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IPL 2026 Purple Cap Standings: Who's leading the charts after RR vs SRHmatch?

by · Inside Sport India

Last season, 2025, Prasidh Krishna bagged the Purple Cap with 25 wickets in 15 matches.

Anshul Kamboj has maintained his dominance in the Purple Cap race. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer’s solitary wicket against the Mumbai Indians (MI) saw him end with 14 wickets in 7 matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fast bowler Eshan Malinga has the same number of poles but has a higher average and economy.

Most wickets in IPL 2026 (Purple Cap)

PlayerMatchesWicketsAverageEconomy
Anshul Kamboj (CSK)71415.788.95
Eshan Malinga (SRH)81418.219.44
Jofra Archer (RR)81317.928.03
Prince Yadav (LSG)71316.778.38
Prasidh Krishna (GT)71222.4110.34

List of IPL Purple Cap winners

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.

SeasonSeasonTeamMatchesWickets
2008Sohail TanvirRajasthan Royals1122
2009RP SinghDeccan Chargers1623
2010Pragyan OjhaDeccan Chargers1621
2011Lasith MalingaMumbai Indians1628
2012Morne MorkelDelhi Daredevils1625
2013Dwayne BravoChennai Super Kings1832
2014Mohit SharmaChennai Super Kings1623
2015Dwayne BravoChennai Super Kings1626
2016Bhuvneshwar KumarSunrisers Hyderabad1723
2017Bhuvneshwar KumarSunrisers Hyderabad1426
2018Andrew TyeKings XI Punjab1424
2019Imran TahirChennai Super Kings1726
2020Kagiso RabadaDelhi Capitals1730
2021Harshal PatelRoyal Challengers Bengaluru1532
2022Yuzvendra ChahalRajasthan Royals1727
2023Mohammed ShamiGujarat Titans1728
2024Harshal PatelPunjab Kings1424
2025Prasidh KrishnaGujarat Titans1525