Harshal Patel won the IPL 2024 Purple Cap with 24 wickets in the season. (BCCI)IPL 2024 Most Wickets, Purple Cap Holder: Punjab Kings bowler Harshal Patel ended the season with 24 wickets to clinch the Purple Cap in the IPL 2024 season.
This is the second time Harshal has won the Purple Cap, having bagged 32 wickets in the 2021 season. Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakarvarthy jumped to the second spot during the team’s victorious triumph in the final on Sunday with a wicket.
Chakarvarthy ended up with 21 wickets in the season, the most among all spinners. India and Mumbai Indians pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah finished third with 20 wickets during his campaign.
SRH’s T Natarajan and Harshit Rana rounded up the top five for the season.
| No. | Player | M | Ins | Ovs | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w/5w |
| 1 | 14 | 14 | 49.0 | 477 | 24 | 15/3 | 19.87 | 9.73 | 12.25 | 0/0 | |
| 2. |
Varun Chakaravarthy
|
15 | 13 | 50.0 | 402 | 21 | 16/3 | 19.14 | 8.04 | 14.28 | 0/0 |
| 3. |
Jasprit Bumrah
|
13 | 13 | 51.5 | 336 | 20 | 21/5 | 16.80 | 6.48 | 15.55 | 0/1 |
| 4. |
T Natarajan
|
14 | 14 | 51.2 | 465 | 19 | 19/4 | 15.52 | 9.05 | 16.21 | 1/0 |
| 5. |
Harshit Rana
|
13 | 11 | 42.1 | 383 | 19 | 24/3 | 20.15 | 9.08 | 13.31 | 0/0 |
Every year when the Indian Premier League (IPL) season comes around, a lot of eyes are on the players who take the most number of wickets in the season, thereby getting the Purple Cap. These players, more often than not go on to represent their national teams in future tournaments like the T20 World Cup. Players also add to their value for the next season if they have a great campaign in the IPL. In the 2023 season, Gujarat Titans’ Mohammed Shami won the Purple Cap with 28 wickets in 17 matches. He was followed by his teammate Mohit Sharma with 27 scalps in 14 matches. At number 3 came Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, also of the GT with 27 wickets in 17 matches and he was trailed by Mumbai Indians’ Piyush Chawla who took 22 wickets in 16 games. Rounding off the top 5 list was RR’s Chahal with 21 wickets in 14 matches. There has no change in the table after the clash between Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings.
Total Wickets: 28 | Team: Gujarat Titans
Total Wickets: 27 | Team: Rajasthan Royals
Total Wickets: 32 | Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Total Wickets: 30 | Team: Delhi Capitals
Total Wickets: 26 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
Total Wickets: 24 | Team: Punjab Kings
Total Wickets: 26 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Total Wickets: 23 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Total Wickets: 26 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
Total Wickets: 23 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
Total Wickets: 32 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
Total Wickets: 25 | Team: Delhi Daredevils
Total Wickets: 28 | Team: Mumbai Indians
Total Wickets: 21 | Team: Deccan Chargers
Total Wickets: 23 | Team: Deccan Chargers
Total Wickets: 22 | Team: Rajasthan Royals
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