IPL 2026 Purple Cap

POS	PLAYER	TEAM	WKTS	RUNS	OVS	BBF	AVG	EC	SR	3W	5W	MDNS
1	Prasidh Krishna	GT	25	488	59	4/41	19.52	8.27	14.16	2	0	0
2	Noor Ahmad	CSK	24	408	50	4/18	17.00	8.16	12.50	4	0	0
3	Josh Hazlewood	RCB	22	386	44	4/33	17.55	8.77	12.00	4	0	0
4	Trent Boult	MI	22	517	57.4	4/26	23.50	8.97	15.73	3	0	0
5	Arshdeep Singh	PBKS	21	518	58.2	3/16	24.67	8.88	16.67	3	0	1
6	Sai Kishore	GT	19	393	42.3	3/30	20.68	9.25	13.42	1	0	0
7	Jasprit Bumrah	MI	18	316	47.2	4/22	17.56	6.68	15.78	2	0	0
8	Varun Chakaravarthy	KKR	17	383	50	3/22	22.53	7.66	17.65	1	0	0
9	Krunal Pandya	RCB	17	379	46	4/45	22.29	8.24	16.24	2	0	0
10	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	RCB	17	483	52	3/33	28.41	9.29	18.35	1	0	0
11	Vaibhav Arora	KKR	17	430	42.3	3/29	25.29	10.12	15.00	2	0	1
12	Pat Cummins	SRH	16	450	49.4	3/19	28.13	9.06	18.63	3	0	0
13	Marco Jansen	PBKS	16	434	47.1	3/17	27.13	9.2	17.69	1	0	0
14	Mohammed Siraj	GT	16	527	57	4/17	32.94	9.25	21.38	2	0	0
15	Yuzvendra Chahal	PBKS	16	430	45	4/28	26.88	9.56	16.88	2	0	0
16	Harshal Patel	SRH	16	430	43.5	4/28	26.88	9.81	16.44	2	0	0
17	Kuldeep Yadav	DC	15	361	51	3/22	24.07	7.08	20.40	1	0	0
18	Khaleel Ahmed	CSK	15	447	46.4	3/29	29.80	9.58	18.67	1	0	0
19	Harshit Rana	KKR	15	448	44	3/25	29.87	10.18	17.60	1	0	0
20	Digvesh Singh	LSG	14	429	52	2/30	30.64	8.25	22.29	0	0	0
21	Hardik Pandya	MI	14	342	35	5/36	24.43	9.77	15.00	0	1	0
22	Mitchell Starc	DC	14	366	36	5/35	26.14	10.17	15.43	2	1	0
23	Eshan Malinga	SRH	13	238	26.4	3/31	18.31	8.93	12.31	1	0	0
24	Yash Dayal	RCB	13	470	49	2/18	36.15	9.59	22.62	0	0	0
25	Matheesha Pathirana	CSK	13	424	41.5	3/36	32.62	10.14	19.31	1	0	0
26	Avesh Khan	LSG	13	487	47.2	3/37	37.46	10.29	21.85	1	0	0
27	Shardul Thakur	LSG	13	375	34	4/34	28.85	11.03	15.69	1	0	0
28	Sunil Narine	KKR	12	351	45	3/13	29.25	7.8	22.50	2	0	0
29	Mukesh Kumar	DC	12	408	39.3	4/33	34.00	10.33	19.75	1	0	1
30	Jaydev Unadkat	SRH	11	175	23.5	3/24	15.91	7.34	13.00	2	0	0
31	Wanindu Hasaranga	RR	11	371	41	4/35	33.73	9.05	22.36	1	0	0
32	Vipraj Nigam	DC	11	356	39	2/18	32.36	9.13	21.27	0	0	0
33	Deepak Chahar	MI	11	376	41	2/12	34.18	9.17	22.36	0	0	1
34	Jofra Archer	RR	11	431	45.3	3/25	39.18	9.47	24.82	1	0	1
35	Maheesh Theekshana	RR	11	410	42	2/26	37.27	9.76	22.91	0	0	0
36	Ashwani Kumar	MI	11	232	20.3	4/24	21.09	11.32	11.18	1	0	0
37	Mitchell Santner	MI	10	313	39.3	3/11	31.30	7.92	23.70	1	0	0
38	Ravindra Jadeja	CSK	10	324	37.5	2/17	32.40	8.56	22.70	0	0	0
39	Harpreet Brar	PBKS	10	190	22	3/22	19.00	8.64	13.20	1	0	0
