Every bowler can a bowl a maximum of 4 overs in T20 cricket. A bowler has got just 24 deliveries to take wickets and in a game where the batsmen is going after you, it is not easy to pick up wickets. Until now there have been only 14 instances when bowlers have taken 5 or more wickets in an innings in IPL all seasons.

Here is the list of bowlers who have taken 5 or more wickets in a single inning in IPL –

Name	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Opposition	Match Date	Ground
Sohail Tanvir (RR)	4.0	0	14	6	CSK	4 May, 2008	Jaipur
Lakshmipathy Balaji (CSK)	4.0	0	24	5	KXIP	10 May, 2008	Chennai
Amit Mishra (DD)	4.0	0	17	5	DC	15 May 2008	Delhi
Anil Kumble (RCB)	3.1	1	5	5	RR	18 April, 2009	Cape Town
Lasith Malinga (MI)	3.4	1	13	5	DD	10 April, 2011	Delhi
Harbhajan Singh (MI)	4.0	0	18	5	CSK	22 April, 2011	Mumbai
Ishanth Sharma (DC)	3.0	0	12	5	KTK	27 April, 2011	Kochi
Munaf Patel (MI)	4.0	0	21	5	KXIP	10 May, 2011	Mohali
Ravindra Jadeja (CSK)	4.0	0	16	5	DC	7 April, 2012	Visakhapatnam
Dimitri Mascarenhas (KXIP)	4.0	0	25	5	PWI	12 April, 2012	Mohali
Sunil Narine (KKR)	4.0	0	19	5	KXIP	15 April, 2012	Kolkata
James Faulkner (RR)	4.0	0	20	5	SRH	27 April, 2013	Jaipur
Jaidev Unadkat (RCB)	4.0	0	25	5	DD	10 May, 2013	Delhi
James Faulkner (RR)	4.0	1	16	5	SRH	17 May, 2013	Hyderabad (Deccan)

It has been only once that bowler has taken 6 or wickets in an innings. Sohail Tanvir playing from Rajasthan Royals took 6 wickets against Chennai Super Kings in the first season of IPL.

Arranged in the order of date of occurence

Team mentioned is the team the player was playing for during that season of IPL.

Stat updated till 1 May, 2014