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B Kumar: Bowling Economy Season by Season — IPL Career

Cross-season verified: B Kumar's bowling economy rate in each of their 15 IPL bowling seasons.

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User Question

How has B Kumar's bowling evolved across their IPL career? Which was their most economical season?

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B Kumar — bowling economy by IPL season:

Season Matches Balls Wickets Economy
2011 4 66 3 6.09
2012 11 234 8 7.21
2013 16 342 13 6.51
2014 14 319 20 6.66
2015 14 310 18 7.88
2016 17 396 23 7.42
2017 14 314 26 7.05
2018 12 277 9 7.67
2019 15 354 13 7.81
2020/21 4 85 3 6.99
2021 11 252 6 7.98
2022 14 313 12 7.34
2023 14 306 16 8.33
2024 16 342 11 9.35
2025 14 312 17 9.29

Best economy season: 2011 — 6.09 RPO Worst economy season: 2024 — 9.35 RPO Career total across 15 seasons: 198 wickets from 190 matches

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Seasons with <10 balls bowled excluded. Source: Cricsheet IPL ball-by-ball (CC BY 3.0) + IPL 2026 capture.

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