40	Rashid Khan	GT	9	514	55	2/25	57.11	9.35	36.67	0	0	0
41	Sandeep Sharma	RR	9	361	36.3	2/21	40.11	9.89	24.33	0	0	0
42	Tushar Deshpande	RR	9	340	32	3/44	37.78	10.62	21.33	1	0	0
43	Ravi Bishnoi	LSG	9	401	37	2/18	44.56	10.84	24.67	0	0	0
44	Anshul Kamboj	CSK	8	172	21.3	3/13	21.50	8	16.13	1	0	0
45	Suyash Sharma	RCB	8	442	50	3/17	55.25	8.84	37.50	1	0	0
46	Azmatullah Omarzai	PBKS	8	279	27	2/33	34.88	10.33	20.25	0	0	0
47	Andre Russell	KKR	8	217	18.1	2/21	27.13	11.94	13.63	0	0	0
48	Karn Sharma	MI	7	128	15	3/23	18.29	8.53	12.86	2	0	0
49	Ravichandran Ashwin	CSK	7	283	31	2/41	40.43	9.13	26.57	0	0	0
50	Moeen Ali	KKR	6	136	16	2/23	22.67	8.5	16.00	0	0	1
51	Will Jacks	MI	6	120	14	2/14	20.00	8.57	14.00	0	0	0
52	Vignesh Puthur	MI	6	109	12	3/32	18.17	9.08	12.00	1	0	0
53	Zeeshan Ansari	SRH	6	333	33.5	3/42	55.50	9.84	33.83	1	0	0
54	Arshad Khan	GT	6	217	21	1/7	36.17	10.33	21.00	0	0	0
55	Romario Shepherd	RCB	6	151	14	2/14	25.17	10.79	14.00	0	0	0
56	Mohammad Shami	SRH	6	337	30	2/28	56.17	11.23	30.00	0	0	0
57	Will O'Rourke	LSG	6	132	10.2	3/27	22.00	12.77	10.33	1	0	0
58	Axar Patel	DC	5	288	34	2/19	57.60	8.47	40.80	0	0	0
59	Lockie Ferguson	PBKS	5	104	11.2	2/37	20.80	9.18	13.60	0	0	0
60	Harsh Dubey	SRH	5	98	10	3/34	19.60	9.8	12.00	1	0	0
61	Kyle Jamieson	PBKS	5	147	15	3/48	29.40	9.8	18.00	1	0	1
62	Mustafizur Rahman	DC	4	87	11	3/33	21.75	7.91	16.50	1	0	0
63	Glenn Maxwell	PBKS	4	110	13	1/5	27.50	8.46	19.50	0	0	0
64	Akash Singh	LSG	4	99	11.1	2/30	24.75	8.87	16.75	0	0	0
65	Aiden Markram	LSG	4	102	11	2/30	25.50	9.27	16.50	0	0	0
66	Lungi Ngidi	RCB	4	81	8	3/30	20.25	10.13	12.00	1	0	0
67	Vijaykumar Vyshak	PBKS	4	181	17	2/44	45.25	10.65	25.50	0	0	0
68	Akash Madhwal	RR	4	166	15	3/29	41.50	11.07	22.50	1	0	0
69	Ishant Sharma	GT	4	205	18.2	1/18	51.25	11.18	27.50	0	0	0
70	Dushmantha Chameera	DC	4	171	15	1/24	42.75	11.4	22.50	0	0	0
71	Yudhvir Singh	RR	4	131	11	3/47	32.75	11.91	16.50	1	0	0
72	Riyan Parag	RR	3	170	20	1/12	56.67	8.5	40.00	0	0	0
73	Prince Yadav	LSG	3	225	22.5	1/29	75.00	9.85	45.67	0	0	0
74	Akash Deep	LSG	3	229	19	2/55	76.33	12.05	38.00	0	0	0
75	Ayush Badoni	LSG	2	13	1.4	2/4	6.50	7.8	5.00	0	0	0
76	Liam Livingstone	RCB	2	76	9	2/28	38.00	8.44	27.00	0	0	0
77	Kamindu Mendis	SRH	2	60	7	1/4	30.00	8.57	21.00	0	0	0
78	Nitish Kumar Reddy	SRH	2	47	5	1/13	23.50	9.4	15.00	0	0	0
79	Manimaran Siddharth	LSG	2	67	7	2/39	33.50	9.57	21.00	0	0	0
80	Xavier Bartlett	PBKS	2	96	10	1/26	48.00	9.6	30.00	0	0	0
81	Kumar Kartikeya	RR	2	78	8	1/21	39.00	9.75	24.00	0	0	0
82	Washington Sundar	GT	2	111	10.5	1/28	55.50	10.25	32.50	0	0	0
