Every year IPL provides two special awards for individual performance as purple and orange cap, in that IPL Purple Cap is rewarding whoever emerges as leading wicket-taker and serving as evidence of skill, consistency, and impact in tournament. We will examine its historical relevance by exploring past winners as well as discussing this year’s race for IPL season Purple Cap 2024 race. In this comprehensive article we will reviewing the current race for Purple Cap award winner for this IPL season 2024 race and the past purple cap winners list yearwise.

Significance of Indian Premier League Purple Cap

The Purple Cap holds great symbolic and practical importance within IPL cricket tournament, representing its leading wicket-taker’s performance and showing their outstanding abilities against batsmen – often at significant contributions towards team’s victories – through consistent bowling efforts that trouble batsmen regularly and make significant contributions towards victory for their respective sides. A Purple Cap winner becomes an embodiment of excellence within bowling; winning fans as well as experts alike with respect and admiration from their performance on pitch.

IPL Purple Cap 2024 Race

As Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 unfolds, bowlers from different teams are competing to earn the Purple Cap and display their abilities on the field. Let’s see which of the past winning bowlers will be provide a competition for this year purple cap.

Mohammad Shami – The Spearhead of Gujarat Titans

Mohammad Shami, fast bowling spearhead of Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024 season has been one of the standout performers this tournament. Securing 28 wickets across 17 matches so far and holding onto his Purple Cap title, Mohammad is known for generating pace while swinging and twisting to consistently trouble batsmen and is an intimidating opponent when bowling fast deliveries. His powerful pace bowling abilities combined with swing has cemented Shami as one of cricket’s premier fast bowlers and an irrepressible bowler in modern cricket history!

Mohit Sharma – Making an Impact for Gujarat Titans

Mohit Sharma of Gujarat Titans has excelled in IPL 2024 for them by taking 27 wickets across 14 matches to help his side’s victory with impressive accuracy, variations and changes of pace and his contribution was crucial.

Rashid Khan – The Afghan Spin King for Gujarat Titans

Rashid Khan has continued his dominance of Indian Premier League 2024 season for Gujarat Titans with 27 wickets from 17 matches so far; an indication of his devastating leg-spin and variations. With such exceptional control and ability to strike at crucial junctures – such as when taking wickets against India at crucial junctures- Rashid stands a good chance at becoming this year’s winner in the purple cap race!

Piyush Chawla – The Veteran Leg-spinner for Mumbai Indians

Piyush Chawla of Mumbai Indians has made waves as an unexpected contender for IPL 2024’s Purple Cap with 22 wickets from 16 matches played so far this tournament. Chawla has used his experience, skill set and variations to mislead batsmen into submission; contributing immensely towards his team’s success with 22 scalps from 16 matches so far in IPL 2024 season.

Yuzvendra Chahal – The Reigning Purple Cap Holder

Yuzvendra Chahal, winner of IPL 2023’s Purple Cap in its previous edition, has once more made his presence felt in IPL 2024 season as part of Rajasthan Royals. Chahal has already amassed 21 wickets from 14 matches to establish himself as an immediate contender for winning that accolade again this time around. His consistency and knack of taking wickets crucial time have made him as an competitor for winning this year purple cap. He is also the first in most wicket takers in IPL history with 187 scalps.

IPL Purple Cap 2023 – Mohammed Shami

Mohammer Shami of Gujarat Titans won Aramco Purple Cap 2023 thanks to his phenomenal pace bowling performances during 17 games that propelled GT into finals of IPL 2023 edition and taking 28 wickets during that span – earning himself selection for World Cup 2023 and continuing his stellar performances there as well.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Mohammed Shami	28	17	522	17	65	11/4	18	8	13	5	0
2	Mohit Sharma	27	14	361	14	44	10/5	13	8	9	3	1
3	Rashid Khan	27	17	552	17	67	30/4	20	8	14	4	0
4	Piyush Chawla	22	16	495	16	61	22/3	22	8	16	1	0
5	Yuzvendra Chahal	21	14	432	14	52	17/4	20	8	15	4	0
6	Tushar Deshpande	21	16	564	16	56	45/3	26	9	16	2	0
7	Ravindra Jadeja	20	16	431	16	57	20/3	21	7	17	2	0
8	Varun Chakaravarthy	20	14	429	14	52	15/4	21	8	15	3	0
9	Mohammed Siraj	19	14	375	14	50	21/4	19	7	15	2	0
10	Matheesha Pathirana	19	12	371	12	46	15/3	19	8	14	2	0

