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Most Wickets in IPL 2025, Purple Cap Holder - Prasidh Krishna jumps to top spot, Kuldeep Yadav moves to 2nd: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers and Teamwise Top 5
Most Wickets in IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans' Prasidh Krishna (14 wickets) became the new purple cap holder following his four-wicket spell during the latest IPL match against Delhi Capitals on April 19. Also read: Most Runs in IPL 2025 | IPL Points Table | Most Sixes
He ended the long-standing reign of Noor Ahmad at the top while many other contenders are in action today. Delhi Capitals' Kuldeep Yadav move to the second spot as he got ahead of Noor Ahmad after matching his tally and has a better ecomony rate. Let's take a look at how their performances impacted the top wicket-takers list, followed by team-wise top 5, and Highest Wicket-Takers in IPL history:
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. Prasidh Krishna (GT) | 14 | 7* | 4/28* | 7.19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. Kuldeep Yadav (DC) | 12 | 7 | 3/22 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Noor Ahmad (CSK) | 12 | 7 | 4/18 | 7.12 | 1 | 0 |
| 4. Josh Hazlewood (RCB) | 12 | 7 | 3/14 | 8.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. Shardul Thakur (LSG) | 12 | 8 | 4/34 | 11.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 6. Sai Kishore (GT) | 11 | 7 | 3/30 | 8.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. Mohammed Siraj (GT) | 11 | 7* | 4/17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. Khaleel Ahmed (CSK) | 11 | 7 | 3/29 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. Hardik Pandya (MI) | 11 | 6 | 5/36 | 9.15 | 0 | 1 |
| 10. Varun Chakravarthy (KKR) | 10 | 7 | 3/22 | 6.16 | 0 | 0 |
- Updated after LSG innings vs RR on April 19
- Highlighted players are in action in today's match
Teamwise Top 5 wicket-takers
Top 5 wicket-takers for Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Josh Hazlewood - 12 wickets
- Krunal Pandya - 8 wickets
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 8 wickets
- Yash Dayal - 7 wickets
- Suyash Sharma - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Kolkata Knight Riders
- Varun Chakravarthy - 10 wickets
- Harshit Rana - 10 wickets
- Vaibhav Arora - 8 wickets
- Sunil Narine - 7 wickets
- Andre Russell - 5 wickets
- Moeen Ali - 3 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Rajasthan Royals
- Wanindu Hasaranga - 9 wickets
- Jofra Archer - 8 wickets
- Maheesh Theekshana - 7 wickets
- Sandeep Sharma - 6 wickets
- Tushar Deshpande - 6 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Harshal Patel - 9 wickets
- Pat Cummins - 7 wickets
- Mohammed Shami - 5 wickets
- Zeeshan Ansari - 4 wickets
- Eshan Malinga - 4 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Chennai Super Kings
- Noor Ahmad - 12 wickets
- Khaleel Ahmed - 11 wickets
- Matheesha Pathirana - 7 wickets
- R Ashwin - 5 wickets
- Ravindra Jadeja - 4 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Mumbai Indians
- Hardik Pandya - 10 wickets
- Vignesh Puthur - 6 wickets
- Trent Boult - 6 wickets
- Deepak Chahar - 5 wickets
- Ashwani Kumar - 5 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Delhi Capitals
- Kuldeep Yadav - 12 wickets
- Mitchell Starc - 10 wickets
- Vipraj Nigam - 7 wickets
- Mukesh Kumar - 5 wickets
- Mohit Sharma - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Lucknow Super Giants
- Shardul Thakur - 12 wickets
- Digvesh Singh Rathi - 9 wickets
- Avesh Khan - 8 wickets
- Ravi Bishnoi - 8 wickets
- Akash Deep - 3 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Gujarat Titans
- Prasidh Krishna - 14 wickets
- Sai Kishore - 11 wickets
- Mohammed Siraj - 11 wickets
- Rashid Khan - 4 wickets
- Arshad Khan - 3 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Punjab Kings
- Arshdeep Singh - 10 wickets
- Yuzvendra Chahal - 8 wickets
- Marco Jansen - 8 wickets
- Lockie Ferguson - 5 wickets
- Glenn Maxwell - 4 wickets
Most Wickets in IPL History - Top 10
| Full Name | Wickets | Matches | Best Spell | Economy Rate | 4-Wicket Spells | 5-Wicket Spells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 213 | 167 | 5/40 | 7.89 | 7 | 1 |
| Piyush Chawla | 192 | 192 | 4/17 | 7.96 | 2 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 189 | 182 | 5/19 | 7.57 | 2 | 2 |
| Sunil Narine | 187 | 183 | 5/19 | 6.74 | 7 | 1 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 185 | 217 | 4/34 | 7.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 183 | 161 | 4/22 | 8.38 | 2 | 0 |
| Amit Mishra | 174 | 162 | 5/17 | 7.37 | 4 | 1 |
| Lasith Malinga | 170 | 122 | 5/13 | 7.14 | 6 | 1 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 167 | 136 | 5/10 | 7.31 | 2 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 164 | 247 | 5/16 | 7.64 | 3 | 1 |
Note: Highlighted players are active in IPL 2025
Story first published: Thursday, April 17, 2025, 21:49 [IST]
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