Prasidh Krishna of Gujrat Titans celebrates the wicket of Tilak Varma of Mumbai Indians during the 2025 IPL match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium on March 29, 2025, in Ahmedabad, India

IPL 2025 started on March 22 – here’s all you need to know about the current purple cap holder, the highest wicket-taker in the tournament so far.

The purple cap in the IPL is awarded to the highest wicket-taker in the league. It keeps changing hands at the end of every game depending on who occupies the top spot.

Dwayne Bravo, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel are the only two bowlers to have won it more than once (they have done so twice). Patel's tally of 32 wickets in IPL 2022 is the joint-highest in any IPL season along with Bravo’s in IPL 2013.

Also read: IPL 2025 points table: Updated team rankings & net run-rate after today's IPL match

After 65 matches, Prasidh Krishna and Noor Ahmad are leading the race for the Purple Cap in IPL 2025. They are two wickets clear of Trent Boult, who is at third place. A wicket separates Boult and Josh Hazlewood as well as a Hazlewood and Varun Chakravarthy.

IPL 2025 Purple Cap holder: Updated full list

Updated after Match 65: RCB vs SRH

Player Team Wickets Average Economy Rate
Prasidh Krishna GT 21 19.66 8.09
Noor Ahmad CSK 21 18.42 8.41
Trent Boult MI 19 20.36 8.38
Josh Hazlewood RCB 18 17.27 8.44
Varun Chakaravarthy KKR 17 19.35 7.00

Most wickets in an IPL season

Player Inns Wickets BBI Ave Econ 4WIs 5WIs Season
Dwayne Bravo (CSK) 18 32 4/42 15.53 7.95 1 0 2013
Harshal Patel (RCB) 15 32 5/27 14.34 8.14 1 1 2021
Kagiso Rabada (DC) 17 30 4/24 18.26 8.34 2 0 2020
Lasith Malinga (MI) 16 28 5/13 13.39 5.95 0 1 2011
James Faulkner (RR) 16 28 5/16 15.25 6.75 0 2 2013
Mohammed Shami (GT) 17 28 4/11 18.64 8.03 2 0 2023
Jasprit Bumrah (MI) 15 27 4/14 14.96 6.73 2 0 2020
Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) 17 27 5/40 19.51 7.75 1 1 2022
Rashid Khan (GT) 17 27 4/30 20.44 8.23 1 0 2023
Mohit Sharma (GT) 14 27 5/10 13.37 8.17 2 1 2023
Dwayne Bravo (CSK) 16 26 3/22 16.38 8.14 0 0 2015
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) 14 26 5/19 14.19 7.05 0 1 2017
Imran Tahir (CSK) 17 26 4/12 16.57 6.69 2 0 2019
Wanindu Hasaranga (RCB) 16 26 5/18 16.53 7.54 1 1 2022

IPL 2025: Squads and schedule

Find the updated IPL 2025 squad list for all ten teams here.

Find the complete IPL 2025 fixtures list for the entire season here.

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