IPL Purple Cap 2022 – Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal of Rajasthan Royals recently won IPL 2022’s Purple Cap as his deceptive flight, turn, and variations were enough to deceive batsmen into conceding 27 wickets; thus earning this highly regarded award and becoming an instrumental asset for team success.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Yuzvendra Chahal	27	17	527	17	68	40/5	19.51	7.75	15.11	1	1
2	Wanindu Hasaranga	26	16	430	16	57	18/5	16.53	7.54	13.15	1	1
3	Kagiso Rabada	23	13	406	13	48	33/4	17.65	8.45	12.52	2	0
4	Umran Malik	22	14	444	14	49	25/5	20.18	9.03	13.4	1	1
5	Kuldeep Yadav	21	14	419	14	49	14/4	19.95	8.43	14.19	2	0
6	Mohammad Shami	20	16	488	16	61	25/3	24.4	8	18.3	0	0
7	Josh Hazlewood	20	12	377	12	46	25/4	18.85	8.1	13.95	1	0
8	Rashid Khan	19	16	421	16	63	24/4	22.15	6.59	20.15	1	0
9	Harshal Patel	19	15	410	15	53	34/4	21.57	7.66	16.89	1	0
10	Prasidh Krishna	19	17	551	17	66	22/3	29	8.28	21	0	0

IPL Purple Cap 2021 – Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel of Royal Challengers Bangalore enjoyed an outstanding 2021 campaign as an all-rounder. Not only did he contribute vital runs down the order but he was also recognized as leading wicket-taker with 32 scalps – making Patel standout performer due to his variations, clever changes of pace and ability to deliver under pressure situations.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Harshal Patel	32	15	459	15	56	27/5	14.34	8.14	10.56	1	1
2	Avesh Khan	24	16	450	16	61	13/3	18.75	7.37	15.25	0	0
3	Jasprit Bumrah	21	14	410	14	55	14/4	19.52	7.45	15.71	0	0
4	Shardul Thakur	21	16	527	16	60	19/3	25.09	8.8	17.09	0	0
5	Mohammad Shami	19	14	395	14	52	15/3	20.78	7.5	16.63	0	0
6	Rashid Khan	18	14	375	14	56	19/3	20.83	6.69	18.66	0	0
7	Arshdeep Singh	18	12	342	12	41	32/5	19	8.27	13.77	0	1
8	Varun Chakaravarthy	18	17	448	17	68	20/5	24.88	6.58	22.66	0	0
9	Yuzvendra Chahal	18	15	374	15	53	25/4	20.77	7.05	17.66	0	0
10	Jason Holder	16	8	247	8	32	52/4	15.43	7.75	11.93	1	0

IPL Purple Cap 2020 – Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada of South Africa made waves during the 2020 Indian Premier League season as he represented Delhi Capitals and took 29 wickets during this tournament, earning himself the Purple Cap award and showing how adeptly he dismantles batsmen lineups. His sheer pace, accuracy, and bounce production caused difficulty for batsmen on an almost constant basis – winning Rabada the Purple Cap award and cementing himself firmly as one of cricket’s premier pacers.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Kagiso Rabada	30	17	548	17	65	21/4	18.26	8.34	13.13	2	0
2	Jasprit Bumrah	27	15	404	15	60	14/4	14.96	6.73	13.33	2	0
3	Trent Boult	25	15	457	15	57	18/4	18.28	7.97	13.76	1	0
4	Anrich Nortje	22	16	512	16	61	33/3	23.27	8.39	16.63	0	0
5	Yuzvendra Chahal	21	15	405	15	57	25/4	19.28	7.08	16.33	0	0
6	Mohammad Shami	20	14	460	14	53	15/3	23	8.57	16.1	0	0
7	Jofra Archer	20	14	365	14	55	15/3	18.25	6.55	16.7	0	0
8	Rashid Khan	20	16	344	16	64	19/3	17.2	5.37	19.2	0	0
9	Varun Chakaravarthy	17	13	356	13	52	20/5	20.94	6.84	18.35	0	1
10	T Natarajan	16	16	504	16	63	24/2	31.5	8.02	23.56	0	0

