Most Wickets in IPL 2024 (IPl 2024 Purple Cap)
IPL 2024 Top Wicket Takers
| No | Bowler | Team | Wkts | Mat | Ovs | BBI | Balls | Avg | Ecn | R | 4-Fers | 5-Fers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasprit Bumrah | MI | 17 | 11 | 43.5 | 5/21 | 263 | 16.12 | 6.25 | 274 | -- | 1 |
| 2 | T Natarajan | SRH | 15 | 8 | 32 | 4/19 | 192 | 19.13 | 8.97 | 287 | 1 | -- |
| 3 | Mustafizur Rahman | CSK | 14 | 9 | 34.2 | 4/29 | 206 | 22.71 | 9.26 | 318 | 1 | -- |
| 4 | Harshal Patel | PBKS | 14 | 10 | 33 | 3/15 | 198 | 24.14 | 10.24 | 338 | -- | -- |
| 5 | Sunil Narine | KKR | 13 | 10 | 40 | 2/22 | 240 | 20.69 | 6.73 | 269 | -- | -- |
| 6 | Matheesha Pathirana | CSK | 13 | 6 | 22 | 4/28 | 132 | 13 | 7.68 | 169 | 1 | -- |
| 7 | Varun Chakravarthy | KKR | 13 | 10 | 37 | 3/16 | 222 | 24.62 | 8.65 | 320 | -- | -- |
| 8 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 13 | 10 | 38 | 3/11 | 228 | 28.31 | 9.68 | 368 | -- | -- |
| 9 | Arshdeep Singh | PBKS | 13 | 10 | 35.2 | 4/29 | 212 | 27.23 | 10.02 | 354 | 1 | -- |
| 10 | Gerald Coetzee | MI | 13 | 10 | 33.3 | 4/34 | 201 | 26.23 | 10.18 | 341 | 1 | -- |
| 11 | Mukesh Kumar | DC | 13 | 7 | 25.3 | 3/14 | 153 | 21.69 | 11.06 | 282 | -- | -- |
| 12 | Kuldeep Yadav | DC | 12 | 8 | 31 | 4/55 | 186 | 21.83 | 8.45 | 262 | 1 | -- |
| 13 | Pat Cummins | SRH | 12 | 10 | 40 | 3/43 | 240 | 30.17 | 9.05 | 362 | -- | -- |
| 14 | Khaleel Ahmed | DC | 12 | 11 | 40 | 2/21 | 240 | 31.58 | 9.48 | 379 | -- | -- |
| 15 | Sam Curran | PBKS | 12 | 10 | 31 | 3/28 | 186 | 25.67 | 9.94 | 308 | -- | -- |
| 16 | Kagiso Rabada | PBKS | 11 | 10 | 39 | 2/18 | 234 | 31.64 | 8.92 | 348 | -- | -- |
| 17 | Avesh Khan | RR | 11 | 10 | 39 | 2/34 | 234 | 33.91 | 9.56 | 373 | -- | -- |
| 18 | Harshit Rana | KKR | 11 | 8 | 28 | 3/33 | 168 | 24.91 | 9.79 | 274 | -- | -- |
| 19 | Andre Russell | KKR | 11 | 10 | 20.2 | 3/25 | 122 | 19.09 | 10.33 | 210 | -- | -- |
| 20 | Mitchell Starc | KKR | 11 | 9 | 31.5 | 4/33 | 191 | 33 | 11.4 | 363 | 1 | -- |
R: Runs, Inns: Innings, Avg: Average, SR: Strike Rate, H.S: Highest Score, Wkts: Wickets, Ovs: Overs, 4-Fers: Four Wicket Haul, 5-Fers: Five Wicket Haul, BBI: Best Bowling in Innings, RCI: Runs Conceded Innings, ECN: Economy, Mdns: Maidens, Mat: Matches, BF: Balls Faced
Purple Cap Holder List in IPL 2024: Fiery Mumbai Indians' (MI) pacer Jasprit Bumrah leads the Purple Cap race in the ongoing IPL 2024 with 17 wickets after GT vs RCB, Match 52.
Bumrah has been at his usual best this season leading MI’s bowling lineup. His best performance came against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) where he ended up with five wickets giving just 21 runs during Match 25, in Mumbai.
SRH speedster T Natarajan has risen to the second spot on the Purple Cap list on the back of a sensational four-fer against Delhi Capitals in Match 35. He added two more to his wicket tally during Match 41 against RCB. The 33-year-old has taken 15 wickets in just 11 matches at an average of 19.13.
