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IPL Purple Cap Winners List from 2008 to 2022

Find below the complete list of purple cap winners, right from the beginning of this title in 2008 till now along with the most wicket takers!
Vaibhavi Mishra
By: Vaibhavi Mishra Updated: Mar 27, 2023 17:09 IST
IPL Purple Cap Winners List from 2008 to 2022
IPL Purple Cap Winners List | Most Wickets in IPL

The IPL Purple Cap is awarded to the bowler who takes the most wickets in the IPL tournament. While the actual Purple Cap is awarded on the final day of the tournament, a bowler with the most wickets during the course of the season wears a Purple Cap while fielding. This award has been a part of IPL ever since its beginning in 2008, with the popular Pakistani bowler- Sohail Tanvir being the first Purple Cap winner. Similarly, Yuzvendra Chahal won the Purple Cap in IPL 2022. Here is the list of Purple Cap winners from 2008-2022, that'll help you in finding about the most wicket takers bowlers of all the IPL seasons.

IPL Purple Cap Winners List (2008–2022)

IPL Year

Purple Cap Winners

IPL Team

Matches Played

Wickets Taken

2008

Sohail Tanvir

Rajasthan Royals

11

22

2009

R.P. 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

Sun Risers Hyderabad

17

23

2017

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Sun Risers 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 Bangalore

15

32

2022

Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan Royals

17

27

Rules For IPL Purple Cap

  1. The bowler with the most wickets in the tournament during the season wears the Purple Cap while in the field.

  2. The Purple Cap is awarded to the leading wicket-taker of the IPL season on the final day of the tournament. 

  3. In case of a tie, it is given to the bowler who took the wickets in the least amount of balls.

Frequently Asked Questions About Purple Cap in IPL

What is Purple Cap in IPL?

Purple cap is a cap awarded to the highest wicket-taker in every IPL tournament.

Who won the first Purple Cap in IPL?

Sohail Tanvir won the first IPL Purple Cap in 2008 while playing for Rajasthan Royals. Tanvir grabbed 22 wickets from 11 matches that season.

Who won the Purple Cap in 2021?

Harshal Patel from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the Purple Cap in 2021 by taking 32 wickets by the end of the IPL tournament.

Who wins the Purple Cap in IPL in case of a tie?

In case of a tie, Purple Cap is awarded to the player who took the wickets in the least amount of balls.

Also Read: IPL 2021- Schedule, Players, Winners, and Channel List

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A multi-media journalist and writer, Vaibhavi views the world as one big piece of poetry. Time and again she tries to capture this poetry through words, as well as, the lens. She loves to explore the depth of human psyche, philosophy, cultures, and oceans! Carrying forward this quest for exploration she reports on various beats ranging from tourism, culture, art, social issues, business, market trends, science and environment to technology. For her, the life mantra can be summarised with the catchphrases, “Hakuna Matata” and “Carpe Diem”.

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