IPL 2021 Purple Cap
Updated , after Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight RidersHarshal Patel leads IPL 2021 with 32 wickets (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) · Avesh Khan (24) and Shardul Thakur (21) next
| # | Player · last 3 inningsPlayer | Team | Last 3 innings · newest first | Wickets | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Avg | Econ | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harshal Patel
RCB 2/191/343/33 | 
RCB | 2/191/343/33 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 56.2 | 459 | 14.34 | 8.15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Avesh Khan
DC 1/221/470/31 | 
DC | 1/221/470/31 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 61.0 | 450 | 18.75 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Shardul Thakur
CSK 3/380/363/28 | 
CSK | 3/380/363/28 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 59.5 | 527 | 25.10 | 8.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jasprit Bumrah
MI 2/392/141/29 | 
MI | 2/392/141/29 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55.0 | 410 | 19.52 | 7.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Mohammed Shami
PBKS 1/223/391/23 | 
PBKS | 1/223/391/23 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52.4 | 395 | 20.79 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Varun Chakaravarthy
KKR 0/382/260/20 | 
KKR | 0/382/260/20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 68.0 | 448 | 24.89 | 6.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Yuzvendra Chahal
RCB 2/161/341/27 |
RCB | 2/161/341/27 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 53.0 | 374 | 20.78 | 7.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Rashid Khan
SRH 2/401/391/23 |
SRH | 2/401/391/23 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56.0 | 375 | 20.83 | 6.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Arshdeep Singh
PBKS 2/350/423/32 |
PBKS | 2/350/423/32 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 41.2 | 342 | 19.00 | 8.27 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Sunil Narine
KKR 2/260/274/21 |
KKR | 2/260/274/21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56.0 | 361 | 22.56 | 6.45 | 1 | 0 |
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| 11 | Jason Holder | SRH | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31.5 | 247 | 15.44 | 7.76 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | Kagiso Rabada | DC | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 56.0 | 456 | 30.40 | 8.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Axar Patel | DC | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46.0 | 306 | 20.40 | 6.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Chris Morris | RR | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41.0 | 376 | 25.07 | 9.17 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | Deepak Chahar | CSK | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 54.0 | 451 | 32.21 | 8.35 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | Mustafizur Rahman | RR | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51.5 | 436 | 31.14 | 8.41 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Chetan Sakariya | RR | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52.0 | 426 | 30.43 | 8.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Dwayne Bravo | CSK | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33.4 | 263 | 18.79 | 7.81 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Ravindra Jadeja | CSK | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 49.0 | 346 | 26.62 | 7.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Trent Boult | MI | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51.2 | 406 | 31.23 | 7.91 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Rahul Chahar | MI | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 43.0 | 318 | 24.46 | 7.40 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | Lockie Ferguson | KKR | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30.0 | 224 | 17.23 | 7.47 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Prasidh Krishna | KKR | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38.3 | 351 | 29.25 | 9.12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Ravi Bishnoi | PBKS | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36.0 | 230 | 19.17 | 6.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Anrich Nortje | DC | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30.2 | 187 | 15.58 | 6.16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Mohammed Siraj | RCB | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 52.0 | 353 | 32.09 | 6.79 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Andre Russell | KKR | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 19.0 | 188 | 17.09 | 9.89 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | Josh Hazlewood | CSK | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35.0 | 293 | 26.64 | 8.37 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | Shivam Mavi | KKR | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 32.1 | 233 | 21.18 | 7.24 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | Sam Curran | CSK | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33.0 | 328 | 36.44 | 9.94 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Kyle Jamieson | RCB | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28.0 | 269 | 29.89 | 9.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Pat Cummins | KKR | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26.5 | 237 | 26.33 | 8.83 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Rahul Tewatia | RR | 8 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 37.0 | 340 | 42.50 | 9.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Ravichandran Ashwin | DC | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 44.4 | 330 | 47.14 | 7.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Shahbaz Ahmed | RCB | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 14.0 | 92 | 13.14 | 6.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Siddarth Kaul | SRH | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30.0 | 247 | 35.29 | 8.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | MI | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20.0 | 127 | 18.14 | 6.35 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | Moeen Ali | CSK | 6 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 25.2 | 161 | 26.83 | 6.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SRH | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 42.0 | 335 | 55.83 | 7.98 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Amit Mishra | DC | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 108 | 18.00 | 7.71 | 1 | 0 | |
