IPL 2024 Purple cap update: Jasprit Bumrah extends lead at the top after MI vs SRH | Ipl News
IPL 2024 Most Wickets, Purple Cap Holder: Jasprit Bumrah nabbed Abhishek Sharma’s wicket during the Mumbai Indians-Sunrisers Hyderabad game in IPL 2024 on Monday, going one up on Harshal Patel’s tally of 17 to lead the wickets tally this season and remain the purple cap holder.
T Natarajan, who is also part of the top-five wicket takers, remained in the race despite going wicketless.
After a brilliant bowling display against the Chennai Super Kings, the Punjab Kings bowlers Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh both rose up the Purple Cap charts with the former going to 2nd while the latter taking the 4th spot.
On the same day, Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Varun Chakaravarthy snapped up 3 wickets against Lucknow Super Giants to go up to the 3rd spot.
IPL 2024 Purple Cap table updated today
No.
Player
M
Ins
Ovs
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Avg
Econ
SR
4w/5w
1
12
12
47.5
297
18
21/5
16.50
6.20
15.94
0/1
2
Harshal Patel
11
11
37.0
362
17
15/3
21.29
9.78
13.05
0/0
3
11
11
39.0
343
16
16/3
22.86
8.79
15.60
0/0
4
T Natarajan
9
8
35.2
312
15
19/4
21.20
8.96
14.13
1/0
5
Arshdeep Singh
11
11
39.2
396
15
29/4
26.40
10.06
15.73
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.
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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