Purple Cap Winners List from 2008 to 2025, Updated List

IPL Purple Cap Winners List (2008-2024)

In addition to the coveted IPL Orange Cap awarded to the top run-scorer, the Purple Cap stands as one of the premier individual accolades in the Indian Premier League (IPL). This distinguished award is given to the bowler who ends each season with the most wickets.

IPL 2025 Purple Cap Standings Updated Today

With 22 wickets, Punjab Kings’ Harshal Patel currently leads the race for the IPL 2025 Purple Cap.

Rank	Player	Team	Wickets	Matches	Economy
1	Harshal Patel	PBKS	24	14	9.73
2	Jasprit Bumrah	MI	20	13	6.48
3	Varun Chakaravarthy	KKR	20	14	8.18
4	Arshdeep Singh	PBKS	19	14	10.03
5	T Natarajan	SRH	18	12	9.12
6	Yuzvendra Chahal	RR	18	14	9.48
7	Tushar Deshpande	CSK	17	13	8.83
8	Harshit Rana	KKR	17	12	9.40
9	Khaleel Ahmed	DC	17	14	9.58
10	Mukesh Kumar	DC	17	10	10.36

IPL Purple Cap Winners List (2008-2025)

Season	Player	Matches	Wickets
2008	Sohail Tanvir (RR)	11	22
2009	RP Singh (DC)	16	23
2010	Pragyan Ojha (DC)	16	21
2011	Lasith Malinga (MI)	16	28
2012	Morne Morkel (DD)	16	25
2013	Dwayne Bravo (CSK)	18	32
2014	Mohit Sharma (CSK)	16	23
2015	Dwayne Bravo (CSK)	16	26
2016	Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH)	17	23
2017	Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH)	14	26
2018	Andrew Tye (KXIP)	14	24
2019	Imran Tahir (CSK)	17	26
2020	Kagiso Rabada (DC)	17	30
2021	Harshal Patel (RCB)	15	32
2022	Yuzvendra Chahal (RR)	17	27
2023	Mohammed Shami (GT)	17	28
2024	Harshal Patel	14	24

IPL 2025 Purple Cap Standings Updated Today

With 22 wickets, Punjab Kings’ Harshal Patel currently leads the race for the IPL 2025 Purple Cap.

The Inaugural Winner: Sohail Tanvir

In the very first season of the IPL in 2008, Pakistan’s Sohail Tanvir, playing for Rajasthan Royals, won the inaugural Purple Cap. He took an impressive 22 wickets in just 11 matches, helping the Royals become the first-ever IPL champions. Tanvir’s best bowling figures of 6/14 against Chennai Super Kings remained the best in the IPL for over a decade.

The Sri Lankan Legend: Lasith Malinga

The renowned Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga added his name to the list of Purple Cap winners in 2011, picking up 28 wickets from 16 games. This was the best individual haul in a single IPL season at the time.

Celebrating the Finest Bowlers

The IPL Purple Cap has become a symbol of excellence for the tournament’s top bowlers. From the Pakistani speedster Sohail Tanvir to the legendary Lasith Malinga, and from the all-rounder Dwayne Bravo to the Indian pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the winners of this coveted award have etched their names in the annals of IPL history.

As the IPL continues to captivate audiences worldwide, the Purple Cap will undoubtedly remain one of the most prestigious individual honors, recognizing the finest bowlers who have showcased their exceptional skills and talent on the biggest T20 stage.

Sumit Arora

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