IPL Purple Cap 2019 – Imran Tahir

Imran Tahir of South Africa showed off his exceptional leg-spin bowling in the 2019 Indian Premier League season for Chennai Super Kings, amassing 26 wickets as leading wicket taker and emerging as one of its cornerstones for success. Tahir took wickets with ease with his variations, and turns which made it tough for the batsmen to play the shots.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Imran Tahir	26	17	431	17	64	12/4	16.57	6.69	14.84	2	0
2	Kagiso Rabada	25	12	368	12	47	21/4	14.72	7.82	11.28	2	0
3	Deepak Chahar	22	17	482	17	64	13/4	21.9	7.47	17.59	0	0
4	Shreyas Gopal	20	14	347	14	48	16/4	17.35	7.22	14.4	0	0
5	Mohammad Shami	19	14	469	14	54	15/3	24.68	8.68	17.05	0	0
6	Khaleel Ahmed	19	9	287	9	35	21/3	15.1	8.23	11	0	0
7	Jasprit Bumrah	19	16	409	16	61	14/4	21.52	6.63	19.47	0	0
8	Yuzvendra Chahal	18	14	386	14	49	25/4	21.44	7.82	16.44	1	0
9	Rashid Khan	17	15	377	15	60	19/3	22.17	6.28	21.17	0	0
10	Lasith Malinga	16	12	438	12	45	13/5	27.37	9.76	16.81	2	0

IPL Purple Cap 2018 – Andrew Tye

Andrew Tye of Australia won the Indian Premier League Purple Cap for his outstanding performances during 2018. Representing Kings XI Punjab, Tye made waves by using variations and accuracy against batsmen en route to 24 wickets at an average of 18.66. With his slow deliveries that deceive batsmen and yorker capabilities – Tye proved himself as an intimidating opponent throughout this tournament.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Andrew Tye	24	14	448	14	56	17/5	18.66	8	14	3	0
2	Siddarth Kaul	21	17	547	17	66	29/4	26.04	8.28	18.85	0	0
3	Rashid Khan	21	17	458	17	68	19/3	21.8	6.73	19.42	0	0
4	Umesh Yadav	20	14	418	14	53	24/4	20.9	7.86	15.95	0	0
5	Hardik Pandya	18	13	381	13	42	20/3	21.16	8.92	14.22	0	0
6	Trent Boult	18	14	466	14	52	18/4	25.88	8.84	17.55	0	0
7	Jasprit Bumrah	17	14	372	14	54	14/4	21.88	6.88	19.05	0	0
8	Sunil Narine	17	16	467	16	61	19/5	27.47	7.65	21.52	0	0
9	Kuldeep Yadav	17	16	418	16	51	20/4	24.58	8.14	18.11	1	0
10	Shardul Thakur	16	13	431	13	46	19/3	26.93	9.23	17.5	0	0

IPL Purple Cap 2017 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Since IPL began in 2008, only one player has managed to capture both IPL Purple Cups consecutively: Bhuvneshwar Kumar from Sunrisers Hyderabad has done it twice! His bowling attack with swing has played an immense role in takeing wickets at regular intervals and restricting opponents to low totals and helping his side easily win games with his bowling prowess.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	26	14	369	14	52	19/5	14.19	7.05	12.07	0	1
2	Jaydev Unadkat	24	12	322	12	46	25/5	13.41	7.02	11.45	0	1
3	Jasprit Bumrah	20	16	439	16	59	14/4	21.95	7.39	17.8	0	0
4	Mitchell McClenaghan	19	14	507	14	54	21/4	26.68	9.38	17.05	0	0
5	Imran Tahir	18	12	369	12	47	12/4	20.5	7.85	15.66	0	0
6	Chris Woakes	17	13	386	13	44	36/3	22.7	8.77	15.52	0	0
7	Rashid Khan	17	14	358	14	54	19/3	21.05	6.62	19.05	0	0
8	Sandeep Sharma	17	13	398	13	48	20/4	23.41	8.29	16.94	1	0
9	Umesh Yadav	17	14	410	14	48	24/4	24.11	8.45	17.11	1	0
10	Siddarth Kaul	16	10	300	10	35	29/4	18.75	8.41	13.37	1	0

