In IPL 2024, Harshal Patel from Punjab Kings claimed the Purple Cap by taking 14 wickets this season. He overtook Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal by dismissing Rinku Singh.
Harshal Patel of Punjab Kings is currently leading the wicket-taking charts in the Indian Premier League (IPL), earning himself the Purple Cap. He has taken 14 wickets this season at an average of 23.28 and a good strike rate. Jasprit Bumrah from Mumbai Indians has 13 wickets with a better average and economy rate than Yuzvendra Chahal of Rajasthan Royals, who has slightly higher average and economy rate than the other two.
In recent matches, Kuldeep Yadav, the left-arm wrist spinner for Delhi Capitals, moved back into the top five after taking 2 wickets for 29 runs in a high-scoring game against Gujarat Titans. This performance brought his total wickets for the season to 12, placing him in fourth position.
Likewise, T Natarajan, the left-arm pacer for Sunrisers Hyderabad, also reached 12 wickets for the season. He claimed two wickets for 39 runs in the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday, securing his spot in the top five bowlers for the season.
In 2009, RP Singh of Deccan Chargers took 23 wickets. In the following year, Pragyan Ojha from the same team got 21 wickets. Finally, in
2011, Lasith Malinga of Mumbai Indians managed to take a staggering 28 wickets.
Here are the leading wicket-takers for each IPL season from 2012 to 2023:
2012: Morne Morkel from Delhi Daredevils took 25 wickets.
2013: Dwayne Bravo from Chennai Super Kings took 32 wickets.
2014: Mohit Sharma from Chennai Super Kings took 23 wickets.
2015: Dwayne Bravo from Chennai Super Kings took 26 wickets.
2016: Bhuvneshwar Kumar from Sunrisers Hyderabad took 23 wickets.
2017: Bhuvneshwar Kumar from Sunrisers Hyderabad took 26 wickets.
2018: Andrew Tye from Punjab Kings took 24 wickets.
2019: Imran Tahir from Chennai Super Kings took 26 wickets.
2020: Kagiso Rabada from Delhi Capitals took 30 wickets.
2021: Harshal Patel from Royal Challengers Bangalore took 32 wickets.
2022: Yuzvendra Chahal from Rajasthan Royals took 27 wickets.
2023: Mohammed Shami from Gujarat Titans took 28 wickets.