Every year, the Purple Cap is given to the IPL’s top wicket-taker. Among the bowlers who have earned the Purple Cap are cricket legends like Lasith Malinga. The complete list of IPL Purple Cap winners from 2008 to 2023 is below. Harshal Patel and Dwayne Bravo have the record of bagging most wickets in a season with 32 each.
Notably, Pakistan’s Sohail Tanvir became the first bowler to receive the Purple Cap in the inaugural season in 2008. He took 22 wickets for the Rajasthan Royals in 11 games during that season. In IPL 2024, express pacer Mohammed Shami took the most wickets. On that note, let us take a look at Purple cap winners in IPL.
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Purple cap winners in IPL
| Year | Player | Team | Wickets |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami | Gujarat Titans | 28 |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | 27 |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 32 |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 30 |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | 26 |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye | Kings XI Punjab | 24 |
| 2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 26 |
| 2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 23 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 26 |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 23 |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 32 |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel | Delhi Daredevils | 25 |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 28 |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers | 21 |
| 2009 | RP Singh | Deccan Chargers | 23 |
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals | 22 |
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