IPL Purple Cap 2016 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar of India became the first ever bowler from his nation to earn multiple Purple Cap awards, in 2016 and 2017. Representing Sunrisers Hyderabad during both seasons, Kumar displayed exceptional control and picked up crucial wickets consistently throughout both campaigns – becoming an extraordinary performer with each victory over batsmen he faced.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	23	17	490	17	66	19/5	21.3	7.42	17.21	1	0
2	Yuzvendra Chahal	21	13	401	13	49	25/4	19.09	8.15	14.04	1	0
3	Shane Watson	20	16	485	16	56	29/4	24.25	8.58	16.95	1	0
4	Dhawal Kulkarni	18	14	364	14	49	14/4	20.22	7.42	16.33	1	0
5	Mitchell McClenaghan	17	14	436	14	53	21/4	25.64	8.17	18.82	1	0
6	Dwayne Bravo	17	15	494	15	56	22/4	29.05	8.82	19.76	1	0
7	Mustafizur Rahman	17	16	421	16	61	16/3	24.76	6.9	21.52	0	0
8	Jasprit Bumrah	15	14	406	14	52	14/4	27.06	7.8	20.8	0	0
9	Sandeep Sharma	15	14	366	14	50	20/4	24.4	7.32	20	0	0
10	Andre Russell	15	12	291	12	36	15/5	19.4	7.97	14.6	1	0

IPL Purple Cap 2015 – Dwayne Bravo

Dwayne Bravo made history during IPL history when he won it twice with Chennai Super Kings. In 2013, his 32 wicket haul set an IPL record; later that same year, Bravo recreated this success again to help lead them to victory and further cement his place as one of Indian Premier League (IPL) history’s greats.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Dwayne Bravo	26	17	426	16	52	22/4	16.38	8.14	12.07	0	0
2	Lasith Malinga	24	15	444	15	60	13/5	18.5	7.4	15	1	0
3	Yuzvendra Chahal	23	15	415	14	47	25/4	18.04	8.86	12.21	0	0
4	Ashish Nehra	22	16	449	16	62	10/4	20.4	7.24	16.9	1	0
5	Mitchell Starc	20	13	291	12	43	15/4	14.55	6.76	12.9	1	0
6	Mitchell McClenaghan	18	12	386	12	47	21/4	21.44	8.21	15.66	0	0
7	Harbhajan Singh	18	15	446	15	57	18/5	24.77	7.82	19	0	0
8	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	18	14	407	14	51	19/5	22.61	7.87	17.22	0	0
9	Harshal Patel	17	15	328	14	44	27/5	19.29	7.48	15.47	0	0
10	David Wiese	16	14	353	13	42	33/4	22.06	8.33	15.87	1	0

IPL Purple Cap 2014 – Mohit Sharma

CSK have again come back fighting in 2014 after an impressive outing last year and created another formidable bowling attack to capture their title they missed last time out. Mohit Sharma stood out at CSK this season by taking 23 wickets while dominating opposing batsmans effectively.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Mohit Sharma	23	16	452	16	54	14/4	19.65	8.39	14.04	1	0
2	Sunil Narine	21	16	407	16	64	19/5	19.38	6.35	18.28	2	0
3	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	20	14	354	14	53	19/5	17.7	6.65	15.95	1	0
4	Ravindra Jadeja	19	16	443	16	54	16/5	23.31	8.15	17.15	2	0
5	Sandeep Sharma	18	11	354	11	40	20/4	19.66	8.81	13.38	0	0
6	Mitchell Johnson	17	14	444	14	53	26/3	26.11	8.29	18.88	0	0
7	Axar Patel	17	17	405	17	66	21/4	23.82	6.13	23.29	0	0
8	Lasith Malinga	16	10	253	10	39	13/5	15.81	6.45	14.68	1	0
9	Varun Aaron	16	10	299	10	36	16/3	18.68	8.15	13.75	0	0
10	Ravichandran Ashwin	16	16	437	16	60	34/4	27.31	7.3	22.43	0	0

IPL Purple Cap 2013 – Dwayne Bravo

Dwayne Bravo has been an immense asset to Chennai Super Kings since joining them. Boasting an effective medium pace bowling attack, Bravo quickly established himself as an indispensable player of 2013. Dwayne’s clash against Pollard during that year’s tournament stands out among others; taking 32 wickets led him to claim IPL Purple Cap status that year!

