IPL 2025 Purple Cap Holder: Noor Ahmad moved to the top of the list of highest wicket-takers in IPL 2025 after a four-wicket haul on his debut for Chennai Super Kings, in the CSK vs MI match. He is followed by CSK teammate Khaleel Ahmed who picked up three wickets in the same game. RCB's Krunal Pandya, Mumbai Indians' spin sensation Vignesh Puthur and Rajasthan Royals' Tushar Deshpande are third, fourth and fifth respectively on the list with three wickets each. The fans will witness an action-packed two months of cricket. Meanwhile, like Orange Cap is presented to the batsman with the most runs in the season, a bowler with the most wickets gets Purple Cap. You can check the list of top run scorers in IPL 2025 below. IPL 2025 Points Table Updated With Net Run Rate: Check Latest Team Standings and Leaderboard of Indian Premier League Season 18. 

The Purple Cap is presented to a bowler once he overtakes others on the list of most wickets in the particular IPL season. Like the Orange Cap, the bowler wears the Purple Cap while fielding and gets identified as the highest wicket-taker of the season because of it. On Which Channel IPL 2025 Will Be Telecast Live? How To Watch Free Live Streaming Online of Indian Premier League Season 18 T20 Cricket Matches in India?

IPL 2025 Purple Cap List

Pos Player Team M Wickets BBI Econ.
1 Noor Ahmad CSK 1 4 4/18 4.50
2 Khaleel Ahmed CSK 1 3 3/29 7.25
3 Krunal Pandya RCB 1 3 3/29 7.25
4 Vignesh Puthur MI 1 3 3/32 8.00
5 Tushar Deshpande RR 1 3 3/44 11.00

(Updated after CSK vs MI IPL 2025 Match)

(Important Abbreviations: M-Matches, BBI-Best Bowling Innings, Econ-Economy)

Last season, Harshal Patel, playing for Punjab Kings, had won the Purple Cap. The pacer will now represent Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025. Dwayne Bravo, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel are the only bowlers to have won the Purple Cap the most times- twice. Interestingly, Bhuvneshwar is the only bowler to win Purple Cap back-to-back in 2016 and 2017.

 

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