IPL 2025 Purple Cap
The Purple Cap is one of the most prestigious awards in the Indian Premier League (IPL), given to the bowler with the most wickets in a season. Introduced in 2008, this cap serves as a symbol of excellence in bowling, highlighting the league's top-performing wicket-taker.Importance of the Purple CapThe Purple Cap holds great value as it recognizes consistent bowling performance throughout the tournament. It not only boosts a player’s confidence but also increases their reputation in the cricketing world. Bowlers competing for this honor often bring out their best performances, adding excitement to the tournament.Role in IPL MatchesThe Purple Cap race intensifies competition among bowlers, motivating them to take crucial wickets. A leading wicket-taker can change the course of a match by dismissing key batters, strengthening their team's chances of winning. Additionally, it helps fans track the top-performing bowlers, making the league even more engaging.With every season, the Purple Cap continues to celebrate bowling excellence, proving that bowlers play as significant a role as batters in shaping the outcome of IPL matches.
POS | PLAYER | TEAM | WKTS | RUNS | OVS | BBF | AVG | EC | SR | 3W | 5W | MDNS |
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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 | 17.54 | 8.77 | 12.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Trent Boult | MI | 22 | 517 | 57.4 | 4/26 | 23.50 | 8.96 | 15.72 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Arshdeep Singh | PBKS | 21 | 518 | 58.2 | 3/16 | 24.66 | 8.88 | 16.66 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Sai Kishore | GT | 19 | 393 | 42.3 | 3/30 | 20.68 | 9.24 | 13.42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Jasprit Bumrah | MI | 18 | 316 | 47.2 | 4/22 | 17.55 | 6.67 | 15.77 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Varun Chakaravarthy | KKR | 17 | 383 | 50 | 3/22 | 22.52 | 7.66 | 17.64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Krunal Pandya | RCB | 17 | 379 | 46 | 4/45 | 22.29 | 8.23 | 16.23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | RCB | 17 | 483 | 52 | 3/33 | 28.41 | 9.28 | 18.35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Vaibhav Arora | KKR | 17 | 430 | 42.3 | 3/29 | 25.29 | 10.11 | 15.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Pat Cummins | SRH | 16 | 450 | 49.4 | 3/19 | 28.12 | 9.06 | 18.62 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Marco Jansen | PBKS | 16 | 434 | 47.1 | 3/17 | 27.12 | 9.20 | 17.68 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Mohammed Siraj | GT | 16 | 527 | 57 | 4/17 | 32.93 | 9.24 | 21.37 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Yuzvendra Chahal | PBKS | 16 | 430 | 45 | 4/28 | 26.87 | 9.55 | 16.87 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Harshal Patel | SRH | 16 | 430 | 43.5 | 4/28 | 26.87 | 9.80 | 16.43 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Kuldeep Yadav | DC | 15 | 361 | 51 | 3/22 | 24.06 | 7.07 | 20.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Khaleel Ahmed | CSK | 15 | 447 | 46.4 | 3/29 | 29.80 | 9.57 | 18.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Harshit Rana | KKR | 15 | 448 | 44 | 3/25 | 29.86 | 10.18 | 17.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Digvesh Singh | LSG | 14 | 429 | 52 | 2/30 | 30.64 | 8.25 | 22.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Hardik Pandya | MI | 14 | 342 | 35 | 5/36 | 24.42 | 9.77 | 15.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | Mitchell Starc | DC | 14 | 366 | 36 | 5/35 | 26.14 | 10.16 | 15.42 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
23 | Eshan Malinga | SRH | 13 | 238 | 26.4 | 3/31 | 18.30 | 8.92 | 12.30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Yash Dayal | RCB | 13 | 470 | 49 | 2/18 | 36.15 | 9.59 | 22.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Matheesha Pathirana | CSK | 13 | 424 | 41.5 | 3/36 | 32.61 | 10.13 | 19.30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Avesh Khan | LSG | 13 | 487 | 47.2 | 3/37 | 37.46 | 10.28 | 21.84 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Shardul Thakur | LSG | 13 | 375 | 34 | 4/34 | 28.84 | 11.02 | 15.69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Sunil Narine | KKR | 12 | 351 | 45 | 3/13 | 29.25 | 7.80 | 22.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Mukesh Kumar | DC | 12 | 408 | 39.3 | 4/33 | 34.00 | 10.32 | 19.75 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
30 | Jaydev Unadkat | SRH | 11 | 175 | 23.5 | 3/24 | 15.90 | 7.34 | 13.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Wanindu Hasaranga | RR | 11 | 371 | 41 | 4/35 | 33.72 | 9.04 | 22.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Vipraj Nigam | DC | 11 | 356 | 39 | 2/18 | 32.36 | 9.12 | 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 | 24.81 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
