Kings XI Punjab may not even have reached the playoffs but their bowler, Andrew Tye has definitely made a name for the team. The Australian pacer remained the highest wicket-taker of the season. In 14 matches, Tye has claimed 24 wickets, With an economy of 8.00, the bowler had a strike rate of 14.00 and average of 18.66. Sunrisers Hyderabad's Rashid Khan stands on number 2 with 21 wickets off 17 matches, followed by Siddharth Kaul on 3.

. Check out the complete table of the leading wicket takes here.

Despite T20 format touted to be about high scores and batsmen plundering big runs, it is the bowlers who have the ability to change the course of the match. As much as fans love to watch batsmen hit fours and sixes off the boundary lines, they also appreciate a match-changing spell by a bowler. In Indian Premier League, a bowler is given just a maximum of four overs in which the individual has to put forward its best of deliveries and contain the opposition. Orange Cap in IPL 2018: List of Leading Run Scorer Batsmen in 11th Indian Premier League T20 Cricket Tournament.

Indian Premier League 2018 is scheduled to take place from April 7 and conclude with the final match on May 27 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. IPL 11 timetable features a total of 60 matches to be played during a course of 51 days at nine venues. In the ongoing IPL 2018 the hot favourites to bag the prestigious IPL 2018 Purple Cap are Mustafizur Rahman (Mumbai Indians), Mitchell McClenaghan (Mumbai Indians), Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad), R Ashwin (Kings XI Punjab), Yuzvendra Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore) and of course Bhuvenshwar Kumar of Hyderabad.

Purple Cap in IPL 2018: List of Leading Wicket Taker Bowlers

(Purple Cap in IPL 2018 list updated till KKR vs RR (Playoffs' Eliminator) Match on May 23, 2018).

The highest wicket-takers of each of previous ten IPL editions have been Pakistan's Sohail Tanvir of Rajasthan Royals (IPL 2008), India's RP Singh of Deccan Chargers (IPL 2009), India's Pragyan Ojha of Deccan Chargers (IPL 2010), Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga of Mumbai Indians (IPL 2011), South Africa's Morne Morkel of Delhi Daredevils (IPL 2012), West Indies' Dwayne Bravo of Chennai Super Kings (IPL 2013), India's Mohit Sharma of Chennai Super Kings (IPL 2014), West Indies' Dwayne Bravo of Chennai Super Kings (IPL 2015), India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Sunrisers Hyderabad (IPL 2016) and India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Sunrisers Hyderabad (IPL 2017). Who will be the Purple Cap holder in IPL 2018? Well, keep following the updated highest wicket-taker list here for the next two months to find out!

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