List of Most LBW Dismissals Taken by a Bowler in IPL

Jasprit Bumrah — Most Career LBW Wickets Among Active Bowlers

Mumbai Indians | Inswinger + Seam = LBW Machine

Jasprit Bumrah holds the record for most LBW dismissals among all currently active IPL bowlers, with approximately 35-40 LBW wickets across 138+ matches. His combination of late inswing and seam movement off a good length regularly traps right-handed batters plumb in front of the stumps — a dismissal method that defined his IPL debut when his maiden wicket was Virat Kohli LBW in 2013. His LBW rate (percentage of wickets taken LBW) is the highest of any pace bowler with 100+ IPL wickets.

Lasith Malinga — Most LBW Wickets Among Retired Pace Bowlers

Mumbai Indians | Toe-Crushing Yorker = LBW Specialist

Lasith Malinga has the most LBW dismissals of any retired pace bowler in IPL history. His round-arm slinging action delivered full-pitched in-swingers and yorkers that repeatedly trapped batters LBW — including in the most famous delivery in IPL final history (his 2019 last-ball slower yorker that dismissed Shardul Thakur was widely debated as a borderline LBW before the stumps were hit). His front-of-wicket dismissals across 122 matches represent the most impactful LBW record in the IPL's first decade.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar — Most LBW Wickets Among Swing Bowlers

Sunrisers Hyderabad | In-Swing Specialist | 198 IPL Wickets

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has generated more LBW wickets through conventional in-swing than any other bowler in IPL history. His ability to shape the ball late into right-handers at full length produces LBWs when batters play across the line or miss full-swinging deliveries. His powerplay LBW record — dismissing openers in the first 6 overs with new-ball swing — is the best of any pace bowler in the tournament.

Yuzvendra Chahal — Most LBW Wickets Among Spinners

RCB / RR / Punjab Kings | Flipper and Straight One LBW King

Yuzvendra Chahal leads all spinners in IPL LBW dismissals through his primary LBW weapon: the flipper — a leg-spin variation that goes straight on with the arm, often at full length, that batters mistake for a leg-break and get struck on the front pad trying to play across the line. His flat, quick deliveries — particularly in the middle overs when batters are unsettled — produce LBWs regularly across his record 221-wicket career.

Sunil Narine — LBW Wickets Through Mystery Spin (Off-Break Variety)

Kolkata Knight Riders | Off-Break Into Right-Handers Creates LBW Opportunities

Sunil Narine's mystery off-break — particularly effective against right-handed batters who are uncertain of the spin direction — produces LBW opportunities when deliveries straighten from outside off-stump. His tighter trajectory compared to conventional spinners creates more trapped-in-front situations when batters are caught playing for turn that never comes.

Mohammed Shami — LBW Wickets Through Late Seam Movement

Gujarat Titans / SRH | Seam Held Upright Generates Back-of-Length LBWs

Mohammed Shami's ability to hold the seam upright and bowl at back-of-a-length produces LBW dismissals when deliveries nip back sharply off the pitch into the right-handed batter's front pad. His 28-wicket Purple Cap season in IPL 2023 included multiple back-of-length LBWs in the powerplay against SRH's top order.

IPL LBW Statistics — Key Patterns and Records

Breakdown of LBW Dismissals by Bowling Type in IPL

LBW dismissals account for approximately 9–12% of all wickets in IPL cricket — lower than Test cricket (where LBW is ~14–18% of dismissals) but significant nonetheless. Pace bowlers generate more LBWs than spinners in IPL because of their fuller-length deliveries and swing. Right-arm over-the-wicket pace bowlers (Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar, Malinga) are responsible for the majority of LBW dismissals. Leg-spinners generate LBWs via the flipper and quicker variety; off-spinners via the straight-on arm ball.