IPL 2024 Purple Cap: Punjab’s Harshal Patel Pips Jasprit Bumrah In Leading Wicket-Takers List
DHARAMSALA: Harshal Patel, the pace spearhead for Punjab Kings, showcased his prowess on May 9th against Royal Challengers Bangalore, securing three crucial wickets.
This stellar performance propelled him past MI’s Jasprit Bumrah, elevating him to the top of the wickets leaderboard in the ongoing Indian Premier League season.
With an impressive tally of 20 wickets, Harshal Patel has distinguished himself as the premier pacer of the season, marking a historic achievement as the first fast bowler to achieve this milestone.
Notably, Patel had previously claimed the coveted purple cap in the 2021 season, matching Dwayne Bravo’s record for the highest number of wickets in a single IPL season – 32.
Following closely behind Patel is Jasprit Bumrah, who currently stands at second place with 17 wickets from 12 games. Varun Chakravarthy, T Natarajan, and Arshdeep Singh round out the list of notable bowlers in contention.
Rank | Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 4 Wickets / 5 Wickets |
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1 | Harshal Patel | 12 | 12 | 41.0 | 400 | 20 | 15/3 | 20.00 | 9.75 | 12.30 | 0/0 |
2 | Jasprit Bumrah | 12 | 12 | 47.5 | 297 | 18 | 21/5 | 16.50 | 6.20 | 15.94 | 0/1 |
3 | Varun Chakaravarthy | 11 | 11 | 39.0 | 343 | 16 | 16/3 | 22.86 | 8.79 | 15.60 | 0/0 |
4 | T Natarajan | 9 | 8 | 35.2 | 312 | 15 | 19/4 | 21.20 | 8.96 | 14.13 | 1/0 |
5 | Arshdeep Singh | 11 | 11 | 39.2 | 396 | 15 | 29/4 | 26.40 | 10.06 |
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