The purple cap is popularly known as ‘Aramco purple cap’. This title is awarded to the leading wicket-takers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history. However, this title was introduced after the introduction of the Orange cap in the year 2008 on 13th May. The cricketers who take most wickets in the Indian Premier League tournament during the season were awarded the title of purple cap while fielding. In this article, we will talk about the purple cap and the winners who got this title from the year 2008 to 2004.
IPL Purple Cap Winners List (2008–2025)
| Season | Player | Team | Wickets | Economy Rate |
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 22 | 6.46 |
| 2009 | RP Singh | Deccan Chargers (DC) | 23 | 6.98 |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers (DC) | 21 | 7.29 |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians (MI) | 28 | 5.95 |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel | Delhi Daredevils (DD) | 25 | 7.19 |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 32 | 7.95 |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 23 | 8.39 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 26 | 8.14 |
| 2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 23 | 7.42 |
| 2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 26 | 7.05 |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 24 | 8 |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 26 | 6.69 |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals (DC) | 30 | 8.34 |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 32 | 8.14 |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 27 | 7.75 |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami | Gujarat Titans (GT) | 28 | 8.03 |
| 2024 | Harshal Patel | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 24 | 9.73 |
| 2025* | Noor Ahmad | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 12* | 7.13* |
List of the Players Who Have Won Purple Cap in IPL
Here is the list of players who have won Purple Cap in IPL:
Sohail Tanvir: Purple Cap Winner in 2008
Sohail Tanvir is one of the cricket players from Rajasthan Royals. He became the first person to gain the purple cap title by winning 22 wickets in 11 matches of the Indian T20 League inaugural season. However, he gave his best performance against CSK by giving 6/14.
RP Singh: Purple Cap Winner in 2009
RP Singh won the purple cap title in the year 2009 by giving the great performance for the deccan chargers by making a record of 23 wickets from 16 games and helping his team lift the Indian Premier League championship trophy in 2009 season. His incredible performance won a million hearts, especially his memorable 4 wicket haul in the finals against the famous team Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Pragyan Ojha: Purple Cap Winner in 2010
Pragyan Ojha won the purple cap in 2010 for 21 wickets in 16 matches. He was playing for Deccan Chargers. Ojha had the best performance against Rajasthan Royals. He was the first spinner to win the purple cap, earning worldwide prestige and honour.
Lasith Malinga: Purple Cap Winner in 2011
Lasith Malinga was the part of Mumbai Indians team for the IPL in the year 2011 and gained the title of purple cap by scoring a remarkable score of 28 wickets from 16 matches and took their team to the final, although they lost the match due to Ms. Dhoni’s great leadership and performance.
Morne MorkelL: Purple Cap Winner in 2012
Morning Morkel is a South African pacer who used to be part of Delhi Daredevils in 2012 and got the title of the purple cap by taking 25 wickets for their team. However, Morkel Gained the victory and also got the title of purple cap in the 5th edition of the tournament. He’s considered as the first South African bowler who won this honor because of his incredible bowling skills marking the figures of 4/20 against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Dwayne Bravo: Purple Cap Winner in 2013
Dwayne Bravo, also known as DJ bravo was the famous bowler from the Chennai super kings and became famous by giving his wonderful performance as he gave 32 wickets in the year 2013. Although he’s considered the highest ranker among any bowler in any edition of the IPL tournament till now.
Mohit Sharma: Purple Cap Winner in 2014
The Chennai Super Kings entered the list of the winners of the purple cap due to Mohit Sharma’s great performance. Mohit Sharma was given this title in the year 2014 and is considered one of the most efficient right-arm fast bowlers and set the challenging target of 23 wickets in 16 matches against their opponents. However, not only this his performance. He is an essential asset for CSK as he has made himself proud every time he comes on the field.
Dwayne Bravo: Purple Cap Winner in 2015
DJ Bravo has been the first person who won the title of Purple Cap twice for his incredible 26 wickets in just 17 matches but the history repeated itself and in 2015 he again won this title. This match was proof of his dedication and how he has made CSK proud with his performance.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Purple Cap Winner in 2016
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the player of Sunrisers Hyderabad who lifted the IPL T20 trophy in the year 2016 for the first time. He is one of the famous swing bowlers who took 23 wickets in 17 matches which led to the victory of his team for the first time. He created history in the 10th edition of the IPL tournament by making a record for winning back-to-back purple caps by giving his incredible performance that gained attention worldwide. At the end of the tournament, he made a record of 26 wickets in 14 matches, also 5 wickets against the popular team Kings XI Punjab.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar- Purple Cap Winner in 2017
He created history in the 10th edition of the IPL tournament by making a record for winning back-to-back purple caps by giving his incredible performance that gained attention worldwide. At the end of the tournament, he made a record of 26 wickets in 14 matches, also 5 wickets against the popular team Kings XI Punjab in 2017.
