The Indian Premier League, famously called ‘IPL’ is the biggest cricket tournament in history. All ten teams have the best players and every game is a heart-stopping thriller. Every year fans witness bowlers perform magically and pick wickets throughout the season. In the end, the player who scores the most wickets in that season wins the purple cap. Over the years, multiple players have won the cap. So, let us look at the IPL Purple Cap winners list since 2008.
IPL Purple Cap Winners List
| Year | Player | Team Represented | Wickets |
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals | 22 |
| 2009 | R.P. Singh | Deccan Chargers | 23 |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers | 21 |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 28 |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel | Delhi Daredevils | 25 |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 32 |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 23 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 26 |
| 2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 23 |
| 2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 26 |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye | Kings XI Punjab (Punjab Kings) | 24 |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | 26 |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 30 |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 32 |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | 27 |
| 2O23 | Mohammed Shami | Gujarat Titans | 28 |
| 2024 | ? | ? | ? |
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IPL Purple Cap Winners List
Over the years, IPL has given 14 different purple cap winners. Among these purple cap winners, eight are Indians, and seven are foreign players.
Moreover, two players have won the purple cap twice. First is Dwayne Bravo, who won the Purple Cap in 2013 and 2015. The second player is Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who won in 2016 and 2017. Bhuvneshwar is also the only player to win it back-to-back.
The first-ever purple cap winner is former Rajasthan Royals bowler Sohail Tanvir. Whereas, the first Indian cricketer to win the purple cap was R.P. Singh in 2010. He represented the Deccan Chargers and picked up 23 wickets.
When it comes to the most wicket-taker in an IPL season, it is a tie between two players. One is the all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who picked up 32 wickets in 2013. The second is former Royal Challengers Bangalore bowler Harshal Patel, who picked up 32 wickets in 2021.
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