In the IPL, each ball has the potential to change the game of its own. Death bowling has thus become one of the most important things in a bowler's career. The art that death bowlers possess is that of staying cool under pressure. Specialized in the last few overs of the game, where the batting side would try to score as many runs as it could. They are those bowlers who, through intelligent variations, accurate pinpoint, and nerves of steel, restrict runs and take crucial wickets, often turning the game for their side. In this series of articles, we will discuss some of the best death bowling specialists in the IPL who have mastered that high-pressure art and carved out reputations for themselves with the skill and precision brought into play. IPL’s Best Death Bowling Specialists Sno Bowlers 1 Dwayne Bravo 2 Lasith Malinga 3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4 Jasprit Bumrah 5 Harshal Patel 6 Mohit Sharma 7 Sunil Narine 8 Jofra Archer Dwayne Bravo Image Source: BCCI The first position on our list is held by the star allrounder Dwayne Bravo. He is surely one of the best bowlers to have played in the IPL and to bowl in death overs. He had an arsenal of different slower balls and was a match-winner with the ball in the Indian Premier League. He played 161 IPL games and took 183 wickets at an economy rate of 8.38, which is simply sensational given the fact he was a death-over specialist for Chennai Super Kings. In death-overs, he has the record for taking most wickets (102) in the IPL. Also Read | A Complete Guide to Types of Outs in Cricket Lasith Malinga Image Source: Getty Images The second player on our list is Sri Lankan legend and MI’s former star bowler, Lasith Malinga; he holds the position because of his brilliant bowling in the IPL. In death overs, he has picked 90 wickets. He bothered batsmen with his unusual bowling action and caused devastation with the ball. He played 122 games and picked up 170 wickets at an economy of 7.14. In his playing days, Malinga owned one of the most deadly yorkers in the world, and because of his brilliant bowling, the Mumbai Indians claimed several titles. Bhuvneshwar Kumar Image Source: BCCI Bhuvneshwar Kumar has always been an usual name in the Indian Premier League. The veteran has played 167 games and has claimed 174 wickets at a mere economy of 7.51. He has shaken batters with his swing and has been an attack force with the old ball in death overs as well; in death overs he has picked 85 wickets. Moreover, he has sensationally been good at the death and has claimed wickets in heaps. Jasprit Bumrah Image Source: BCCI Jasprit Bumrah is one of the best players that Indian cricket has produced. He is a package who can bowl from power play to the death, mastering the bowl in any phase of the innings. IPL-wise, Bumrah has been the backbone for over a decade in the Mumbai Indians' bowling line-up, having taken 158 wickets in 128 matches at an economy of 7.32. In death overs, he has claimed 80 wickets in his career so far. Harshal Patel Image Source: BCCI Harshal Patel has been a proven performer in IPL from the last few seasons. He has featured in 100 matches in the cash-rich league and picked up 124 wickets at an economy of 8.67. He has shown his class and bamboozled batters with his variety of slower balls. He has been the best death bowler in the IPL for the last few years, as he has picked up 63 wickets in the death overs. Also Read | Top 5 Sledging Moments in Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Rivalry Reloaded Mohit Sharma Image Source: AFP The last bowler on our list is Mohit Sharma, who has been an amazing death bowler over the years in the IPL. But from the last few seasons, since he joined the Gujarat Titans, he has performed really well in the death overs. He has picked 61 wickets in his career at the death overs, and overall in 96 matches he has picked 132. Sunil Narine Image Source: BCCI The star KKR allrounder Sunil Narine is also on our list, and he is the only spinner on the list. He has been one of the greatest spinners in the history of IPL. He has bowled in every phase of the game for his team and has passed through the test really well. In his IPL career, he has picked 180 wickets, and his economy is just 6.73. He also has been brilliant in the death overs, as he has saved matches with his great death bowling skills. He has picked up 60 wickets in the death overs. Jofra Archer Image Source: BCCI Many of you will be surprised to see Jofra Archer on the list, but let me tell you, he has been one of the best death bowlers in the IPL even though he has played just 40 games. In these 40 games, he has displayed brilliant bowling in the death overs. His primetime in the IPL came with the Rajasthan Royals, where he performed like a champion bowler. In his IPL career, he has picked up 48 wickets, but more interesting is his economy, which is just 7.43. Conclusion IPL's best death-over bowlers are the difference-makers. The difference it makes is when the match matters—most in skill, most in accuracy, and most in staying calm under pressure. These players don't just take away runs, but with smart strategies and clever deliveries, they can even turn the course of a game, proving repeatedly that the end of an innings can be as thrilling as the beginning. Therefore, as fans look forward to many more IPL seasons, they will surely keep an eye on these specialists in the death overs, knowing that they will surely pull off another dramatic performance when it matters.