Purple Cap IPL 2024: Harshal Patel surpasses Jasprit Bumrah as highest wicket-taking bowler. Check top 10 list
- Purple Cap IPL 2024: Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Sam Curran and Matheesha Pathirana's position went through some major changes on the list of top wicket takers in IPL 2024.
Purple Cap IPL 2024: Punjab Kings pacer Harshal Patel surpassed MI's Jasprit Bumrah to become the highest-wicket taking bowler IPL 2024 with 14 wickets. The pacer achieved the feat during KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024 match.
Punjab Kings pacer Kasigo Rabada is on the 10th rank in the race to the Purple Cap as the bowler has clinched 10 wickets in 8 matches after conceding 273 runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler T Natarajan is on the 9th position with 10 wickets in 5 matches after giving 173 runs.
Punjab Kings pacer Sam Curran is ranked 8th on the highest wicket takers list as the bowler has clinched 11 wickets in 8 matches and conceded 211 runs, while Delhi Capitals spinner Kuldeep Yadav is ranked 7th on the list with 11 wickets in 6 matches and he has given 178 runs in IPL 2024 so far.
Chennai Super Kings pacer Matheesha Pathirana has impressed a lot in IPL 2024 and is one of the flagbearers for his team's pace attack. He clinched 11 wickets in 5 matches after giving 152 runs in the tournament so far. Mumbai Indians pacer Gerald Coetzee is ranked 5th on the list with 12 wickets in 8 matches after conceding 288 runs.
Here's the list of top 10 wicket takers in IPL 2024
| Rank | Player | Matches | Wickets | Runs |
| 1 | Harshal Patel | 9 | 14 | 326 |
| 2 | Jasprit Bumrah | 8 | 13 | 204 |
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 8 | 13 | 265 |
| 4 | Kuldeep Yadav | 6 | 12 | 182 |
| 5 | T Natarajan | 6 | 12 | 209 |
| 6 | Arshdeep Singh | 9 | 12 | 302 |
| 7 | Sam Curran | 9 | 12 | 271 |
| 8 | Mustafizur Rahman | 7 | 12 | 277 |
| 9 | Gerald Coetzee | 8 | 12 | 288 |
| 10 | Matheesha Pathirana | 5 | 11 | 152 |
Chennai Super Kings' pacer Mustafizur Rahman is bowling really well for the team and picked up a total of 12 wickets in IPL 2024 in 7 matches. He is ranked fourth on the highest wicket takers list. Punjab Kings pacer Harshal Patel is ranked third on the purple cap list with 13 wickets in 8 matches, after giving 278 runs.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who plays for Rajasthan is ranked second on the Purple Cap list as the spinner has clinched 13 wickets in 8 matches after giving 265 runs. He is also the first bowler in IPL history to pick 200 wickets.
Leading the charts is MI pacer Jasprit Bumrah who continues to don the Purple Cap with 13 wickets in 8 matches after conceding just 204 runs.
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