Purple Cap Winners List – The role of bowlers in the game of cricket is also very important and in the format of instant cricket like T20, in today’s time, bowlers only play an important role in winning the match to the team. In the various T20 leagues played around the world, the bowlers are showing more confidence.
Talking about the Indian Premier League, this tournament is dominated by Indian bowlers in terms of maximum wickets. So far in the 16 editions played in the IPL, Yuzvendra Chahal has taken the maximum 187 wickets, while for India, Dwayne Bravo has taken the highest 183 wickets. But here we will talk about the bowlers who won the Purple Cap with the most wickets in a season.
IPL 2008 to 2024: Full List of Purple Cap Winners in all Seasons
| Year | Bowlers | Team | M | W | AVG | ECO | 4W | 5W |
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 22 | 12.09 | 6.46 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | RP Singh | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 23 | 18.13 | 6.98 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 21 | 20.42 | 7.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 28 | 13.39 | 5.95 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel | Delhi Daredevils | 16 | 25 | 18.12 | 7.19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 18 | 32 | 15.53 | 7.95 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 23 | 19.65 | 8.39 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 26 | 16.38 | 8.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Bhuvaneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 23 | 21.3 | 7.42 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Bhuvaneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 26 | 14.19 | 7.05 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 24 | 18.66 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 26 | 16.57 | 6.69 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 17 | 30 | 18.26 | 8.34 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 32 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 27 | 19.52 | 7.75 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami | Gujarat Titans | 17 | 28 | 18.64 | 8.03 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | —– | —- | — |
