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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, the 18th edition of the coveted franchise T20 tournament, is currently ongoing in India, providing great entertainment to the fans over the past one month or so. While the batters have taken the majority of the headlines for their exhilarating stroke play and breathtaking innings in the IPL 2025, the bowlers have managed to find a way and taken key wickets, playing a big role in their teams ascend in the tournament thus far.
In this article, SportsTiger looks at the five bowlers who could end up winning the Purple Cap in the IPL 2025.
List of 5 bowlers who could win the Purple Cap in IPL 2025
1. Josh Hazlewood
Josh Hazlewood, the Australian pacer, has been a revelation in Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) colours in the IPL 2025 season, not only taking wickets in the powerplay stage with the new ball, but also making a difference in the middle and death overs as well. His performances have been a major reason as to why RCB are quite close to making yet another appearance in the IPL playoffs.
2. R Sai Kishore
R Sai Kishore has taken his game to the next level while playing for Gujarat Titans (GT), taking responsibility of bowling in all phases of the game as a young spinner, which is why they are in the top half of the IPL 2025 points table. The GT team management have also used him as an out-and-out death bowler at times, throwing him under deep waters, and he has managed to do quite well when the circumstances weren’t quite in favour of him.
3. Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh has been one of the most reliable T20 bowlers in terms of taking wickets and keeping the run rate of the opposition in check. During the IPL 2025, Punjab Kings (PBKS) have used the pacer at different stages of the powerplay before bringing him on in the middle and death overs, and his results have spoken for itself, helping his team reach a good position to make the playoffs.
4. Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav is bowling incredibly well after returning from injury earlier in the year, and he has carried his form from the Indian cricket team to the IPL 2025. While playing for DC, the wrist spinner has taken big scalps time and again in crucial stages of matches, becoming a difference-maker in his team’s brilliant first half in the league this season.
5. Praisdh Krishna
Prasidh Krishna is arguably the most improved bowler in the IPL currently, picking up a bag of wickets in all phases of the innings in the ongoing 2025 edition of the tournament while playing for GT. He has made a massive impact in his team’s standing in the league currently, and there is still time for him to keep on going from strength to strength in the remaining phase of the tournament.
