IPL 2024 Purple Cap update: Harshal Patel extends lead while teammate Arshdeep Singh rises to 3rd after SRH match | Ipl News
IPL 2024 Most Wickets, Purple Cap Holder: Harshal Patel snapped up a couple of wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday and extended his lead over Jasprit Bumrah in the Purple Cap race. The 2022 Purple Cap winner is now the holder of the Cap with 24 scalps in 14 matches. His teammate Arshdeep Singh also whooshed up the table to 3rd after his 2-wicket haul against SRH.
Chennai Super Kings bowler Tushar Deshpande did not have the best of times in the must-win game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday giving away 49 runs from 4 overs but he still managed to break into the Top 5 of the Purple cap race with 1 wicket.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians seamer Bumrah is second in the charts with 20 wickets to his name. Bumrah’s economy is superior to the Punjab Kings bowler, helping him to the top of the standings.
IPL 2024 Purple Cap table updated today
No.
Player
M
Ins
Ovs
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Avg
Econ
SR
4w/5w
1
14
14
49.0
477
24
15/3
19.87
9.73
12.25
0/0
2
13
13
51.5
336
20
21/5
16.80
6.48
15.55
0/1
3.
14
14
50.2
505
19
29/4
26.57
10.03
15.89
1/0
4.
12
12
44.0
367
18
16/3
20.38
8.34
14.66
0/0
5.
Tushar Deshpande
13
13
48.0
424
17
27/4
24.94
8.83
16.94
1/0
Every year when the Indian Premier League (IPL) season comes around, a lot of eyes are on the players who take the most number of wickets in the season, there getting the Purple Cap. These players, more often than not go on to represent their national teams in future tournaments like the T20 World Cup. Players also add to their value for the next season if they have a great campaign in the IPL. In the 2023 season, Gujarat Titans’ Mohammed Shami won the Purple Cap with 28 wickets in 17 matches. He was followed his teammate Mohit Sharma with 27 scalps in 14 matches. At number 3 came Afghanan’s Rashid Khan, also of the GT with 27 wickets in 17 matches and he was trailed Mumbai Indians’ Piyush Chawla who took 22 wickets in 16 games. Rounding off the top 5 l was RR’s Chahal with 21 wickets in 14 matches. There has no change in the table after the clash between Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings.
Here’s a l of past Purple Cap winners
IPL 2023 Purple Cap Winner: Mohammed Shami
Total Wickets: 28 | Team: Gujarat Titans
IPL 2022 Purple Cap Winner: Yuzvendra Chahal
Total Wickets: 27 | Team: Rajasthan Royals
IPL 2021 Purple Cap Winner: Harshal Patel
Total Wickets: 32 | Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
IPL 2020 Purple Cap Winner: Kagiso Rabada
Total Wickets: 30 | Team: Delhi Capitals
IPL 2019 Purple Cap Winner: Imran Tahir
Total Wickets: 26 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
IPL 2018 Purple Cap Winner: Andrew Tye
Total Wickets: 24 | Team: Punjab Kings
IPL 2017 Purple Cap Winner: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Total Wickets: 26 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2016 Purple Cap Winner: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Total Wickets: 23 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2015 Purple Cap Winner: Dwayne Bravo
Total Wickets: 26 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
IPL 2014 Purple Cap Winner: Mohit Sharma
Total Wickets: 23 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
IPL 2013 Purple Cap Winner: Dwayne Bravo
Total Wickets: 32 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
IPL 2012 Purple Cap Winner: Morne Morkel
Total Wickets: 25 | Team: Delhi Daredevils
IPL 2011 Purple Cap Winner: Lasith Malinga
Total Wickets: 28 | Team: Mumbai Indians
IPL 2010 Purple Cap Winner: Pragyan Ojha
Total Wickets: 21 | Team: Deccan Chargers
IPL 2009 Purple Cap Winner: RP Singh
Total Wickets: 23 | Team: Deccan Chargers
IPL 2008 Purple Cap Winner: Sohail Tanvir
Total Wickets: 22 | Team: Rajasthan Royals
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