List Of All Purple Cap Winners In IPL From 2008 To 2023
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List Of All Purple Cap Winners In IPL From 2008 To 2024

The Purple Cap is an award given to the leading wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The highest wicket-taker in the tournament during the season wears the Purple Cap when fielding, with the overall leading wicket-taker at the conclusion of the tournament winning the actual Purple Cap award on the day of the season’s final.

Gone are the days when the result of a match depended only on the performance of the batsmen. Today bowlers have an equally important role to play. The Purple Cap is awarded to the highest wicket taker in IPL every year.

There have been several editions so far and each edition has a Purple Cap winner.

Sohail Tanvir – 2008

Sohail Tanvir First Purple Cap Holder In IPL

The inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was the only season that also featured Pakistani players. Later from 2009, Pakistani players were not allowed to participate in the IPL.

Sohail Tanvir picked up 22 wickets from 11 matches and went home with the Purple Cap as he was the leading wicket-taker of that season.

Season2008
TeamRajasthan Royals
Matches11
Overs41.1
Runs266
Wickets22
Average12.09
Economy6.46
Strike Rate11.22
Best Bowling6/14
Sohail Tanvir IPL 2008 Season Stats

RP Singh – 2009

RP Singh, who was the first Indian to win the Purple Cap, took 23 wickets from 16 matches in IPL 2009 and helped Deccan Chargers win the title. He also took four wickets haul.

Season2009
TeamDeccan Chargers
Matches16
Overs59.4
Runs417
Wickets23
Average18.13
Economy6.98
Strike Rate15.56
Best Bowling4/22
RP Singh IPL 2009 Season Stats

Pragyan Ojha – 2010

Pragyan Ojha’s powerful performance for Deccan Chargers in IPL 2010 brought him into limelight. He became the first spinner to win the Purple Cap after taking 21 wickets in 16 matches.

Season2010
TeamDeccan Chargers
Matches16
Overs58.5
Runs429
Wickets21
Average20.42
Economy7.29
Strike Rate16.80
Best Bowling3/26
Pragyan Ojha IPL 2010 Season Stats

Lasith Malinga – 2011

Lasith Malinga created history in IPL 2011 with 28 wickets in 16 matches – the most wickets by any bowler in a single season of the tournament. Malinga also took his first five-wicket haul for the IPL in the 2011 campaign.

Season2011
TeamMumbai Indians
Matches16
Overs63
Runs375
Wickets28
Average13.39
Economy5.95
Strike Rate13.50
Best Bowling5/13
Lasith Malinga IPL 2011 Season Stats

Morne Morkel – 2012

Delhi Daredevils South African pacer Morne Morkel took home the Purple Cap in 2012. Morkel took 25 wickets in 16 matches.

Season2012
TeamDelhi Daredevils
Matches16
Overs63
Runs453
Wickets25
Average18.12
Economy7.19
Strike Rate15.12
Best Bowling4/20
Morne Morkel IPL 2012 Season Stats

Dwayne Bravo – 2013

Dwayne Bravo became the first bowler to take 30+ wickets in a single edition. His dedication towards practice made his form consistent in the sixth edition of the league. He achieved the remarkable feat of taking 32 wickets in just 18 games.

Season2013
TeamChennai Super Kings
Matches18
Overs62.3
Runs497
Wickets32
Average15.53
Economy7.95
Strike Rate11.71
Best Bowling4/42
Dwayne Bravo IPL 2013 Season Stats

Mohit Sharma – 2014

The following year, in 2014, it was once again the CSK bowler who got the Purple Cap – Mohit Sharma. The fast bowler took 4 for 14 with 23 wickets in 16 matches.

Season2014
TeamChennai Super Kings
Matches16
Overs53.5
Runs452
Wickets23
Average19.65
Economy8.39
Strike Rate14.04
Best Bowling4/14
Mohit Sharma IPL 2014 Season Stats

Dwayne Bravo – 2015

Dwayne Bravo won the Purple Cap for the second time in 2015. He took 26 wickets in 16 matches. Bravo’s best spell came against KKR when he took 3 wickets for just 22 runs. However, CSK could not win the title in 2015.