| 41 | Kieron Pollard | MI | 5 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 13.1 | 95 | 19.00 | 7.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Krunal Pandya | MI | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 33.1 | 265 | 53.00 | 7.99 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Khaleel Ahmed | SRH | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27.0 | 219 | 43.80 | 8.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Harpreet Brar | PBKS | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23.0 | 139 | 27.80 | 6.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Lungi Ngidi | CSK | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 125 | 25.00 | 10.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Chris Woakes | DC | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 82 | 16.40 | 7.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | James Neesham | MI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9.0 | 66 | 13.20 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | Daniel Christian | RCB | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 16.4 | 155 | 38.75 | 9.30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Shakib Al Hasan | KKR | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26.0 | 187 | 46.75 | 7.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10.0 | 64 | 16.00 | 6.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | Lalit Yadav | DC | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14.0 | 101 | 25.25 | 7.21 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | Jaydev Unadkat | RR | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22.0 | 168 | 42.00 | 7.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | Riley Meredith | PBKS | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17.0 | 169 | 42.25 | 9.94 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | Moises Henriques | PBKS | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10.0 | 45 | 11.25 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | Chris Jordan | PBKS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.0 | 96 | 24.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | Kartik Tyagi | RR | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 124 | 31.00 | 8.86 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | Tom Curran | DC | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.2 | 104 | 26.00 | 9.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Glenn Maxwell | RCB | 3 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 16.0 | 135 | 45.00 | 8.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | Venkatesh Iyer | KKR | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8.3 | 69 | 23.00 | 8.12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | Sandeep Sharma | SRH | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23.3 | 203 | 67.67 | 8.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | Washington Sundar | RCB | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16.0 | 118 | 39.33 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | Vijay Shankar | SRH | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11.0 | 100 | 33.33 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | George Garton | RCB | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15.0 | 135 | 45.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | Adam Milne | MI | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 131 | 43.67 | 9.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | Jhye Richardson | PBKS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 117 | 39.00 | 10.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | Tim Southee | KKR | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 95 | 31.67 | 7.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | Deepak Hooda | PBKS | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 16.0 | 136 | 68.00 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | Marcus Stoinis | DC | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11.1 | 117 | 58.50 | 10.48 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Jayant Yadav | MI | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17.0 | 130 | 65.00 | 7.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | Mohammad Nabi | SRH | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8.0 | 86 | 43.00 | 10.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | Umran Malik | SRH | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 96 | 48.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Thangarasu Natarajan | SRH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8.0 | 69 | 34.50 | 8.63 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | Marco Jansen | MI | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 45 | 22.50 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 74 | Imran Tahir | CSK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 16 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | SRH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 29 | 14.50 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 76 | Riyan Parag | RR | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6.1 | 73 | 73.00 | 11.84 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | Abdul Samad | SRH | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78 | Mahipal Lomror | RR | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7.0 | 47 | 47.00 | 6.71 | 0 | 0 | |
| 79 | Fabian Allen | PBKS | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11.0 | 90 | 90.00 | 8.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 80 | Glenn Phillips | RR | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 20.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | Ishant Sharma | DC | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 97 | 97.00 | 8.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | Murugan Ashwin | PBKS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 97 | 97.00 | 8.82 | 0 | 0 | |
| 83 | Nathan Ellis | PBKS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 90 | 90.00 | 8.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 84 | Daniel Sams | RCB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 39 | 39.00 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85 | Kane Richardson | RCB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 29 | 29.00 | 9.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| 86 | Piyush Chawla | MI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 38 | 38.00 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 87 | Shahbaz Nadeem | SRH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 36 | 36.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 88 | KM Asif | CSK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 18 | 18.00 | 8.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 89 | Ishan Porel | PBKS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 39 | 39.00 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| 90 | Lukman Meriwala | DC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 32 | 32.00 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 | |
Wickets: wickets · Mat: matches · Inns: innings · Ov: overs · Runs: runs conceded · Avg: bowling average · Econ: economy rate · 4w: 4-wicket hauls · 5w: 5-wicket hauls · Last 3 innings: in this competition, newest first
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IPL 2021 Purple Cap
Harshal Patel topped IPL 2021 with 32 wickets for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, ahead of Avesh Khan (24) and Shardul Thakur (21). The IPL 2021 Purple Cap leaderboard tracks the top wickets across all matches this season. These are the final standings from the IPL 2021 season.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the IPL 2021 Purple Cap?
Harshal Patel led IPL 2021 with 32 wickets from 15 matches, at an economy of 8.15 and an average of 14.34. Avesh Khan was second on 24 and Shardul Thakur third on 21. The table ranks every player in IPL 2021 by wickets, with their team and matches.
Who were the top wicket takers in IPL 2021?
The top three wicket takers in IPL 2021 were Harshal Patel (32 in 15 matches), Avesh Khan (24 in 16 matches) and Shardul Thakur (21 in 16 matches). Harshal Patel was 8 wickets clear of Avesh Khan. Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.
What is the Purple Cap in cricket?
The Purple Cap is awarded to the leading wicket taker in an IPL season. The bowler who finishes with the most wickets at the end of the tournament takes home the Purple Cap.