IPL 2021 Purple Cap: – Delhi Capitals’ Kagiso Rabada finished with 30 wickets in 17 matches to take the Purple cap in IPL 2020. India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah with 27 wickets from 15 matches finished second. However, with IPL 2021 set to be conducted in India, spinners will have some advantage. Hence, spinners like Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, and Rashid Khan among others are expected to lead the Purple Cap leaderboard.
However, Rabada in good form and Bumrah joining the camp fresh from his wedding will be the ones to look forward to amongst pacers.
Rules for IPL Purple Cap
- The award is given to the leading wicket taker of the IPL season.
- The bowler with the most wickets in the tournament during the season would wear the Purple Cap while in the field.
- In case of a tie, the Purple Cap is given to the bowler with a superior economy rate.
IPL 2020 Purple Cap
| POS | PLAYER | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | KagisoRabada | 17 | 17 | 65.4 | 548 | 30 |
| 2 | Jasprit Bumrah | 15 | 15 | 60 | 404 | 27 |
| 3 | Trent Boult | 15 | 15 | 57.2 | 457 | 25 |
| 4 | Anrich Nortje | 16 | 16 | 61 | 512 | 22 |
| 5 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 15 | 15 | 57.1 | 405 | 21 |
| 6 | Rashid Khan | 16 | 16 | 64 | 344 | 20 |
| 7 | Jofra Archer | 14 | 14 | 55.4 | 365 | 20 |
| 8 | Mohammad Shami | 14 | 14 | 53.4 | 460 | 20 |
| 9 | Varun Chakravarthy | 13 | 13 | 52 | 356 | 17 |
| 10 | T Natarajan | 16 | 16 | 62.5 | 504 | 16 |