Every year, the Purple Cap is given to the IPL’s top wicket-taker. Among the athletes 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 included in the following article.
Interestingly, 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.
| Year | Player | Team | Wickets |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami | Gujarat Titans | 28 |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | 27 |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 32 |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 30 |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | 26 |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye | Kings XI Punjab | 24 |
| 2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 26 |
| 2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 23 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 26 |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 23 |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 32 |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel | Delhi Daredevils | 25 |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 28 |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers | 21 |
| 2009 | RP Singh | Deccan Chargers | 23 |
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals | 22 |
Bowlers with most Purple caps in IPL
Dwayne Bravo
Dwayne Bravo won two Purple caps in Indian Premier League history. Bravo won his first Purple Cap in IPL 2013 for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) where he had taken 32 wickets. In 2015, he again became the highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 26 wickets.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
After Dwayne Bravo, Sunrisers Hyderabad medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the second bowler to win ‘Purple Cap’ in two seasons. Kumar took 23 wickets in IPL 2016 and the next season, he won the ‘Purple Cap’ with 26 scalps in 2017.