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Dwayne Bravo	32	18	497	18	62	22/4	15.53	7.95	11.71	1	0
2	James Faulkner	28	16	427	16	63	16/5	15.25	6.75	13.53	0	2
3	Harbhajan Singh	24	19	456	19	70	18/5	19	6.51	17.5	0	0
4	Mitchell Johnson	24	17	459	17	64	26/3	19.12	7.17	16	0	0
5	Vinay Kumar	23	16	493	16	60	40/4	21.43	8.19	15.69	0	0
6	Sunil Narine	22	16	350	16	64	19/5	15.9	5.46	17.45	2	0
7	Amit Mishra	21	17	394	17	62	17/5	18.76	6.35	17.71	1	0
8	Lasith Malinga	20	17	468	17	65	13/5	23.4	7.16	19.6	0	0
9	Mohit Sharma	20	15	326	15	50	14/4	16.3	6.43	15.2	0	0
10	Dale Steyn	19	17	384	17	68	11/3	20.21	5.66	21.42	0	0

IPL Purple Cap 2012 – Morne Morkel

Morne Morkel of South African pace sensation was unstoppable during 2012 Indian Premier League (IPL). Playing for Delhi Daredevils, Morkel proved his abilities by taking 25 wickets at an average of 18.12 average, making himself unassailable on batsmen all across tournament.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Morne Morkel	25	16	453	16	63	20/4	18.12	7.19	15.12	1	0
2	Sunil Narine	24	15	324	15	59	19/5	13.5	5.47	14.79	1	1
3	Lasith Malinga	22	14	350	14	55	13/5	15.9	6.3	15.13	1	0
4	Umesh Yadav	19	17	453	17	61	24/4	23.84	7.42	19.26	0	0
5	Vinay Kumar	19	15	480	14	56	40/4	25.26	8.59	17.63	0	0
6	Dale Steyn	18	12	285	12	46	11/3	15.83	6.1	15.55	0	0
7	Parvinder Awana	17	12	372	12	47	34/4	21.88	7.91	16.58	1	0
8	Zaheer Khan	17	16	453	15	60	17/4	26.64	7.55	21.17	0	0
9	Kieron Pollard	16	14	350	14	44	44/4	21.87	7.98	16.43	1	0
10	Piyush Chawla	16	16	419	16	57	17/4	26.18	7.35	21.37	0	0

IPL Purple Cap 2011 – Lasith Malinga

Malinga won the 2011 Indian Premier League Purple Cap after mesmerizing batsmen with his lethal yorkers and taking 28 wickets for Mumbai Indians – leading them to win their debut title! His specialty lies with toe crushing yorkers that left batters uncertain of themselves when taking shots; also noted for an unconventional bowling action which confused and perplexed batsman into second guessing their shot to perform at peak levels.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Lasith Malinga	28	16	375	16	63	13/5	13.39	5.95	13.5	0	1
2	Munaf Patel	22	15	358	15	54	21/5	16.27	6.58	14.81	0	1
3	Sreenath Aravind	21	13	368	13	46	14/4	17.52	8	13.14	1	0
4	Ravichandran Ashwin	20	16	388	16	63	34/4	19.4	6.15	18.9	0	0
5	Amit Mishra	19	14	358	14	53	17/5	18.84	6.71	16.84	1	0
6	Doug Bollinger	17	13	329	13	47	13/4	19.35	7	16.58	0	0
7	Iqbal Abdulla	16	15	305	15	50	24/3	19.06	6.1	18.75	0	0
8	Ryan Harris	16	13	382	13	47	34/4	23.87	8.12	17.62	0	0
9	Rahul Sharma	16	14	273	14	50	13/3	17.06	5.46	18.75	0	0
10	Piyush Chawla	16	12	336	12	41	17/4	21	8.12	15.5	1	0

