IPL 2024 Most Wickets, Purple Cap Holder: Delhi Capitals’ Khaleel Ahmed took a wicket against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday but he still stayed rooted to the 5th spot of the table with 6 wickets in race for the Purple Cap.
On Tuesday, Lucknow Super Giants’ Mayank Yadav got the better of Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Rajat Patidar to rise to the second spot. The Lucknow Super Giants pacer, just 21 years of age, also bowled the fastest delivery of IPL 2024: a scorching thunderbolt of 156.7 kph in the game against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
After two games, Mayank has six wickets, while Chennai Super Kings bowler Mustafizur Rahman currently tops the standings with seven scalps.
| No. | Player | M | Ins | Ovs | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w/5w |
| 1 |
Mustafizur Rahman
|
3 | 3 | 12.0 | 106 | 7 | 29/4 | 15.14 | 8.83 | 10.28 | 1/0 |
| 2 |
Mayank Yadav
|
2 | 2 | 8.0 | 41 | 6 | 14/3 | 6.83 | 5.12 | 8.00 | 0/0 |
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 55 | 6 | 11/3 | 9.16 | 5.50 | 10.00 | 0/0 |
| 4 | Mohit Sharma | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 93 | 6 | 25/3 | 15.50 | 7.75 | 12.00 | 0/0 |
| 5 | Khaleel Ahmed | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 131 | 6 | 21/2 | 21.83 | 8.18 | 16.00 | 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.
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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