Bangladeshi speedster Mustafizur Rahman is enjoying his time with the Chennai Super Kings franchise. Playing for CSK, the ace pacer has scalped 14 wickets and has remained the X-factor for the defending champions. After a four-for in the opening game vs RCB, Rahman is keeping the momentum alive with regular wickets, currently 14 in total.
Harshal Patel from Punjab Kings (PBKS) is the joint-highest wicket-taker with Bumrah and is also among the top contenders for the Purple Cap. The right-arm pacer has been consistent with the ball in the ongoing season and has been picking crucial wickets for his side in tough situations. Harshal has taken 14 wickets at an average of 23.29 and an economy of 10.19.
Sunil Narine has scalped 13 wickets in 10 games. The KKR spinner has been in brilliant form, bowling 40 overs in the tournament at an economy of 6.73 and an average of 20.69.
Sri Lanka's Matheesa Pathirana has jumped up with 13 wickets in six games. The CSK pacer has been in brilliant form bowling 22 overs in the tournament at an economy of 7.38 and an average of 13.00.
Bowlers participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be vying for the Purple Cap award. The Purple Cap is awarded to the bowler who has emerged as the leading wicket-taker in a particular edition of the high-profile Indian Premier League (IPL).
IPL Purple Cap Trivia
- Sohail Tanvir was the first bowler to be awarded the Purple Cap for taking 22 wickets in 11 matches in the 2008 season.
- The record of most wickets in a single edition is jointly held by Dwayne Bravo and Harshal Patel. Bravo scalped 32 wickets in the 2015 season while Patel had 32 victims to his name in the 2021 season.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the only bowler to have won the Purple Cap in successive editions of the IPL (2016, 2017)
Rules for IPL Purple Cap 2024
- The Purple Cap is awarded to the leading wicket-taker of the IPL season.
- The bowler with the most wickets in the tournament during the season is allowed to wear the Cap in the field.
- In an event of a tie, the Purple Cap is awarded to the bowler with a better economy rate.
List of all IPL Purple Cap Winners from 2008 to 2024
In the inaugural IPL season in 2008, the Purple Cap award was won by Sohail Tanvir. The Pakistan left-arm seamer scalped a total of 22 wickets in the tournament and scalped his wickets at a stupendous average of 12.09.
The first Indian cricketer to have been the recipient of the Purple Cap award is former left-arm fast bowler RP Singh during the 2009 season of the IPL. Singh took 23 wickets at a strike rate of 15.50 to bag the award.
Dwayne Bravo and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the only two cricketers to have won the Purple Cap award on two occasions. While Bravo won the award in 2013 and 2015, Kumar laid his hands on the Purple Cap in 2016 and 2017.
The other players to have been the recipient of the Purple Cap award in IPL history are Pragyan Ojha, Lasith Malinga, Morne Morkel, Mohit Sharma, Andrew Tye, Imran Tahir, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal.
In the 14th edition of the IPL, Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap award. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pacer scalped a gargantuan 32 wickets to win the Purple Cap award in 2021. Harshal shares the record for the most wickets in an IPL season with Dwayne Bravo, who scalped 32 wickets in the year 2013. With the 2024 season already underway, the race to grab the IPL Orange cap 2024 is also in full flow and several high-profile batters are trying to pip each other.
| Year | Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 4W | 5W |
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 22 | 12.09 | 6.46 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | RP Singh | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 23 | 18.13 | 6.98 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 21 | 20.42 | 7.29 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 28 | 13.39 | 5.95 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel | Delhi Daredevils | 16 | 25 | 18.12 | 7.19 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 18 | 32 | 15.53 | 7.95 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 23 | 19.65 | 8.39 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 26 | 16.38 | 8.14 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Bhuvaneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 23 | 21.3 | 7.42 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Bhuvaneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 26 | 14.19 | 7.05 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 24 | 18.66 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 26 | 16.57 | 6.69 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 17 | 30 | 18.26 | 8.34 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 32 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 10.56 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 27 | 19.51 | 7.75 | 15.1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami | Gujarat Titans | 17 | 28 | 18.64 | 8.03 | 13.92 | 2 | |
| 2024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
FAQ Related to Purple Cap in IPL
Who is having Purple Cap in IPL 2024?
Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer Jasprit Bumrah leads the Purple Cap race in the ongoing IPL 2024 with 17 wickets after MI vs KKR, Match 51.
Who has the most Purple Cap in IPL history?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dwayne Bravo are the only bowlers to have won the Purple Cap two times in IPL history
Who won the 2008 IPL Purple Cap?
In 2008, Sohail Tanvir, playing for Rajasthan Royals, took 22 wickets in 11 matches and won the Purple Cap.
Who is the highest wicket-taker in IPL history?
Yuzvendra Chahal, with 200 wickets, holds the record for the highest number of wickets in IPL history.