Gujarat Titans' Prasidh Krishna currently holds the Purple Cap - awarded to the top wicket-taker in the IPL: here's the updated table after today's IPL 2026 matches.
IPL 2026 Purple Cap holder: Updated full list
Prasidh Krishna has taken the Purple Cap from Ravi Bishnoi, while Jacob Duffy has re-entered the five.
Updated after Match 20: MI vs RCB
| Player | Team | Wkts | Avg | ER |
| Prasidh Krishna | GT | 10 | 15.20 | 9.50 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | RR | 9 | 12.66 | 8.76 |
| Anshul Kamboj | CSK | 8 | 19.62 | 10.70 |
| Prince Yadav | LSG | 6 | 22 | 8.80 |
| Jacob Duffy | RCB | 6 | 23 | 11.50 |
| Rashid Khan | GT | 5 | 22 | 6.87 |
| Lungi Ngidi | DC | 5 | 17.00 | 7.08 |
| Jofra Archer | RR | 5 | 21.40 | 8.23 |
| Harsh Dubey | SRH | 5 | 21.60 | 8.30 |
| Nandre Burger | RR | 5 | 15.20 | 8.44 |
| Krunal Pandya | RCB | 5 | 23.60 | 9.07 |
| Jamie Overton | CSK | 5 | 14.80 | 9.25 |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | PBKS | 5 | 14.40 | 9.00 |
| Vaibhav Arora | KKR | 5 | 27.40 | 11.41 |
| Shardul Thakur | MI | 5 | 29.60 | 13.45 |
Who won the Purple Cap last year?
Gujarat Titans fast bowler Prasidh Krishna was the top wicket-taker last season, finishing with 25 in 15 games. He maintained an economy rate under 8.5 per over as well, and helped his side to the playoffs, even as they were eliminated by Mumbai Indians.
Most wickets in an IPL season
| Player | Inns | Wickets | BBI | Avg | 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 | 5-12 | 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 |
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