Top 5 Bowling Spells by Spinners in IPL History 

While big sixes and spectacular batting grabs attention, spin bowlers have also regularly performed magic in IPL history. On spin-friendly Indian pitches, bowling tight lines or confusing batters can often change match fortunes.

The IPL takes place in India’s hot, dry summer when pitches are often worn and spin-friendly. Venues like Bengaluru, Chennai and Delhi (Kotla) tend to offer turn and low bounce that brings spinners into the game.Savvy veteran or mystery spinners frequently end up as the most economical bowlers by not allowing batters to dominate. Their skills in building dot ball pressure and then suddenly taking wickets makes these spinners invaluable.

#1. Anil Kumble 

Veteran spinner Anil Kumble produced one of the greatest bowling performances in IPL history against Rajasthan Royals in 2009. He took 5 wickets while giving away just 5 runs in his 4 over spell.Kumble bowled perfect line and length, getting drift and turn to completely tie the Rajasthan batsmen down.

His show even included an extremely rare maiden over hat-trick across the 3rd and 4th overs.This magical display set up Bangalore’s crushing 75 run win as shellshocked Rajasthan never recovered, folding for just 133 runs. Kumble rightly earned huge praise for this unbelievable bowling figure of 5 wickets for 5 runs. It underlined his mastery as a spin wizard even in his late 30s.

#2. Adam Zampa

Australian leg spinner Adam Zampa, still new to international cricket in 2016, produced an unbelievable bowling performance in his IPL debut for SunRisers Hyderabad against Chennai Super Kings.He spun a web around Chennai’s star-studded batting lineup by dismissing Raina, Dhoni, Hooda and others to return figures of 6 wickets for 19 runs in his 4 magical overs.

This remained the best bowling figures in IPL history until 2017.Although Hyderabad narrowly lost the match while chasing 137 runs, Zampa lived up to the huge expectations from him with his scintillating spell that bamboozled Chennai’s batsmen. His 6/19 highlights Zampa’s emergence as an exciting young talent on the big IPL stage.

#3. Amit Mishra

The first hat-trick in IPL history was taken by experienced Indian leg spinner Amit Mishra, playing for Delhi Daredevils in the opening match of 2008.His brilliant googly bowling got him outstanding figures of 5 wickets for 17 runs in just 4 overs.

This included dismissing top players like Afridi, Gibbs and others. Mishra’s spell enabled Delhi to win a close match by 12 runs after the Deccan Chargers team was bowled out for 183 runs.

Since then, Mishra has frequently troubled opponents over the years in IPL with his variety of spin bowling. He is surely one of the early pioneering bowling talents of the IPL tournament.

#4. Shane Warne

Australian spin legend Shane Warne captained the underdog Rajasthan Royals team to a fairy-tale Indian Premier League (IPL) title victory in 2008. Along the way, he gave many brilliant performances, including taking 4 wickets for 21 runs against Deccan Chargers in 2010.

Warne used his sharp turn and drift to restrict the strong Deccan Chargers batting lineup featuring stars like Gilchrist and Symonds to just 157 runs. He then scored a vital 24 runs opening the batting to help set up Rajasthan’s tense 2 run victory.This vintage display of Warne outsmarting world-class power hitters underscored why he is considered an all-time great spinner.

Both his skilled bowling and handy batting proved crucial to Rajasthan’s upset win. It highlighted Warne’s enduring magic and brilliance in outthinking the best batsmen even towards the end of his career.

#5. Yuzvendra Chahal  

Indian leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has delivered many match-winning performances for his IPL teams over the years. One outstanding spell in 2016 for Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Kings XI Punjab.

Chahal took the important wickets of Marsh and Miller to return figures of 4 wickets for 25 runs. This set up Punjab’s huge 82 run defeat. Batting first, Bangalore blasted 211 runs as Chahal later suffocated Punjab’s run chase.

Now a regular member of India’s limited overs team, Chahal’s clever wicket-taking ability gives Kohli control in the middle overs. His skills at outthinking batsmen will likely produce more magical performances in the future.

So Chahal has established himself as an attacking spinner who can turn games with both his bowling and tight economy rate. More bat-bamboozling feats can be expected from this talented match-winner.

## Conclusion  

Masterful spells like Anil Kumble’s barely believable 5 wickets for just 5 runs, Adam Zampa’s dream 6-wicket debut and Amit Mishra becoming the first IPL hat-trick hero showcase spin bowling’s instrumental value for franchises.

When legends like Shane Warne, Anil Kumble and Amit Mishra produce such economical bowling performances, it demonstrates their enduring brilliance as spinners. Even today, IPL teams actively search for mystery spinners who can potentially become trump cards.

This success trend for clever spinners is likely to continue as T20 cricket keeps rapidly evolving globally. We can expect more talented young mystery spinners to emerge in future editions.

So spin bowling has played a crucial match-winning role in IPL history courtesy smart masters like Mishra, Warne and Kumble. And with T20 cricket’s evolution, more magical new spinning talents will surely arise!