IPL Purple Cap 2010 – Pragyan Ojha

Pragyan Ojha from Deccan Chargers was recognized with the Purple Cap after dominating with 21 wickets at an average of 20.42 over 2010 season for Deccan Chargers he represented and by constantly confusing batsmen about which direction his bowling will come. His spin had the ability to disorient an opposition’s batsman.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Pragyan Ojha	21	16	429	16	59	11/3	20.42	7.29	16.8	0	0
2	Harbhajan Singh	17	15	377	14	53	18/5	22.17	7.04	18.88	0	0
3	Anil Kumble	17	16	407	16	63	15/5	23.94	6.42	22.35	1	0
4	Amit Mishra	17	14	363	14	53	17/5	21.35	6.84	18.7	0	0
5	Vinay Kumar	16	14	396	14	46	40/4	24.75	8.57	17.31	1	0
6	Zaheer Khan	15	14	376	14	48	17/4	25.06	7.77	19.33	0	0
7	Dale Steyn	15	15	406	15	59	11/3	27.06	6.88	23.6	0	0
8	Irfan Pathan	15	14	426	14	46	24/3	28.4	9.19	18.53	0	0
9	Kieron Pollard	15	14	274	12	37	44/4	18.26	7.4	14.8	0	0
10	Lasith Malinga	15	13	344	13	49	13/5	22.93	7.02	19.6	1	0

IPL Purple Cap 2009 – RP Singh

Left-arm fast bowler RP Singh made history during the second edition of IPL 2009 when he became the inaugural winner of India’s Purple Cap award. Representing Deccan Chargers, Singh showed both skill and versatility by taking 23 wickets at an astounding strike rate of 15.50; his ability to consistently dismiss batsmen made him a valuable member of his squad.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	RP Singh	23	16	417	16	59	22/4	18.13	6.98	15.56	1	0
2	Anil Kumble	21	16	347	16	59	5/5	16.52	5.86	16.9	1	1
3	Pragyan Ojha	18	15	348	15	53	11/3	19.33	6.5	17.83	0	0
4	Lasith Malinga	18	13	312	13	49	13/5	17.33	6.3	16.5	0	0
5	Irfan Pathan	17	14	390	14	50	24/3	22.94	7.74	17.76	0	0
6	Munaf Patel	16	11	241	11	35	21/5	15.06	6.91	13.06	0	0
7	Shane Warne	14	13	365	13	50	21/4	26.07	7.3	21.42	0	0
8	Muttiah Muralitharan	14	13	261	13	50	11/3	18.64	5.22	21.42	0	0
9	Amit Mishra	14	11	294	11	42	17/5	21	6.97	18.07	0	0
10	Yusuf Abdulla	14	9	241	9	28	31/4	17.21	8.6	12	2	0

IPL Purple Cap 2008 – Sohail Tanvir

Sohail Tanvir of Rajasthan Royals emerged as its inaugural Purple Cap holder at IPL 2008’s inaugural edition, taking an astounding 22 wickets while maintaining an average of 12.09. His performance proved he has the ability to trouble the batsman with both swing and length consistently thus causing the batsmen to lose his wicket early.

S.No	Player	Wickets	Matches	Runs	Innings	Over	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w
1	Sohail Tanvir	22	11	266	11	41	14/6	12.09	6.46	11.22	1	1
2	Shane Warne	19	15	404	15	52	21/4	21.26	7.76	16.42	0	0
3	Sreesanth	19	15	442	15	51	29/3	23.26	8.63	16.15	0	0
4	Piyush Chawla	17	15	389	15	47	17/4	22.88	8.3	16.52	0	0
5	Albie Morkel	17	13	399	13	48	32/4	23.47	8.31	16.94	1	0
6	Shane Watson	17	15	383	15	54	29/4	22.52	7.07	19.11	0	0
7	Manpreet Gony	17	16	443	16	60	31/3	26.05	7.38	21.17	0	0
8	Yo Mahesh	16	11	370	11	42	36/4	23.12	8.77	15.81	1	0
9	Irfan Pathan	15	14	350	14	53	24/3	23.33	6.6	21.2	0	0
10	RP Singh	15	14	442	14	51	22/4	29.46	8.61	20.53	0	0

Conclusion

As each year passes by, more impressive bowlers have claimed this coveted award; many notable ones being Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma Rashid Khan Piyush Chawla and Yuzvendra Chahal as contenders; fans can look forward to witnessing who emerges victorious as an IPL 2024 Purple Cap winner, inscribe their names into IPL history forevermore!