Andre Tye: Purple Cap Winner in 2018
Andre tye is the fast bowler of Kings XI Punjab. He is considered as the overseas all-rounder player. Andrew stole the hearts of the audience by making the score of 24 wickets for the Kings XI Punjab in 14 matches and also got the title of purple cap in the year 2018. He gained a lot of attention by showing his fantastic bowling skills on the field.
Imran Tahir: Purple Cap Winner in 2019
Imran Tahir played for the team Chennai Super Kings and is one of the popular South African spin bowlers who won the title of Purple cap in the year 2019 at the age of 40. He is the person who proved that age is just a number, and if you have skills and talent then nothing can stop you from making your name popular. That year, he scored 26 wickets for the Chennai super kings in 17 matches.
Kagiso Rabada: Purple Cap Winner in 2020
He is a popular South African right-arm fast bowler who became popular by giving his wonderful performance of 30 wickets in the T20 league in the year 2020. He turned the game quite challenging for Jaspreet Bumrah and the difficulty remained intact till the finale. He finished the season of 2020 with 27 wickets and added the title of Purple cap to his name.
Harshal Patel: Purple Cap Winner in 2021
Harshal Patel won the title of Purple cap in the year 2021, he belonged from the team Royal Challengers Bangalore and was popular for making the record similar to DJ bravo. He holds the record of 32 wickets in the Indian T20 league for his team. However, his best score of this season was 5/27 against Mumbai Indians.
Yuzvendra Chahal: Purple Cap Winner in 2022
He is one of the famous side arm bowlers who won this title in the year 2022 by taking 27 wickets for his team Rajasthan Royals. Also, he made 6/4 wicket score in the T20 league tournament.
Mohammed Shami: Purple Cap Winner in 2023
Mohammed Shami is an incredible fast bowler from the Gujarat Titans who won the title of Purple Cap in the year 2023 by taking 28 wickets in the latest edition of the 2020 tournament.
Harshal Patel: Purple Cap Winner in 2024
Harshal Patel is the part of Punjab king and again won the Purple cap in 2024 during India T20 league. Not only in this match, he had shown some exceptionally great moves while maintaining a consistent aptitude which turned him into an essential asset for the team.
Top Purple Cap Holders in IPL (Season-wise Highest Wickets)
| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Season(s) Won | Total Wickets (in winning season) |
| 1 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 2016, 2017 | 23 (2016), 26 (2017) |
| 2 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 2013, 2015 | 32 (2013), 26 (2015) |
| 3 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 2021 | 32 (2021) |
| 4 | Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 2014 | 23 (2014) |
| 5 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians (MI) | 2011 | 28 (2011) |
| 6 | Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 2019 | 26 (2019) |
| 7 | Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals (DC) | 2020 | 30 (2020) |
| 8 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 2022 | 27 (2022) |
| 9 | Mohammed Shami | Gujarat Titans (GT) | 2023 | 28 (2023) |
| 10 | Harshal Patel | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 2024 | 24 (2024) |
Teams with Most Purple Caps in IPL History
| Rank | Team | Purple Caps Won | Winning Players (Season – Wickets) |
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 5 | Dwayne Bravo (2013 – 32), Mohit Sharma (2014 – 23), Dwayne Bravo (2015 – 26), Imran Tahir (2019 – 26) |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 2 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2016 – 23), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2017 – 26) |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians (MI) | 1 | Lasith Malinga (2011 – 28) |
| 4 | Delhi Capitals (DC) | 2 | Morne Morkel (2012 – 25), Kagiso Rabada (2020 – 30) |
| 5 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 2 | Sohail Tanvir (2008 – 22), Yuzvendra Chahal (2022 – 27) |
| 6 | Deccan Chargers (DC) | 2 | RP Singh (2009 – 23), Pragyan Ojha (2010 – 21) |
| 7 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 1 | Harshal Patel (2021 – 32) |
| 8 | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 1 | Andrew Tye (2018 – 24) Harshal Patel (2024- 24) |
| 9 | Gujarat Titans (GT) | 1 | Mohammed Shami (2023 – 28) |
Conclusion
The Indian Premier League is one of the most famous and interesting sports events in the world which is organized annually. It is a mixture of domestic and international players in which they all play against each other to lift the coveted IPL trophy. These matches include fast-paced innings of only 20 overs and the matches often get completed in just a few hours.
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FAQs
1. How many players have won the title of purple cap in the Indian Premier League?
13 players have won the IPL Purple Cap title till now.
2. Which player won the title of purple cap more than once?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dwayne Bravo are the players who won the Purple Cap title more than twice.
3. Who was the highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier League 2023?
Mohammed Shami from Gujarat titles was the player who took 28 wickets in IPL 2023 and gained the title of purple cap.
4. Do super over wickets add to the title purple cap?
No super over wickets are not considered during the calculation of the Purple cap title.
5. Has any player ever had a Purple cap and an Orange cap simultaneously?
There are many legends in the cricket field but there is no one who acquired both the titles at the same time and in the same match.
