all-rounder.
#3 Ashwani Kumar vs. Kolkata Knight Riders
The IPL is where young cricketers' dreams can come true, and that was the case for 23-year-old Ashwani Kumar, who made his debut this season for the Mumbai Indians against the Kolkata Knight Riders - and it was a day he will certainly never forget.
Bowling his first ever delivery in the competition, Kumar claimed the prized scalp of KKR’s skipper Ajinkya Rahane and went on to dismiss Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey and Andre Russell, helping bowl out the defending champs for just 116 runs.
The Mumbai Indian’s bowler ended the match with figures of 4/24 in just three overs and was awarded Player of the Match for his efforts. Additionally, Kumar now stands as the only bowler to bag a four-fer on debut in the IPL.
#2 Noor Ahmad vs. Mumbai Indians
Few matchups in the Indian Premier League can get the blood pumping quite like the IPL’s El Clasico, and in the first instalment this season, we saw Chennai Super Kings’ spinner Noor Ahmad provide one of the most memorable performances of the campaign.
The Afghanistan international held his nerve in a pressure match, bowling with control and sharp turn to single-handedly demolish Mumbai’s middle-order of Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Robin Minz and Naman Dhir en route to 4/18 in his four overs.
His match-winning spell earned him the Player of the Match award, and while CSK have had a nightmare season, Ahmad has been the bright point, having ended the league phase in possession of the coveted Purple Cap with 24 wickets at an economy rate of just eight.
#1 Mitchell Starc vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad
At the top of our list of the best bowling performances at the 2025 IPL is Mitchell Starc's sensational spell for the Delhi Capitals against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 30, where he notched up five wickets for just 34 runs in 3.4 overs.
The Aussie left-armer beamed yorkers at his opposition at speeds of over 145 km/h and knocked over Travis Head, Ishan Kishan and Nitish Kumar Reddy in the space of just six balls. He then ended SRH’s innings by dismissing Wiaan Mulder and Harshal Patel in three deliveries in the 19th over.
Like most players on this list, Starc was handed the Player of the Match award for his performance, and despite his 5/35 coming in just the 10th match of the competition, it remained the best bowling figures throughout the league phase of the tournament.
