In 2011, Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) retained their title by winning the fourth edition of IPL. This was largely thanks to their bowling attack, which managed to take a record 77 wickets in the series. Let’s take a look at the players who took the most wickets for CSK that year.
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IPL Most Wickets in a series
| Player | Team | Span | Wkts | Mat | Ovrs | Runs |
| Harshal Patel | RCB | 2021 | 32 | 15 | 56.2 | 459 |
| DJ Bravo | CSK | 2013 | 32 | 18 | 62.3 | 497 |
| Kagiso Rabada | DC | 2020 | 30 | 17 | 65.4 | 548 |
| Lasith Malinga | MI | 2011 | 28 | 16 | 63.0 | 375 |
| JP Faulkner | RR | 2013 | 28 | 16 | 63.1 | 427 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | MI | 2020 | 27 | 14 | 60.0 | 404 |
| DJ Bravo | CSK | 2015 | 26 | 17 | 52.2 | 426 |
| Morne Morkel | DD | 2012 | 25 | 16 | 63.0 | 453 |
| Kagiso Rabada | DC | 2019 | 25 | 12 | 47.0 | 368 |
| B Kumar | SRH | 2017 | 26 | 14 | 52.2 | 369 |
| Imran Tahir | CSK | 2019 | 26 | 17 | 63.2 | 421 |
| Trent Boult | MI | 2020 | 25 | 15 | 57.2 | 457 |
| Avesh Khan | DC | 2021 | 24 | 16 | 61.0 | 450 |
| SP Narine | KKR | 2012 | 24 | 15 | 59.1 | 324 |
| SL Malinga | MI | 2015 | 24 | 15 | 60.0 | 444 |
| Harbhajan Singh | MI | 2013 | 24 | 19 | 70.0 | 456 |
| MG Johnson | MI | 2013 | 24 | 17 | 64.0 | 459 |
| JD Unadkat | RPS | 2017 | 24 | 12 | 45.5 | 322 |
| AJ Tye | KXIP | 2018 | 24 | 13 | 52.0 | 401 |
| YS Chahal | RCB | 2015 | 23 | 16 | 59.4 | 417 |
| RP Singh | DC | 2009 | 23 | 16 | 59.4 | 417 |
| MM Sharma | CSK | 2014 | 23 | 16 | 53.5 | 452 |
| B Kumar | SRH | 2016 | 23 | 17 | 66.0 | 490 |
| R Vinay Kumar | RCB | 2013 | 23 | 16 | 60.1 | 493 |
| Sohail Tanvir | RR | 2008 | 22 | 11 | 41.1 | 266 |
| Lasith Malinga | MI | 2012 | 22 | 14 | 55.3 | 350 |
| Sunil Narine | KKR | 2013 | 22 | 16 | 64.0 | 350 |
| Munaf Patel | MI | 2011 | 22 | 15 | 54.2 | 358 |
| SL Malinga | MI | 2015 | 22 | 14 | 56.0 | 419 |
| A Nehra | CSK | 2015 | 22 | 16 | 62.0 | 449 |
| Deepak Chahar | CSK | 2019 | 22 | 17 | 64.3 | 482 |
| Anrich Nortje | DC | 2020 | 22 | 16 | 61.0 | 512 |