The
Purple
Cap
is
presented
to
the
leading
wicket-taker
in
the
Indian
Premier
League
and
has
been
awarded
since
the
inaugural
season
in
2008.
Over
the
course
of
the
season,
the
cap
changes
from
one
player
to
another
with
the
final
leader
winning
a
cash
reward
along
with
an
award
designed
in
the
shape
of
a
cap
in
purple
colour.
Captain
With
Highest
Winning
Percentage
in
IPL
History:
Dhoni
and
Rohit
dominate
the
list
So
far,
there
has
been
12
different
winners
with
Indian
pacer
Bhuvneshwar
Kumar
and
West
Indies
all-rounder
Dwayne
Bravo
winning
the
award
twice.
Five
times
Indian
bowlers
have
clinched
the
award,
while
bowlers
from
Chennai
Super
Kings
have
won
the
award
the
most,
winning
the
purple
cap
4
times
in
the
past
14
seasons.
Among
the
14,
12
winners
were
pacers
and
two
were
spinners,
showing
the
dominance
of
quicker
bowlers
in
the
shortest
format.
5
of
the
formers
winners
like
Bravo,
Bhuneshwar,
Harshal
Patel,
Kagiso
Rabada
and
Andrew
Tye,
will
also
be
in
line
for
the
award
in
IPL
2022
along
with
the
likes
of
Avesh
Khan,
Rashid
Khan,
Prasidh
Krishna
and
Shardul
Thakur
to
name
a
few.
Now,
with
the
IPL
2022
underway,
we
take
a
look
at
the
purple
cap
table
and
previous
winners
of
the
award.
IPL
2022
Purple
Cap
Leaderboard
(updated
till
match
2)
| PLAYER |
TEAM |
MATCHES |
WICKETS |
ECONOMY RATE |
|
Kuldeep Yadav |
Delhi Capitals |
1 | 3 | 4.5 |
|
Dwayne Bravo |
Chennai Super Kings |
1 | 3 | 5 |
|
Basil Thampi |
Mumbai Indians |
1 | 3 | 8.75 |
|
Murugan Ashwin |
Mumbai Indians |
1 | 2 | 3.5 |
|
Umesh Yadav |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
1 | 2 | 5 |
|
Khaleel Ahmed |
Delhi Capitals |
1 | 2 | 6.8 |
|
Rahul Chahar |
Punjab Kings |
1 | 1 | 5.5 |
|
Varun Chakravarthy |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
1 | 1 | 5.8 |
|
Mitchell Santner |
Chennai Super Kings |
1 | 1 | 7.8 |
|
Arshdeep Singh |
Punjab Kings |
1 | 1 | 7.8 |
|
Tymal Mills |
Mumbai Indians |
1 | 1 | 8.7 |
|
Andre Russell |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
1 | 1 | 9.5 |
|
Wanindu Hasaranga |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
1 | 1 | 10 |
IPL
Purple
Cap
Winners
from
2008
to
2021
| SEASON |
PLAYER |
MATCHES |
WICKETS |
| 2008 |
Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals) |
11 | 22 |
| 2009 |
RP Singh (Deccan Chargers) |
16 | 23 |
| 2010 |
Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers) |
16 | 21 |
| 2011 |
Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians) |
16 | 28 |
| 2012 |
Morne Morkel (Delhi Daredevils) |
16 | 25 |
| 2013 |
Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings) |
18 | 32 |
| 2014 |
Mohit Sharma (Chennai Super Kings) |
16 | 23 |
| 2015 |
Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings) |
16 | 26 |
| 2016 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad) |
17 | 23 |
| 2017 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad) |
14 | 26 |
| 2018 |
Andrew Tye (Kings XI Punjab) |
14 | 24 |
| 2019 |
Imran Tahir (Chennai Super Kings) |
17 | 26 |
| 2020 |
Kagiso Rabada (Delhi Capitals) |
17 | 30 |
| 2021 |
Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) |
15 | 32 |
