The last league game of the Indian Premier League 2024 between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders ended in a no result due to rain at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday, resulting in no change in the Purple Cap list after the match.
Earlier, Harshal Patel of Punjab Kings continued to lead the wicket-takers charts after match 69 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings at Hyderabad.
Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah continued in second position after Mumbai’s 14 league stage games. Arshdeep Singh moved up to fourth after picking up the wicket of Travis Head and Shahbaz Ahmed.
Tushar Deshpande, who picked one wicket against RCB, entered the top five, with 17 wickets. Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal and Khaleel Ahmed also have 17 wickets to their name after 68 matches in the tournament.
Here is the list of the leading wicket-takers of IPL 2024:
| Player | Team | Mat | Wkts. | Econ. | Avg. | BBI |
| Harshal Patel | PBKS | 14 | 24 | 9.73 | 19.87 | 3/15 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | MI | 13 | 20 | 6.48 | 16.80 | 5/21 |
| Arshdeep Singh | PBKS | 14 | 19 | 10.03 | 26.57 | 4/29 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | KKR | 12 | 18 | 8.34 | 20.38 | 3/16 |
| Tushar Deshpande | CSK | 13 | 17 | 8.83 | 24.94 | 4/27 |
*Updated after RR vs KKR on May 19
PURPLE CAP SEASON-WISE LIST
| Year | Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Average | Strike rate | Economy | BBI |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami | GT | 17 | 28 | 18.64 | 13.92 | 8.03 | 4/11 |
| 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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