83	Mohit Sharma	DC	2	257	25	1/10	128.50	10.28	75.00	0	0	0
84	Gerald Coetzee	GT	2	131	12	1/10	65.50	10.92	36.00	0	0	0
85	Kagiso Rabada	GT	2	162	14	1/41	81.00	11.57	42.00	0	0	0
86	Adam Zampa	SRH	2	94	8	1/46	47.00	11.75	24.00	0	0	0
87	Mayank Yadav	LSG	2	100	8	2/40	50.00	12.5	24.00	0	0	0
88	Simarjeet Singh	SRH	2	141	10	2/46	70.50	14.1	30.00	0	0	0
89	Nuwan Thushara	RCB	1	26	4	1/26	26.00	6.5	24.00	0	0	0
90	Anukul Roy	KKR	1	27	4	1/27	27.00	6.75	24.00	0	0	0
91	Corbin Bosch	MI	1	55	7	1/26	55.00	7.86	42.00	0	0	0
92	Nathan Ellis	CSK	1	38	4	1/38	38.00	9.5	24.00	0	0	0
93	Kulwant Khejroliya	GT	1	29	3	1/29	29.00	9.67	18.00	0	0	0
94	Praveen Dubey	PBKS	1	20	2	1/20	20.00	10	12.00	0	0	0
95	Kwena Maphaka	RR	1	54	5	1/32	54.00	10.8	30.00	0	0	0
96	Sam Curran	CSK	1	133	12	1/34	133.00	11.08	72.00	0	0	0
97	Richard Gleeson	MI	1	39	3.3	1/39	39.00	11.14	21.00	0	0	0
98	Rasikh Salam	RCB	1	70	6	1/35	70.00	11.67	36.00	0	0	0
99	Spencer Johnson	KKR	1	133	11.2	1/42	133.00	11.74	68.00	0	0	0
100	Mukesh Choudhary	CSK	1	71	6	1/21	71.00	11.83	36.00	0	0	0
101	Anrich Nortje	KKR	1	83	7	1/23	83.00	11.86	42.00	0	0	0
102	Shahbaz Ahmed	LSG	1	102	8.3	1/41	102.00	12	51.00	0	0	0
103	Yash Thakur	PBKS	1	79	6.3	1/39	79.00	12.15	39.00	0	0	0
104	Marcus Stoinis	PBKS	1	175	14.1	1/14	175.00	12.35	85.00	0	0	0
105	Shahrukh Khan	GT	1	13	1	1/13	13.00	13	6.00	0	0	0
106	Satyanarayana Raju	MI	1	53	4	1/40	53.00	13.25	24.00	0	0	0
107	Musheer Khan	PBKS	1	27	2	1/27	27.00	13.5	12.00	0	0	0
108	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	MI	1	28	2	1/28	28.00	14	12.00	0	0	0

The Indian Premier League (IPL) celebrates not just big hitters but also standout bowlers through the coveted Purple Cap. This award is presented to the player who finishes the season with the highest number of wickets, making it a key recognition of bowling brilliance since its introduction in 2008. Earning the Purple Cap is a mark of consistency and impact. It highlights a bowler’s ability to perform under pressure across matches, boosting both confidence and reputation. The race for this honour often pushes players to deliver their very best. The competition for the Purple Cap adds intensity to every match, as bowlers aim to dismiss key batters at crucial moments. Such breakthroughs can turn games around and strengthen a team’s winning chances, while also keeping fans engaged. Season after season, the Purple Cap continues to underline the crucial role bowlers play in shaping the outcome of IPL matches.