So far, GT's bowlers have stayed on top of the Purple Cap standings with Mohammad Shami at the top with 26 wickets and Rashid Khan sitting at the second spot with 25.
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So far, GT’s bowlers have stayed on top of the Purple Cap table with Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan occupying the top two spots. While Shami has 26 wickets to his name so far, two of which were taken in Qualifier 1, Rashid has 25 so far.
Yuzvendra Chahal is third and Tushar Deshpande occupy the third and fourth spots respectively with 21 wickets each, with the RR leg-spinner ahead on the list due to his superior economy and average. MI’s Piyush Chawla completes the top five with 20 scalps to his name.
Here is a look at the Purple cap table for IPL 2023, so far:
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Economy Rate | Average | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shami (GT) | 15 | 26 | 7.66 | 17.38 | 4/11 |
| Rashid Khan (GT) | 15 | 25 | 7.91 | 19.00 | 4/30 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) | 14 | 21 | 8.17 | 20.57 | 4/17 |
| Tushar Deshpande (CSK) | 15 | 21 | 9.61 | 24.19 | 3/45 |
| Piyush Chawla (MI) | 14 | 20 | 7.81 | 21.10 | 3/22 |
Purple cap holders so far:
| 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 |
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