The Indian Premier League (IPL), established in 2008, is an annual T20 league that features ten franchise teams. As of March 2025, the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings have won the most titles (5). Apart from the IPL trophy, players are also recognized for their consistent performances with individual honors, such as the Orange Cap, Purple Cap, Most Valuable Player award, etc.
The Purple Cap is awarded to the bowler with the most wickets in a given IPL season. Over the years, legendary names such as Lasith Malinga, Dwayne Bravo, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, etc. have donned the Purple Cap and have subsequently made it to the all-time top 10 wicket-takers list.
Top 10 wicket-takers in IPL history
In the IPL top 10 wicket-takers list, Yuzvendra Chahal holds the top spot with 205 wickets in 160 matches. In his 12-year IPL career, Chahal has played for teams such as the Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and the Rajasthan Royals (RR) as of the 2024 IPL season.
Second on the list is veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla with 192 wickets in 192 matches. He has represented franchises such as the Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, and the Mumbai Indians. Dwayne Bravo, the highest wicket-taker among overseas bowlers in IPL history, is third on the list with 183 wickets.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the second pacer on the list and fifth overall with 181 wickets. Sunil Narine (180), Jasprit Bumrah (165), Ravichandran Ashwin (180), and Amit Mishra (174) are also on the list. Lasith Malinga, the Mumbai Indians legend, is eighth on the list with 170 wickets.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Runs | Wkts |
| YS Chahal (MI/RCB/RR) | 2013-2024 | 160 | 159 | 585 | 4602 | 205 |
| PP Chawla (CSK/KKR/KXIP/MI) | 2008-2024 | 192 | 191 | 640 | 5108 | 192 |
| DJ Bravo (CSK/GL/MI) | 2008-2022 | 161 | 158 | 516 | 4359 | 183 |
| B Kumar (PWI/SRH) | 2011-2024 | 176 | 176 | 650 | 4929 | 181 |
| SP Narine (KKR) | 2012-2024 | 177 | 175 | 679 | 4571 | 180 |
| R Ashwin (CSK/DC/KXIP/RPS/RR) | 2009-2024 | 212 | 208 | 753 | 5370 | 180 |
| A Mishra (DC/DECH/LSG/SRH) | 2008-2024 | 162 | 162 | 561 | 4149 | 174 |
| SL Malinga (MI) | 2009-2019 | 122 | 122 | 471 | 3366 | 170 |
| JJ Bumrah (MI) | 2013-2024 | 133 | 133 | 506 | 3714 | 165 |
| RA Jadeja (CSK/GL/Kochi/RR) | 2008-2024 | 240 | 211 | 636 | 4864 | 160 |
| Harbhajan Singh (CSK/KKR/MI) | 2008-2021 | 163 | 160 | 569 | 4030 | 150 |
FAQs on IPL
A. As of March 2025, Yuzvendra Chahal is the highest wicket-taker in IPL history.
A. As of March 2025, Yashasvi Jaiswal holds the record for the fastest fifty in IPL history, scoring it in 13 balls against KKR in 2023.
A. David Warner holds the record for the most fifties in IPL history, with 66 half-centuries as of the 2024 season.
A. Virat Kohli holds the record for the most centuries in IPL history, with 8 hundreds as of the 2024 season.
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