Dwayne Bravo to Mohammed Shami: Full list of Purple Cap winners in IPL

A look at all 14 individuals who have won the Purple Cap for picking most wickets in a single edition of the IPL over the years.  ...read more

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Sohail Tanvir was the inaugural winner of the Purple Cap, claiming 22 wickets from 11 matches for Rajasthan Royals, who won the first season of IPL back in 2008(AFP)

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RP Singh was the first Indian bowler to don the Purple Cap in Deccan Chargers' title-winning campaign in 2009. He took 23 wickets from 16 matches.(AFP)

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Pragyan Ojha joined RP Singh next year to win the Orange Cap after picking up 21 wickets from 16 games for the Chargers(AFP)

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Lasith Malinga, the leading wicket-taker in IPL, won the Purple Cap just once - in 2011 for Mumbai Indians(AFP)

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Morne Morkel was tough to get away with in IPL 2012, finishing with 25 wickets at an average of 18.12(BCCI)

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Dwayne Bravo's ascension towards becoming an IPL bowling great began in 2013 where he grabbed 32 wickets from 18 games. His joint-record still stands for the most wickets in a single season still stands supreme.(BCCI)

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Mohit Sharma became the 2nd CSK bowler to win the Purple Cap in 2014. He finished with 23 wickets from 16 games.(BCCI)

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Dwayne Bravo remains only the second bowler to win the Purple Cap twice, as he built on his 2013 exploits and finished the 2015 season with 26 more wickets.(BCCI)

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the 4th Indian to win the Purple Cap in IPL 2016. He took 23 wickets from 17 outings(BCCI)

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Bhuvneshwar became the first bowler to win back-to-back Purple Caps when he took 26 wickets in IPL 2017(BCCI)

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Andrew Tye remains the only Australia till date to win the Purple Cap when he picked up 24 wickets for Punjab Kings in IPL 2018(BCCI)

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Imran Tahir had plenty of reasons to dish out his trademark celebration in IPL 2019 when he took 26 wickets from 17 matches for CSK(BCCI)

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Kagiso Rabada remains the only other bowler barring Dwayne Bravo and Harshal Patel to hit the 30-wicket mark in a single IPL season. That's how many wickets he picked for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020(BCCI)

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Harshal Patel took 32 wickets for RCB in IPL 2021 and tied Bravo for the most wickets in a single season of the Indian Premier League(BCCI)

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For all that Yuzvendra Chahal had achieved during his IPL career, his career hit a peak in 2022 when he took 27 wickets for Rajasthan Royals(BCCI)

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Mohammed Shami was unstoppable for Gujarat Titans, picking up 28 wickets in Titans' runner-up finish in IPL 2023(BCCI)