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Most Wickets in IPL 2025, Purple Cap Holder - Mitchell Starc improves two spots to 2nd: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers and Teamwise Top 5
Most Wickets in IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings' Noor Ahmad is likely to end another day in possession of the Purple Cap as the Afghan mystery spinner became the first bowler to enter double-digit figures in the wicket column. Also read: Most Runs in IPL 2025 | IPL Points Table | Most Wickets | Most Sixes | Fairplay Award
His teammate Khaleel Ahmed and Delhi Capitals' Mitchell Marsh came close to his tally but eventually couldn't match or surpass him. Among others, Wanindu Hasaranga, who took five wickets in his last game, may still have a chance to match Noor if he replicates the effort as his side is defending 206 against Punjab Kings at this moment. Let's take a look at the top wicket-takers list followed by teamwise top 5 after the opening match of IPL 2025:
Most wickets in IPL 2025: Top 10 highest wicket-takers list in Purple Cap race
| Name | Wickets | Matches | Best spell | Economy Rate | 4-wicket spell | 5-wicket spell |
| 1. Noor Ahmad (CSK) | 10 | 4 | 5/35 | 7.86 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. Mitchell Starc (DC) | 9 | 4 | 5/35 | 8.91 | 0 | 1 |
| 3. Khaleel Ahmed (CSK) | 8 | 4 | 3/29 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Hardik Pandya (MI) | 8 | 3 | 5/36 | 7.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 5. Shardul Thakur (LSG) | 7 | 4 | 4/34 | 10.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 6. Kuldeep Yadav (DC) | 6 | 2 | 3/22 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. Varun Chakravarthy (KKR) | 6 | 4 | 3/22 | 6.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. Josh Hazlewood (RCB) | 6 | 3 | 3/21 | 7.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. Sai Kishore (GT) | 6 | 3 | 3/30 | 7.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. Digvesh Singh (LSG) | 6 | 4 | 2/30 | 7.62 | 0 | 0 |
- Updated during PBKS vs RR on April 5
- Highlighted players are in action in today's match
Teamwise Top 5 wicket-takers
Top 5 wicket-takers for Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Josh Hazlewood - 6 wickets
- Yash Dayal - 3 wickets
- Krunal Pandya - 3 wickets
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 2 wickets
- Liam Livingstone - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Kolkata Knight Riders
- Varun Chakravarthy - 6 wickets
- Vaibhav Arora - 6 wickets
- Harshit Rana - 3 wickets
- Andre Russell - 4 wickets
- Moeen Ali - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Rajasthan Royals
- Wanindu Hasaranga - 6 wickets
- Maheesh Theekshana - 4 wickets
- Sandeep Sharma - 4 wickets
- Jofra Archer - 4 wickets
- Tushar Deshpande - 3 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Zeeshan Ansari - 4 wickets
- Harshal Patel - 4 wickets
- Mohammed Shami - 3 wickets
- Simarjeet Singh - 2 wickets
- Adam Zampa - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Chennai Super Kings
- Noor Ahmad - 10 wickets
- Khaleel Ahmed - 8 wickets
- Matheesha Pathirana - 5 wickets
- R Ashwin - 3 wickets
- Ravindra Jadeja - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Mumbai Indians
- Hardik Pandya - 8 wickets
- Vignesh Puthur - 5 wickets
- Ashwani Kumar - 5 wickets
- Deepak Chahar - 4 wickets
- Trent Boult - 3 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Delhi Capitals
- Mitchell Starc - 9 wickets
- Kuldeep Yadav - 6 wickets
- Vipraj Nigam - 3 wickets
- Mukesh Kumar - 2 wickets
- Mohit Sharma - 1 wicket
Top 5 wicket-takers for Lucknow Super Giants
- Shardul Thakur - 7 wickets
- Digvesh Singh Rathi - 6 wickets
- Ravi Bishnoi - 3 wickets
- M Siddharth - 2 wickets
- Avesh Khan - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Gujarat Titans
- B Sai Kishore - 6 wickets
- Mohammed Siraj - 5 wickets
- Prasidh Khrishna - 3 wickets
- Kagiso Rabada - 2 wickets
- Rashid Khan - 1 wicket
Top 5 wicket-takers for Punjab Kings
- Arshdeep Singh - 6 wickets
- Lockie Ferguson - 3 wickets
- Marco Jansen - 3 wickets
- Glenn Maxwell - 2 wickets
- Yuzvendra Chahal - 1 wicket
Most Wickets in IPL History - Top 10
| Full Name | Wickets | Matches | Best Spell | Economy Rate | 4-Wicket Spells | 5-Wicket Spells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 206 | 163 | 5/40 | 7.88 | 6 | 1 |
| Piyush Chawla | 192 | 192 | 4/17 | 7.96 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 183 | 161 | 4/22 | 8.38 | 2 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 183 | 178 | 5/19 | 7.54 | 2 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 183 | 216 | 4/34 | 7.15 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | 181 | 178 | 5/19 | 6.73 | 7 | 1 |
| Amit Mishra | 174 | 162 | 5/17 | 7.37 | 4 | 1 |
| Lasith Malinga | 170 | 122 | 5/13 | 7.14 | 6 | 1 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 165 | 133 | 5/10 | 7.30 | 2 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 160 | 242 | 5/16 | 7.64 | 3 | 1 |
Note: Highlighted players are active in IPL 2025
Story first published: Friday, April 4, 2025, 22:15 [IST]
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