IPL 2025 Purple Cap: The Purple Cap is awarded to the top wicket-taker in the IPL each year. Many cricket legends, including Lasith Malinga, have won this prestigious accolade. In the 2024 Indian Premier League, Harshal Patel claimed the Purple Cap with a total of 24 wickets.
IPL 2025 Purple Cap Leaderboard
The Purple Cap is presented to the leading wicket-taker in the IPL. After the introduction of the Orange Cap on 25 April 2008, the IPL announced the introduction of the Purple Cap on 13 May 2008. Since then, many bowlers have clinched this cap. In IPL 2023, Gujarat Titans’ Mohammed Shami won the Purple Cap, and in the last season, it was all about Punjab Kings’ Harshal Patel.
IPL 2025 Match-wise Top Wicket Takers
| Match Date | Player Name | Team | Wickets Taken | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/03/2025 | Krunal Pandya | RCB | 3 | 7.20 |
| 23/03/2025 | Tushar Deshmukh | RR | 3 | 11.00 |
| 23/03/2025 | Noor Ahmad | CSK | 4 | 4.50 |
| 24/03/2025 | Mitchell Starc | DC | 3 | 10.50 |
| 25/03/2025 | Sai Kishore | GT | 3 | 7.50 |
IPL Purple Cap Holders List 2008-2024
| Season | Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harshal Patel (PBKS) | 14 | 24 |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami (GT) | 17 | 28 |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) | 17 | 27 |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel (RCB) | 15 | 32 |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada (DC) | 17 | 30 |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir (CSK) | 17 | 26 |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye (KXIP) | 14 | 24 |
| 2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) | 14 | 26 |
| 2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) | 17 | 23 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | 16 | 26 |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma (CSK) | 16 | 23 |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | 18 | 32 |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel (DD) | 16 | 25 |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga (MI) | 16 | 28 |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha (DC) | 16 | 21 |
| 2009 | RP Singh (DC) | 16 | 23 |
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir (RR) | 11 | 22 |
IPL Purple Cup FAQs
The Purple Cap is awarded to the top wicket-taker of each Indian Premier League season.
Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap for taking the most wickets.
Mohammed Shami
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dwayne Bravo, and Harshal Patel have won the Purple Cap twice
Sohail Tanvir
Yuzvendra Chahal – 205 wickets
