Purple Cap in IPL 2023: The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most popular and lucrative T20 league in the world. Every year, the league recognizes the top wicket-taker of the competition with the prestigious Purple Cap. The race is once again on for the coveted Purple Cap award in the IPL 2023.
IPL 2023 Teams and Owners
The IPL 2023 will feature ten teams. The franchises and their owners are as follows:
| Teams | Owners |
| Chennai Super Kings | India Cements |
| Delhi Capitals | GMR Group and JSW Group |
| Gujarat Titans | Adani Group |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Red Chillies Entertainment and Mehta Group |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Sanjiv Goenka Group |
| Mumbai Indians | Reliance Industries |
| Punjab Kings | Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, and Preity Zinta |
| Rajasthan Royals | Manoj Badale |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | United Spirits |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sun TV Network |
Purple Cap in IPL 2023: Top 10 players with the most wickets in IPL 2023
Here are the top 10 players in the Purple Cap race in IPL 2023 after Qualifier 2 – MI vs GT.
| No | Bowler | Team | Wickets | Matches | Average | Economy |
| 1 | Mohammed Shami | GT | 28 | 17 | 18.64 | 8.03 |
| 2 | Mohit Sharma | GT | 27 | 14 | 13.37 | 8.17 |
| 3 | Rashid Khan | GT | 27 | 17 | 20.44 | 8.24 |
| 4 | Piyush Chawla | MI | 22 | 16 | 22.5 | 8.11 |
| 5 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 21 | 14 | 20.57 | 8.18 |
| 6 | Tushar Deshpande | CSK | 21 | 16 | 26.86 | 9.92 |
| 7 | Ravindra Jadeja | CSK | 20 | 16 | 21.55 | 7.56 |
| 8 | Varun Chakravarthy | KKR | 20 | 14 | 21.45 | 8.15 |
| 9 | Mohammed Siraj | RCB | 19 | 14 | 19.74 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Matheesha Pathirana | CSK | 19 | 12 | 19.53 | 8.01 |
Past Purple Cap holders
| Year | Player | Team | Wickets |
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals | 22 |
| 2009 | RP Singh | Deccan Chargers | 23 |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers | 21 |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 28 |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel | Delhi Daredevils | 25 |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 32 |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 23 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 26 |
| 2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 23 |
| 2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 26 |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye | Kings XI Punjab | 24 |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | 26 |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 30 |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 32 |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | 27 |
The race for the Purple Cap in IPL 2023 is well underway and it will be exciting to see who emerges as the top wicket-taker at the end of the season. With some of the best bowlers in the world vying for the title, the competition promises to be fierce. While Yuzvendra Chahal is currently leading the race with eight wickets in three matches, there are several other players hot on his heels. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel will be looking to add to their tally of two Purple Caps each and create history by becoming the first player to win the award three times.
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