GT’s Kagiso Rabada currently holds the Purple Cap, awarded to the top wicket-taker in the IPL: here's the updated table after today's IPL 2026 match.
IPL 2026 Purple Cap holder: Updated full list
Kagiso Rabada jumped to the top of the list with two wickets against Rajasthan. Bhuvneshwar Kumar of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings are second and third.
Updated after Match 52: RR vs GT
| Player | Team | Wickets | Average | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | GT | 18 | 21.83 | 9.35 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | RCB | 17 | 17.52 | 7.64 |
| Anshul Kamboj | CSK | 17 | 15.82 | 8.49 |
| Prince Yadav | LSG | 16 | 18.68 | 8.08 |
| Eshan Malinga | SRH | 16 | 22.62 | 9.44 |
| Rashid Khan | GT | 15 | 22.60 | 8.26 |
| Jofra Archer | RR | 15 | 21.26 | 8.62 |
| Kartik Tyagi | KKR | 13 | 24.23 | 9.00 |
| Allah Ghazanfar | MI | 12 | 23.83 | 9.91 |
| Prasidh Krishna | GT | 12 | 22.41 | 10.34 |
| Mohammed Siraj | GT | 12 | 29.25 | 8.56 |
Who won the Purple Cap last year?
Gujarat Titans fast bowler Prasidh Krishna was the top wicket-taker last season, finishing with 25 in 15 games. He maintained an economy rate under 8.5 per over as well, and helped his side to the playoffs, even as they were eliminated by Mumbai Indians.
Most wickets in an IPL season
| Player | Inns | Wickets | BBI | Avg | Econ | 4WIs | 5WIs | Season |
| Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | 18 | 32 | 4-42 | 15.53 | 7.95 | 1 | 0 | 2013 |
| Harshal Patel (RCB) | 15 | 32 | 5-27 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kagiso Rabada (DC) | 17 | 30 | 4-24 | 18.26 | 8.34 | 2 | 0 | 2020 |
| Lasith Malinga (MI) | 16 | 28 | 5-13 | 13.39 | 5.95 | 0 | 1 | 2011 |
| James Faulkner (RR) | 16 | 28 | 5-16 | 15.25 | 6.75 | 0 | 2 | 2013 |
| Mohammed Shami (GT) | 17 | 28 | 4-11 | 18.64 | 8.03 | 2 | 0 | 2023 |
| Jasprit Bumrah (MI) | 15 | 27 | 4-14 | 14.96 | 6.73 | 2 | 0 | 2020 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) | 17 | 27 | 5-40 | 19.51 | 7.75 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rashid Khan (GT) | 17 | 27 | 4-30 | 20.44 | 8.23 | 1 | 0 | 2023 |
| Mohit Sharma (GT) | 14 | 27 | 5-12 | 13.37 | 8.17 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | 16 | 26 | 3'22 | 16.38 | 8.14 | 0 | 0 | 2015 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) | 14 | 26 | 5'19 | 14.19 | 7.05 | 0 | 1 | 2017 |
| Imran Tahir (CSK) | 17 | 26 | 4-12 | 16.57 | 6.69 | 2 | 0 | 2019 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (RCB) | 16 | 26 | 5-18 | 16.53 | 7.54 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
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