IPL 2025: Complete List Of Purple Cap Winners In All Indian Premier League Editions

Bowlers have played a crucial role in the Indian Premier League (IPL) despite the format being considered batter-friendly. Some of the most consistent wicket-takers in IPL history, like Lasith Malinga, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Dwayne Bravo, have played key roles in their teams' successes. (Full Coverage | More Cricket News)

Just like the Orange Cap, the Purple Cap is one of the most prestigious awards in the IPL, given to the highest wicket-taker of each season. Over the years, several world-class bowlers have claimed this honor, showcasing their dominance in the shortest format of the game.

The first-ever Purple Cap winner was Sohail Tanvir in IPL 2008, who took 22 wickets in 11 matches for Rajasthan Royals. Since then, the award has been won multiple times by three bowlers: Dwayne Bravo, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Harshal Patel. Bravo and Harshal jointly hold the record for the most wickets in a single IPL season with 32 scalps each, a feat the West Indian achieved in 2013 and the Indian in 2021. Kagiso Rabada also crossed the 30-wicket mark in IPL 2020, claiming 30 wickets for Delhi Capitals.

Here is a list of Purple Cap winners of every IPL season from 2008 to 2024:

• 2008 – Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals) – 22 wickets

• 2009 – RP Singh (Deccan Chargers) – 23 wickets

• 2010 – Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers) – 21 wickets

• 2011 – Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians) – 28 wickets

• 2012 – Morne Morkel (Delhi Daredevils) – 25 wickets

• 2013 – Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings) – 32 wickets

• 2014 – Mohit Sharma (Chennai Super Kings) – 23 wickets

• 2015 – Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings) – 26 wickets

• 2016 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 23 wickets

• 2017 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 26 wickets

• 2018 – Andrew Tye (Kings XI Punjab) – 24 wickets

• 2019 – Imran Tahir (Chennai Super Kings) – 26 wickets

• 2020 – Kagiso Rabada (Delhi Capitals) – 30 wickets

• 2021 – Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 32 wickets

• 2022 – Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) – 27 wickets

• 2023 – Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans) – 28 wickets

• 2024 – Harshal Patel (Punjab Kings) – 24 wickets

• 2025 – ?

Indian Premier League 2025 begins March 22 with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders up against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the tournament opener at the Eden Gardens.