IPL Purple Cap Winners List from 2008

Purple Cap is an award given to the bowler with the most wickets in an IPL season. The Indian Premier League has always been the most competitive league between bowlers and batsmen. A lot of legendary bowlers have been part of the IPL and were able to register their names in the IPL Purple Cap Winners List. Let’s take a look at some of the most amazing performances by bowlers in IPL throughout the years.

IPL Purple Cap Winners List All Season

Year	Player	Team	Wkts.	Mat.	Inn.	Avg.	Eco.	5W
2008	Sohail Tanvir	RR	22	11	11	12.09	6.46	1
2009	RP Singh	DC	23	16	16	18.13	6.98	0
2010	Pragyan Ojha	DC	21	16	16	20.42	7.29	0
2011	Lasith Malinga	MI	28	16	16	13.39	5.95	1
2012	Morne Morkel	DD	25	16	16	18.12	7.19	0
2013	Dwayne Bravo	CSK	32	18	18	15.53	7.95	0
2014	Mohit Sharma	CSK	23	16	16	19.65	8.39	0
2015	Dwayne Bravo	CSK	26	17	17	16.38	8.14	0
2016	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	SRH	23	17	17	21.30	7.42	0
2017	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	SRH	26	14	14	14.19	7.05	1
2018	Andrew Tye	RR	24	14	14	18.66	8.00	0
2019	Imran Tahir	CSK	26	17	17	16.57	6.69	0
2020	Kagiso Rabada	DC	30	17	17	18.26	8.34	0
2021	Harshal Patel	RCB	32	15	15	14.34	8.14	1
2022	Yuzvendra Chahal	RR	27	17	17	19.51	7.75	0
2023	Mohammed Shami	GT	28	17	17	18.64	8.03	0
2024	Harshal Patel	PBKS	24	14	14	19.87	9.73	0

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History of Purple Cap Winners

Purple Cap in IPL 2008: Sohail Tanvir

Sohail Tanvir won the Purple Cap in IPL 2008. He became the first-ever bowler to win the Orange Cap. Tanvir was part of the Rajasthan Royals lineup. He picked up 22 wickets in 11 innings of 11 matches with an economy rate of 6.46. Tanvir’s best figures were 14/6 in four overs against the Chennai Super Kings. He picked up the wickets of Parthiv Patel, Stephen Fleming, Vidyut, Albie Morkel, Muthiah Muralidaran, and Makhaya Ntini.

Puple Cap in IPL 2009: RP Singh

RP Singh of Deccan Chargers won the Purple Cap in IPL 2009. He grabbed 23 wickets in 16 matches and helped his team win the cup. He became the second purple cap winner in IPL history.

Puple Cap in IPL 2010: Pragyan Ojha

Another DC player won the Purple Cap in 2010. This time it was Pragyan Ojha. He scalped 21 wickets in 16 matches with an economy of 7.29 and became the third Purple Cap Winner in IPL..

Puple Cap in IPL 2011: Lasith Malinga

By taking the highest wicket in IPL 2011, Lasith Malinga of Mumbai Indians (MI) again proved why he is called Yorker King. With his super deadly yorkers, he took 28 wickets in just 16 innings. Moreover, He took 5 wickets in a single match and embedded his name in the IPL 5 wickets haul list.

Purple Cap in IPL 2024: Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel bagged his second purple cap after picking up the most wickets in IPL 2024.

FAQs on IPL Purple Cap Winners List

Who has the most purple caps in IPL?

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dwayne Bravo have the most purple caps in IPL (2 times each).

Who is the Purple Cap Winner of IPL 2021?

Harshal Patel won the purple cap in IPL 2021. He took 32 wickets in 15 matches.

Who is the Purple Cap Winner of IPL 2020?

Kagiso Rabada won the purple cap in IPL 2020. He took 30 wickets in 17 matches.

Who took the most wickets in an IPL season?

Dwayne Bravo and Harshal Patel hold the record for most wickets in an IPL season. Both have taken 32 wickets in one season. Dwayne Bravo took 32 wickets in 18 matches in 2013, while Harshal took 32 wickets in 15 matches in 2021.