Mark Wood of Lucknow Super Giants continues to hold the Purple Cap after an impressive three-wicket haul against Chennai Super Kings.
Although Lucknow Super Giants lost the match against CSK, another bowler from LSG grabbed the third spot as leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, with a three-wicket haul, pipped Yuzvendra Chahal to stand second in the list.
While Chahal is now fifth, Mohammad Shami has moved to fourth after his three wickets against the Delhi Capitals.
Here are the leading wicket-takers of IPL 2023:
| Bowlers | Matches | Wickets | Economy Rate | Average | Best |
| Mark Wood (LSG) | 2 | 8 | 7.87 | 7.87 | 5/14 |
| Rashid Khan (GT) | 2 | 5 | 7.12 | 11.40 | 3/31 |
| Ravi Bishnoi (LSG) | 2 | 5 | 7.37 | 11.80 | 3/28 |
| Mohammad Shami (GT) | 2 | 5 | 8.75 | 14 | 3/41 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) | 1 | 4 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4/17 |
(Updated till the DC vs GT match on April 4)
PURPLE CAP WINNERS SEASON-WISE LIST
| Year | Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Average | Strike rate | Economy | BBI |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 17 | 27 | 19.51 | 15.11 | 7.75 | 5/40 |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | RCB | 15 | 32 | 14.34 | 10.56 | 8.14 | 5/27 |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada | DC | 17 | 30 | 18.26 | 13.30 | 8.34 | 4/24 |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir | CSK | 17 | 26 | 16.57 | 14.84 | 6.69 | 4/12 |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye | KXIP | 14 | 24 | 18.66 | 14.00 | 8.00 | 4/16 |
| 2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SRH | 14 | 26 | 14.19 | 12.00 | 7.05 | 5/19 |
| 2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SRH | 17 | 23 | 21.30 | 17.20 | 7.42 | 4/29 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo | CSK | 17 | 26 | 16.38 | 12.00 | 8.14 | 3/22 |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma | CSK | 16 | 23 | 19.65 | 14.00 | 8.39 | 4/14 |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo | CSK | 18 | 32 | 15.53 | 11.70 | 7.95 | 4/42 |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel | DD | 16 | 25 | 18.12 | 15.10 | 7.19 | 4/20 |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga | MI | 16 | 28 | 13.39 | 13.50 | 5.95 | 5/13 |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha | DC | 16 | 21 | 20.42 | 16.80 | 7.29 | 3/26 |
| 2009 | RP Singh | DC | 16 | 23 | 18.13 | 15.50 | 6.98 | 4/22 |
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir | RR | 11 | 22 | 12.09 | 11.22 | 6.46 | 6/14 |