IPL Purple Cap Winner List from 2008 to 2025
The IPL 2026 season is delivering a fierce battle for the Purple Cap, the prestigious award honoring the tournament’s top wicket-taker. With every match, bowlers are stepping up, swinging the game, and shaking up the leaderboard as they hunt for stumps and scalps. This daily-updated list captures the standout performers dominating with the ball, blending veteran guile with fresh fire; keeping fans glued to the action as the race for bowling supremacy unfolds.
Top 5 Players IPL 2026 Purple Cap
| No. | Players | Teams | Wkts | Mat | Best Spell | Ave | Econ |
| 1 | Kagiso Rabada | GT | 29 | 17 | 3/25 | 21.58 | 9.68 |
| 2 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | RCB | 28 | 16 | 4/23 | 17.89 | 7.95 |
| 3 | Jofra Archer | RR | 25 | 16 | 3/17 | 22.36 | 9.31 |
| 4 | Rashid Khan | GT | 21 | 17 | 4/33 | 24.57 | 9.07 |
| 5 | Anshul Kamboj | CSK | 21 | 14 | 3/22 | 25.23 | 10.52 |
IPL Purple Cap winners List
| Season | Player | Matches | Wickets |
| 2026 | Kagiso Rabada (GT) | 17 | 29 |
| 2025 | Prasidh Krishna (GT) | 15 | 25 |
| 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 |
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