IPL 2023 got finished on a high note with CSK beating GT in a nail-biting last-over thriller. CSK ended up lifting the trophy for the fifth time in IPL overall. In all seasons of the IPL, bowlers with the most wickets in a single season are awarded a Purple Cap and here in this article, we will have a look at a list of players who have won Purple Cap in all 16 IPL seasons overall.
IPL Purple Cap winners list:
2008 - Sohail Tanvir (22 wickets for RR)
2009 - RP Singh (23 wickets for Deccan)
2010 - Pragyan Ojha (21 wickets for Deccan)
2011 - Lasith Malinga (28 wickets for MI)
2012 - Morne Morkel (25 wickets for DC)
2013 - Dwayne Bravo (32 wickets for CSK)
2014 - Mohit Sharma (23 wickets for CSK)
2015 - Dwayne Bravo (26 wickets for CSK)
2016 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (23 wickets for SRH)
2017 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (26 wickets for SRH)
2018 - Andrew Tye (24 wickets for PBKS)
2019 - Imran Tahir (26 wickets for CSK)
2020 - Kagiso Rabada (30 wickets for DC)
2021 - Harshal Patel (32 wickets for RCB)
2022 - Yuzvendra Chahal (27 wickets for RR)
2023 - Mohammed Shami (28 wickets for GT)
Dwayne Bravo and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the only bowlers to win 2 purple cap awards in IPL overall. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the only bowler to win 2 purple cap awards consecutively.
Most Wickets taken by a bowler in a single IPL season:
Dwayne Bravo - 32 for CSK in 2013
Harshal Patel - 32 for RCB in 2021
Kagiso Rabada - 30 for DC in 2020
Lasith Malinga - 28 for MI in 2011
James Faulkner - 28 for RR in 2013
Mohammed Shami - 28 for GT in 2023