IPL Purple Cap Winners | Purple Cap Winners List from 2008 to 2024
Gujarat Titans pacer Mohammed Shami bagged the Purple Cap in IPL 2023 for picking 28 wickets in 16 games.
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Since the inception of the Indian Premier League in 2008, fans have been treated to some spectacular bowling performances throughout the entirety of the competition. The Purple Cap is bestowed to the bowlers with the most wickets after the conclusion of the tournament while it regularly changes hands during the matches.
It is the biggest honour for any bowlers participating in the illustrious tournament, as it showcases consistency and wicket-tacking ability, the most tangible factor, in the shortest format of the game. The 16th edition of the tournament has been no different, as it has witnessed some memorable bowling performances.
Bowler’s Dream Award in IPL
Similar to the IPL Orange Cap that rewards batters, it has been a hard-fought contest between the bowlers to get their hands on the elusive prize (purple cap) with veteran Indian pacer Mohammed Shami fighting tooth and nail to thwart Gujarat Titans teammates in Mohit Sharma and Rashid Khan. The 2022 Purple Cap winner Yuzvendra Chahal was also in the mix of things, charting unprecedented heights by becoming the leading wicket-taker in the competition's history in 2023.
After the conclusion of the Finals of the IPL, the Purple Cap was formally presented to Mohammed Shami, after he finished with 28 wickets to his name in 17 matches. Mohit Sharma and Rashid Khan finished second and third, respectively with 27 wickets each to their name. This also portrays Gujarat’s dominance with the ball in the 16th edition but unfortunately, they lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final, which cost them the opportunity to become the third franchise to win the IPL in consecutive years.
The Purple Cap Saga
Pakistan’s Sohail Tanvir was the first bowler to be awarded the Purple Cap in 2008. In that particular season, he took 22 wickets in 11 matches for Rajasthan Royals. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the only bowler among the list of winners of the Purple Cap to have won it consecutively in 2016 and 2017.
With 32 wickets, Dwayne Bravo and Harshal Patel hold the record for scalping the most wickets in a single season of the IPL. RP Singh in 2009 became the first Indian cricketer to have won the award for Deccan Chargers (now defunct).
In last year's edition of the IPL, Gujarat Titans seamer Mohammed Shami bagged the honour, scalping 28 wickets in the season at an average of 17 and an economy of seven in 16 matches. However, with Shami nursing and rehabilitating his ankle injury after the recent surgery, in the upcoming IPL 2024 season, fans will get to witness a new purple cap holder after it was revealed that the fiery pacer was ruled out from the next season of the cricket carnival along with the upcoming T20 World Cup. Hence it will be fascinating to see whether a spinner can topple a pacer to claim the purple cap this time for a change.
List of Purple Cap Winners in IPL (2008-2024)
YEAR | PLAYER | TEAM | WICKETS |
2008 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals | 22 |
2009 | RP Singh | Deccan Chargers | 23 |
2010 | Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers | 21 |
2011 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 28 |
2012 | Morne Morkel | Delhi Daredevils | 25 |
2013 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 32 |
2014 | Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 23 |
2015 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 26 |
2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 23 |
2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 26 |
2018 | Andrew Tye | Kings XI Punjab | 24 |
2019 | Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | 26 |
2020 | Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 30 |
2021 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 32 |
2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | 27 |
2023 | Mohammed Shami | Gujarat Titans | 28 |
2024 | TBD* | TBD* | TBD* |
*Last Updated on March 16, 2024
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