Every year, the Purple Cap is given to the IPL’s top wicket-taker. Among the bowlers who have earned the Purple Cap are cricket legends like Lasith Malinga. The complete list of IPL Purple Cap winners from 2008 to 2023 is below. Harshal Patel and Dwayne Bravo have the record of bagging most wickets in a season with 32 each.
Notably, Pakistan’s Sohail Tanvir became the first bowler to receive the Purple Cap in the inaugural season in 2008. He took 22 wickets for the Rajasthan Royals in 11 games during that season. In IPL 2024, express pacer Mohammed Shami took the most wickets. On that note, let us take a look at Purple cap winners in IPL.
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YearPlayerTeamWickets2023Mohammed ShamiGujarat Titans282022Yuzvendra ChahalRajasthan Royals272021Harshal PatelRoyal Challengers Bangalore322020Kagiso RabadaDelhi Capitals302019Imran TahirChennai Super Kings262018Andrew TyeKings XI Punjab242017Bhuvneshwar KumarSunrisers Hyderabad262016Bhuvneshwar KumarSunrisers Hyderabad232015Dwayne BravoChennai Super Kings262014Mohit SharmaChennai Super Kings232013Dwayne BravoChennai Super Kings322012Morne MorkelDelhi Daredevils252011Lasith MalingaMumbai Indians282010Pragyan OjhaDeccan Chargers212009RP SinghDeccan Chargers232008Sohail TanvirRajasthan Royals22
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