IPL Purple Cap 2022
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 2022
| POS | Player | Team | Match | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 17 | 68 | 27 | 19.51 | 7.75 | 15.1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Wanindu Hasaranga | RCB | 16 | 57 | 26 | 16.53 | 7.54 | 13.1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Kagiso Rabada | PBKS | 13 | 48 | 23 | 17.65 | 8.45 | 12.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Umran Malik | SRH | 14 | 49.1 | 22 | 20.18 | 9.03 | 13.4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Kuldeep Yadav | DC | 14 | 49.4 | 21 | 19.95 | 8.43 | 14.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Josh Hazlewood | RCB | 12 | 46.3 | 20 | 18.85 | 8.1 | 13.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Mohammed Shami | GT | 16 | 61 | 20 | 24.4 | 8 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Harshal Patel | RCB | 15 | 53.3 | 19 | 21.57 | 7.66 | 16.8 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Rashid Khan | GT | 16 | 63.5 | 19 | 22.15 | 6.59 | 20.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Prasidh Krishna | RR | 17 | 66.3 | 19 | 29.00 | 8.28 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
*Last Updated on 29th May 2022 after RR vs GT Final Match (IPL 2022)
IPL Purple Cap 2021 List
| POS | Player | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
| 1 | Harshal Patel | 15 | 15 | 56 | 459 | 32 | 5/27 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 10.56 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Avesh Khan | 16 | 16 | 61 | 450 | 24 | 3/13 | 18.75 | 7.37 | 15.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 14 | 55 | 410 | 21 | 4/14 | 19.52 | 7.45 | 15.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Shardul Thakur | 16 | 16 | 60 | 527 | 21 | 3/19 | 25.09 | 8.8 | 17.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Mohammad Shami | 14 | 14 | 52 | 395 | 19 | 3/15 | 20.78 | 7.5 | 16.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Rashid Khan | 14 | 14 | 56 | 375 | 18 | 3/19 | 20.83 | 6.69 | 18.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Arshdeep Singh | 12 | 12 | 41 | 342 | 18 | 5/32 | 19 | 8.27 | 13.77 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Varun Chakaravarthy | 17 | 17 | 68 | 448 | 18 | 5/20 | 24.88 | 6.58 | 22.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 15 | 15 | 53 | 374 | 18 | 4/25 | 20.77 | 7.05 | 17.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jason Holder | 8 | 8 | 32 | 247 | 16 | 4/52 | 15.43 | 7.75 | 11.93 | 1 | 0 |
*Last updated on IPL 2021
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 held by Dwayne Bravo (32 wickets in the 2015 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
- 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
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, In 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, and Kagiso Rabada.
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.
| 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 |
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