Indian Premier League 2025 is going to start from today. This league started in 2008 and now its 18th season is being played. There will be a battle for the title between 10 teams. This battle is going to continue like this for the next 65 days. In the first match of IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders will clash today.
This match will be played at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The batsman who scores the most runs in a season of IPL is given the Orange Cap and the bowler who takes the most wickets is given the Purple Cap. In such a situation, let us know which bowlers have captured the Purple Cap from IPL 2008 to IPL 2024.
Who was the first Purple Cap winner of IPL?
In the first season of IPL, Pakistani fast bowler Sohail Tanvir won the Purple Cap. This bowler of Rajasthan Royals took 22 wickets in 11 matches. The title of the first season also went to Rajasthan Royals. Pakistani players were seen in the first season of IPL. After this, they never got a chance.
IPL Purple Cap Winners from 2008 to 2024
| Season | Bowlers | Team | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 22 |
| 2009 | RP Singh | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 23 |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 21 |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 28 |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel | Delhi Daredevils | 16 | 25 |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 18 | 32 |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 23 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 26 |
| 2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 23 |
| 2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 26 |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 24 |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 26 |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 17 | 30 |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 32 |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 27 |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami | Gujarat Titans | 17 | 28 |
| 2024 | Harshal Patel | Punjab Kings | 14 | 24 |
Players who won the most Purple Caps in IPL
In the list of most Purple Cap winners in IPL, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dwayne Bravo and Harshal Patel are the bowlers who have won the Purple Cap twice. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has won the Purple Cap consecutively in 2016 and 2017. Dwayne Bravo won the Purple Cap in 2013 and 2015 and Harshal Patel has won the Purple Cap in 2021 and 2024. Dwayne Bravo holds the record for taking the most wickets in a single IPL season. He has taken 32 wickets in a season
| Player | Seasons | Total Purple Caps |
|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bravo | 2013, 2015 | 2 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 2016, 2017 | 2 |
| Harshal Patel | 2021, 2024 | 2 |
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