35 | Maheesh Theekshana | RR | 11 | 410 | 42 | 2/26 | 37.27 | 9.76 | 22.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | Ashwani Kumar | MI | 11 | 232 | 20.3 | 4/24 | 21.09 | 11.31 | 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 | 8.63 | 13.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
40 | Rashid Khan | GT | 9 | 514 | 55 | 2/25 | 57.11 | 9.34 | 36.66 | 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 | 37.77 | 10.62 | 21.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
43 | Ravi Bishnoi | LSG | 9 | 401 | 37 | 2/18 | 44.55 | 10.83 | 24.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | Anshul Kamboj | CSK | 8 | 172 | 21.3 | 3/13 | 21.50 | 8.00 | 16.12 | 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 | 34.87 | 10.33 | 20.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
47 | Andre Russell | KKR | 8 | 217 | 18.1 | 2/21 | 27.12 | 11.94 | 13.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
48 | Karn Sharma | MI | 7 | 128 | 15 | 3/23 | 18.28 | 8.53 | 12.85 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
49 | Ravichandran Ashwin | CSK | 7 | 283 | 31 | 2/41 | 40.42 | 9.12 | 26.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | Moeen Ali | KKR | 6 | 136 | 16 | 2/23 | 22.66 | 8.50 | 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 | 18.16 | 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 | 36.16 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
55 | Romario Shepherd | RCB | 6 | 151 | 14 | 2/14 | 25.16 | 10.78 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
56 | Mohammad Shami | SRH | 6 | 337 | 30 | 2/28 | 56.16 | 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 | 9.17 | 13.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
60 | Harsh Dubey | SRH | 5 | 98 | 10 | 3/34 | 19.60 | 9.80 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
61 | Kyle Jamieson | PBKS | 5 | 147 | 15 | 3/48 | 29.40 | 9.80 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
62 | Mustafizur Rahman | DC | 4 | 87 | 11 | 3/33 | 21.75 | 7.90 | 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 | 8.86 | 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 | 10.12 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
67 | Vyshak Vijaykumar | PBKS | 4 | 181 | 17 | 2/44 | 45.25 | 10.64 | 25.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
68 | Akash Madhwal | RR | 4 | 166 | 15 | 3/29 | 41.50 | 11.06 | 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 | 11.40 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
71 | Yudhvir Singh | RR | 4 | 131 | 11 | 3/47 | 32.75 | 11.90 | 16.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
72 | Riyan Parag | RR | 3 | 170 | 20 | 1/12 | 56.66 | 8.50 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
73 | Prince Yadav | LSG | 3 | 225 | 22.5 | 1/29 | 75.00 | 9.85 | 45.66 | 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 | 7.80 | 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 | 9.40 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
79 | M 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 | 9.60 | 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 | 10.24 | 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 | 10.91 | 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 | 12.50 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
88 | Simarjeet Singh | SRH | 2 | 141 | 10 | 2/46 | 70.50 | 14.10 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
89 | Nuwan Thushara | RCB | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1/26 | 26.00 | 6.50 | 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 | 7.85 | 42.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
92 | Nathan Ellis | CSK | 1 | 38 | 4 | 1/38 | 38.00 | 9.50 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
93 | Kulwant Khejroliya | GT | 1 | 29 | 3 | 1/29 | 29.00 | 9.66 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
94 | Praveen Dubey | PBKS | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1/20 | 20.00 | 10.00 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
95 | Kwena Maphaka | RR | 1 | 54 | 5 | 1/32 | 54.00 | 10.80 | 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 | 11.66 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
99 | Spencer Johnson | KKR | 1 | 133 | 11.2 | 1/42 | 133.00 | 11.73 | 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 | 11.85 | 42.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
102 | Shahbaz Ahamad | LSG | 1 | 102 | 8.3 | 1/41 | 102.00 | 12.00 | 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 | 13.00 | 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 | 13.50 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
108 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | MI | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1/28 | 28.00 | 14.00 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |