April 15, 2009

IPL 2008: Best Bowler

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Rajasthan Royals won the first edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2008). It is clearly reflected in the leading wicket-takers list of IPL 2008. Sohail Tanvir of Rajasthan Royals leads the bowlers list followed by Shane Warne, Rajasthan Royals captain-cum-coach, and Sree Santh from Kings XI Punjab. Shane Watson with 17 wickets is not far behind in the list of leading wicket-takers.

Below is the list of the top five bowlers in IPL 2008, in terms of number of wickets captured:

1. 22 wickets: Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals)

2. 19 wickets: Shane Warne (Rajasthan Royals) & Sree Santh (Kings XI Punjab)

3. 17 wickets: Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals), Piyush Chawla (Kings XI Punjab), Albie Morkel (Chennai Super Kings) & Manpreet Gony (Chennai Super Kings)

4. 16 wickets: Yo Mahesh (Delhi Daredevils)

5. 15 wickets: Farveez Maharoof (Delhi Daredevils), Irfan Pathan (Kings XI Punjab) & RP Singh (Deccan Chargers)

Sohail Tanvir has played only in 11 matches to secure the top spot while the second placed Shane Warne and Sree Santh took 15 matches for his 19 wickets.

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