Royal Challengers Bengaluru best bowlers and most wickets, IPL 2009
Anil Kumble took the most wickets for RCB in IPL 2009: 21 at an economy of 5.86, ahead of Praveen Kumar (13) and Roelof van der Merwe (9).
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Most wickets for RCB
Every Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowler in IPL 2009
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg | Best | Dot % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anil Kumble | 16 | 59.1 | 21 | 5.86 | 16.52 | 5/5 | 41% |
| 2 | Praveen Kumar | 13 | 49.4 | 13 | 7.93 | 30.31 | 3/30 | 42% |
| 3 | Roelof van der Merwe | 10 | 34 | 9 | 7.29 | 27.56 | 2/22 | 30% |
| 4 | Vinay Kumar | 11 | 32.2 | 9 | 8.38 | 30.11 | 2/30 | 35% |
| 5 | Jacques Kallis | 14 | 46 | 6 | 7.67 | 58.83 | 2/18 | 42% |
| 6 | Kevin Pietersen | 4 | 13 | 4 | 6.54 | 21.25 | 2/31 | 37% |
| 7 | Balachandra Akhil | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7.27 | 20.00 | 2/18 | 29% |
| 8 | Dillon du Preez | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8.00 | 14.00 | 3/32 | 43% |
| 9 | Jesse Ryder | 5 | 17 | 3 | 6.76 | 38.33 | 2/14 | 42% |
| 10 | Dale Steyn | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6.89 | 31.00 | 1/21 | 50% |
| 11 | KP Appanna | 5 | 12 | 2 | 7.25 | 43.50 | 1/24 | 26% |
| 12 | Pankaj Singh | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9.29 | 32.50 | 2/31 | 29% |
| 13 | Virat Kohli | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7.67 | — | 0/9 | 28% |
| 14 | Abhimanyu Mithun | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10.50 | — | 0/42 | 29% |
| 15 | Ross Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.00 | — | 0/13 | 0% |
Powerplay bowling
Overs 1–6 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum two overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praveen Kumar | 13 | 25 | 5 | 7.04 | 52% | 5.8 |
| 2 | Jacques Kallis | 14 | 29 | 4 | 6.97 | 48% | 6.4 |
| 3 | Vinay Kumar | 9 | 14 | 4 | 7.00 | 44% | 6.0 |
| 4 | Dillon du Preez | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.00 | 67% | 9.0 |
| 5 | Anil Kumble | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.83 | 64% | 12.0 |
| 6 | Pankaj Singh | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8.83 | 33% | 6.0 |
| 7 | Kevin Pietersen | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.50 | 67% | 12.0 |
| 8 | Dale Steyn | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6.17 | 58% | 9.0 |
Middle overs bowling
Overs 7–15 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum two overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anil Kumble | 16 | 42 | 10 | 5.86 | 38% | 15.8 |
| 2 | Roelof van der Merwe | 10 | 20 | 5 | 6.20 | 34% | 13.3 |
| 3 | Balachandra Akhil | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5.33 | 33% | 36.0 |
| 4 | Jesse Ryder | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5.93 | 42% | 10.5 |
| 5 | Kevin Pietersen | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5.38 | 27% | 24.0 |
| 6 | KP Appanna | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6.73 | 26% | 11.0 |
| 7 | Praveen Kumar | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7.50 | 33% | 10.0 |
| 8 | Jacques Kallis | 9 | 13 | 1 | 6.54 | 35% | 8.7 |
Quick answers
Who took the most wickets for RCB in IPL 2009?
Anil Kumble took the most wickets for RCB in IPL 2009: 21 at an economy of 5.86, ahead of Praveen Kumar (13) and Roelof van der Merwe (9).
Who was RCB's most economical bowler?
Anil Kumble conceded 5.86 runs an over across 59.1 overs (minimum 10 overs).
What were RCB's best bowling figures?
Anil Kumble took 5/5.
Who bowled the most dot balls for RCB?
Anil Kumble, with 144 dot balls.
Who was RCB's best powerplay bowler?
Praveen Kumar: 5 wickets at an economy of 7.04 in the powerplay.