The 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will start on March 31, with defending champion Gujarat Titans taking on four-time title holder Chennai Super Kings in the opening game in Ahmedabad.
The bowler with the most wickets in a season wins the Purple Cap.
Yuzvendra Chahal of Rajasthan Royals scalped 27 wickets to win the Purple Cap in 2022. The India leggie registered the best figures of 5 for 40 against Kolkata Knight Riders in a high-scoring encounter to lead his team to a seven-run win.
Here is the season-wise list of Purple Cap winners in IPL history ahead of the 2023 season.
PURPLE CAP SEASON-WISE LIST
Year | Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Average | Strike rate | Economy | BBI |
2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 17 | 27 | 19.51 | 15.11 | 7.75 | 5/40 |
2021 | Harshal Patel | RCB | 15 | 32 | 14.34 | 10.56 | 8.14 | 5/27 |
2020 | Kagiso Rabada | DC | 17 | 30 | 18.26 | 13.30 | 8.34 | 4/24 |
2019 | Imran Tahir | CSK | 17 | 26 | 16.57 | 14.84 | 6.69 | 4/12 |
2018 | Andrew Tye | KXIP | 14 | 24 | 18.66 | 14.00 | 8.00 | 4/16 |
2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SRH | 14 | 26 | 14.19 | 12.00 | 7.05 | 5/19 |
2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SRH | 17 | 23 | 21.30 | 17.20 | 7.42 | 4/29 |
2015 | Dwayne Bravo | CSK | 17 | 26 | 16.38 | 12.00 | 8.14 | 3/22 |
2014 | Mohit Sharma | CSK | 16 | 23 | 19.65 | 14.00 | 8.39 | 4/14 |
2013 | Dwayne Bravo | CSK | 18 | 32 | 15.53 | 11.70 | 7.95 | 4/42 |
2012 | Morne Morkel | DD | 16 | 25 | 18.12 | 15.10 | 7.19 | 4/20 |
2011 | Lasith Malinga | MI | 16 | 28 | 13.39 | 13.50 | 5.95 | 5/13 |
2010 | Pragyan Ojha | DC | 16 | 21 | 20.42 | 16.80 | 7.29 | 3/26 |
2009 | RP Singh | DC | 16 | 23 | 18.13 | 15.50 | 6.98 | 4/22 |
2008 | Sohail Tanvir | RR | 11 | 22 | 12.09 | 11.22 | 6.46 | 6/14 |
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