Prasidh Krishna, with just one wicket against Mumbai Indians, missed the chance to reclaim the IPL 2026 Purple Cap lead. He jumped to 2nd spot with 12 wickets from 6 matches. Kagiso Rabada jumped to 6th spot with an excellent spell of 3/33 against Mumbai on April 20. Chennai Super Kings’ Anshul Kamboj is at the top with 13 wickets from 6 matches. Prince Yadav is third with 11 scalps. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi and Rabada are tied for the 4th spot with 10 wickets each. The economy rate separates them.
The highest wicket-taker of the Indian Premier League gets the Purple Cap at the end of the season. During the campaign, the cap changes heads from match to match.
Most wickets in IPL 2026 (Purple Cap)
List of IPL Purple Cap winners
| Season | Season | 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 Bengaluru | 15 | 32 |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 27 |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami | Gujarat Titans | 17 | 28 |
| 2024 | Harshal Patel | Punjab Kings | 14 | 24 |
| 2025 | Prasidh Krishna | Gujarat Titans | 15 | 25 |
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