IPL Records: Purple Cap - Top 10 bowlers in IPL 2016

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#8 Sandeep Sharma - Kings XI Punjab

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Sandeep Sharma has been an underrated player in the IPL. He always strikes for his team but never has he been considered as a match-winner. In IPL 2016, he took 15 wickets and surpassed Jasprit Bumrah due to his better economy rate of 7.32.

Sandeep had a bowling strike rate of 20 and an average of 24.40 in that season. He also bowled many memorable spells during the IPL 2016. The medium-fast bowler has switched to SRH since IPL 2018.


#7 Dwayne Bravo - Chennai Super Kings

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Dwayne Bravo has earned huge success in the IPL. He has plenty of records in his name. Bravo had won Purple cap in 2015 and then held the 7th position in top wicket-takers list of 2016 by taking 17 wickets.

The West Indian all-rounder bowled with an average of 29.05 and had an economy of 8.82 in the ninth edition of IPL. He also had one 4 wicket haul. Bravo still plays for CSK in the IPL and is a consitent performer for them.

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