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Best Bowling Averages in PSL History
Rashid Khan has the best average rate in PSL history. Rashid represents Lahore Qalandars in PSL and grabbed 44 wickets in 28 matches with an average rate of 15.47.
| Player | Span | Mat | Ove | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave |
| Rashid Khan | 2021-2023 | 28 | 111 | 1 | 681 | 44 | 15.47 |
| Ihsanullah | 2022-2023 | 14 | 49 | 2 | 370 | 23 | 16.08 |
| James Faulkner | 2021-2022 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 352 | 19 | 18.52 |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | 2021-2023 | 23 | 80.2 | 1 | 716 | 38 | 18.84 |
| Khushdil Shah | 2017-2023 | 49 | 53.2 | 0 | 381 | 20 | 19.05 |
| Imran Tahir | 2018-2023 | 44 | 156 | 2 | 1100 | 56 | 19.64 |
| Abbas Afridi | 2021-2023 | 20 | 64.2 | 0 | 601 | 30 | 20.03 |
| Sunil Narine | 2017-2018 | 17 | 66 | 0 | 411 | 20 | 20.55 |
| Mohammad Sami | 2016-2019 | 36 | 127 | 1 | 875 | 42 | 20.83 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 2018-2023 | 62 | 234.3 | 3 | 1856 | 89 | 20.85 |
Best Bowling Averages in PSL 8 2023
| Player | Mat | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave |
| Mir Hamza | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Ben Cutting | 6 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 13.66 |
| Rashid Khan | 11 | 0 | 281 | 20 | 14.05 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 4 | 0 | 103 | 7 | 14.71 |
| Shoaib Malik | 9 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 15.5 |
| Ihsanullah | 12 | 2 | 347 | 22 | 15.77 |
| Abbas Afridi | 11 | 0 | 372 | 23 | 16.17 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 6 | 0 | 183 | 11 | 16.63 |
| Akif Javed | 5 | 0 | 135 | 8 | 16.87 |
| Hussain Talat | 11 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 17 |
Best Averages in PSL 2022
| Player | Mat | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave |
| Shadab Khan | 9 | 0 | 207 | 19 | 10.89 |
| Khurram Shahzad | 2 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 12.4 |
| Fawad Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 13 |
| Asif Ali | 12 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 13.5 |
| Khushdil Shah | 12 | 0 | 223 | 16 | 13.93 |
| Mir Hamza | 4 | 0 | 114 | 8 | 14.25 |
| Arshad Iqbal | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 15 |
| Asif Afridi | 5 | 1 | 124 | 8 | 15.5 |
| David Willey | 8 | 0 | 208 | 13 | 16 |
| Zeeshan Zameer | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
Best Bowling Averages in PSL 2021
| Player | Mat | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave |
| Arish Ali | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 7 |
| James Faulkner | 6 | 0 | 156 | 13 | 12 |
| Saqib Mahmood | 5 | 0 | 145 | 12 | 12.08 |
| Imran Tahir | 7 | 1 | 170 | 13 | 13.07 |
| Thisara Perera | 3 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 14 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 6 | 0 | 144 | 10 | 14.4 |
| Imran Khan | 7 | 1 | 179 | 12 | 14.91 |
| Abdul Nasir | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Rashid Khan | 8 | 1 | 175 | 11 | 15.9 |
| Khurram Shahzad | 5 | 0 | 116 | 7 | 16.57 |
Highest Averages in PSL 2020
| Player | Mat | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave |
| Darren Sammy | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Waqas Maqsood | 3 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 10.5 |
| Zafar Gohar | 3 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 12.4 |
| Saqib Mahmood | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 13.66 |
| Aamer Yamin | 3 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 16 |
| Mohammad Imran | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Ahmed Safi Abdullah | 3 | 0 | 65 | 4 | 16.25 |
| Sohail Tanvir | 10 | 1 | 230 | 14 | 16.42 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | 4 | 0 | 83 | 5 | 16.6 |
| Raja Farzan | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 17.5 |
Best Bowling Averages in Pakistan Super League 2019
| Player | Mat | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 6 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 |
| Ahsan Ali | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Rilee Rossouw | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Ali Shafiq | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10 |
| Shane Watson | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Sikandar Raza | 3 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 10.66 |
| Harry Gurney | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Hasan Ali | 13 | 0 | 341 | 25 | 13.64 |
| Mohammad Abbas | 3 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 13.8 |
2018 Best Averages in PSL
| Player | Mat | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave |
| Umar Gul | 2 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 6.25 |
| Jofra Archer | 2 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 10.6 |
Thisara Perera | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 12 |
| Rumman Raees | 3 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 12.75 |
| Samit Patel | 9 | 0 | 188 | 13 | 14.46 |
| Saif Badar | 10 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Zafar Gohar | 2 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 15.33 |
| Shahid Afridi | 9 | 2 | 208 | 13 | 16 |
| Usman Shinwari | 10 | 0 | 258 | 16 | 16.12 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 12 | 1 | 310 | 18 | 17.22 |
Best Bowling Averages in PSL 2017
| Player | Mat | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Rilee Rossouw | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Rayad Emrit | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 10 |
| Rumman Raees | 7 | 0 | 162 | 12 | 13.5 |
| Wahab Riaz | 10 | 0 | 203 | 15 | 13.53 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 10 | 0 | 97 | 7 | 13.85 |
| Sohail Khan | 9 | 1 | 240 | 16 | 15 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 5 | 2 | 77 | 5 | 15.4 |
| Mahmudullah | 6 | 0 | 111 | 7 | 15.85 |
Best Averages in PSL 2016
| Player | Mat | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave |
| Mohammad Sami | 7 | 0 | 138 | 12 | 11.5 |
| Grant Elliott | 6 | 0 | 134 | 11 | 12.18 |
| Ravi Bopara | 9 | 0 | 152 | 11 | 13.81 |
| Zafar Gohar | 6 | 0 | 102 | 7 | 14.57 |
| Imran Khalid | 9 | 1 | 145 | 9 | 16.11 |
| Wahab Riaz | 9 | 0 | 245 | 15 | 16.33 |
| Andre Russell | 10 | 0 | 276 | 16 | 17.25 |
| Aizaz Cheema | 4 | 0 | 104 | 6 | 17.33 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 10 | 0 | 234 | 13 | 18 |
| Bilawal Bhatti | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 18 |
