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.

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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
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