Season2015
TeamChennai Super Kings
Matches16
Overs52.2
Runs426
Wickets26
Average16.38
Economy8.14
Strike Rate12.07
Best Bowling3/22
Dwayne Bravo IPL 2015 Season Stats

Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 2016

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who won the Purple Cap in IPL 2016, helped Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) win their maiden IPL title. The fast bowler took 23 wickets in 17 innings.

Season2016
TeamSunrisers Hyderabad
Matches17
Overs66
Runs490
Wickets23
Average21.30
Economy7.42
Strike Rate17.21
Best Bowling4/29
Bhuvneshwar Kumar IPL 2016 Season Stats

Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 2017

Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the Purple Cap for the second time in the 2017 edition. He became the first player to retain the cap for two consecutive seasons. He took 26 wickets from 14 Matches in the tenth edition of IPL.

Season2017
TeamSunrisers Hyderabad
Matches14
Overs52.2
Runs369
Wickets26
Average14.19
Economy7.05
Strike Rate12.07
Best Bowling5/19
Bhuvneshwar Kumar IPL 2017 Season Stats

Andrew Tye – 2018

Andrew Tye of Kings XI Punjab took 24 wickets in his 14 matches to win the Purple Cap at the end of the season.

Season2018
TeamKings XI Punjab
Matches14
Overs56
Runs448
Wickets24
Average18.66
Economy8.00
Strike Rate14.00
Best Bowling4/16
Andrew Tye IPL 2018 Season Stats

Imran Tahir – 2019

Leg-spinner Imran Tahir bagged the Purple Cap during last year’s edition and managed to lead CSK to the 2019 league final. Tahir took 26 wickets from 17 matches in this edition with a fair economy of 6.69.

Season2019
TeamChennai Super Kings
Matches17
Overs64.2
Runs431
Wickets26
Average16.57
Economy6.69
Strike Rate14.84
Best Bowling4/12
Imran Tahir IPL 2019 Season Stats

Kagiso Rabada – 2020

Delhi Capitals pacer Kagiso Rabada won the Purple Cap as he played a key role in helping his team qualify for their maiden IPL final. Unfortunately, Delhi lost the game to MI. Rabada finished IPL 2020 with 30 wickets in 17 matches.

Season2020
TeamDelhi Capitals
Matches17
Overs65.4
Runs548
Wickets30
Average18.26
Economy8.34
Strike Rate13.13
Best Bowling4/24
Kagiso Rabada IPL 2020 Season Stats

Harshal Patel – 2021

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pacer Harshal Patel, who won the Purple Cap in 2021, equaled Bravo’s record of 32 wickets form 15 innings in an IPL season.

Season2021
TeamRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Matches15
Overs56.2
Runs459
Wickets32
Average14.34
Economy8.14
Strike Rate10.56
Best Bowling5/27
Harshal Patel IPL 2021 Season Stats

Yuzvendra Chahal – 2022

Rajasthan Royal (RR) spiner yuzvendra chahal won the Purple Cap in 2022 for 27 wickets form 17 innings in an IPL season.

Season2022
TeamRajasthan Royal
Matches17
Overs68
Runs527
Wickets27
Average19.51
Economy7.75
Strike Rate15.11
Best Bowling5/40
Yuzvendra Chahal IPL 2022 Season Stats

Mohammad Shami – 2023

Gujrat Titans (GT) Mohammad Shami won the Purple Cap in 2023 for 28 wickets form 17 innings in an IPL season.

Season2023
TeamGujarat Titans
Matches17
Overs65
Runs522
Wickets28
Average18.64
Economy8.03
Strike Rate13.92
Best Bowling4/11
Mohammad Shami IPL 2023 Season Stats

Harshal Patel – 2024

Despite Punjab Kings not reaching the playoffs, their seamer Harshal Patel ended up winning the Purple Cap in IPL 2024. Harshal took 24 wickets in 14 matches he played in the league stage at an average of 19.87 to win the Purple Cap second time in his IPL career.

Season2024
TeamPunjab Kings
Matches14
Overs49
Runs477
Wickets24
Average19.87
Economy9.73
Strike Rate12.25
Best Bowling3/15
Harshal Patel IPL 2024 Season Stats

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