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Most Wickets in IPL 2025, Purple Cap Holder- Noor Ahmad Leads Charge On May 26: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers and Teamwise Top 5

Most Wickets In IPL 2025: As on 26th May after PBKS vs MI match, Noor Ahmad of Chennai Super Kings emerged as the highest wicket-taker in IPL 2025. He claimed 24 wickets in 14 matches, averaging 17.00 with a strike rate of 12.5. His best performance came with figures of 4 for 18.

Prasidh Krishna followed closely behind, delivering an impressive season for Gujarat Titans with 23 wickets in 14 games. He bowled with consistency and control, averaging 18.91, with his best figures being 4 for 41.

Most Wickets in IPL 2025 Purple Cap Holder

Trent Boult was a vital part of the Mumbai Indians' bowling attack. He picked up 19 wickets in 14 matches, averaging 22.26. His ability to strike early was evident in his best figures of 4 for 26. Josh Hazlewood, representing Royal Challengers Bangalore, stood out despite playing only 10 matches. He managed to take 18 wickets at a superb average of 17.27 and had a strike rate of 12.27, with his best bowling figures being 4 for 33.

Arshdeep Singh also had a consistent campaign for Punjab Kings, taking 18 wickets in 14 matches. Though he didn't register a four-wicket haul, he maintained an average of 23.00 and remained effective, especially in the latter stages of innings.

Top 10 Wicket-Takers - IPL 2025

POS Player Team Wkts Mat Inns Ov Runs BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
1 Noor Ahmad CSK 24 14 14 50.0 408 4/18 17.00 8.16 12.50 2 0
2 Prasidh Krishna GT 23 14 14 55.0 435 4/41 18.91 7.90 14.34 1 0
3 Trent Boult MI 19 14 14 49.4 423 4/26 22.26 8.51 15.68 1 0
4 Josh Hazlewood RCB 18 10 10 36.5 311 4/33 17.27 8.44 12.27 1 0
5 Arshdeep Singh PBKS 18 14 13 48.2 414 3/16 23.00 8.56 16.11 0 0
6 Jasprit Bumrah MI 17 10 10 39.2 249 4/22 14.64 6.33 13.88 1 0
7 Varun Chakaravarthy KKR 17 13 13 50.0 383 3/22 22.52 7.66 17.64 0 0
8 Sai Kishore GT 17 14 14 38.3 351 3/30 20.64 9.11 13.58 0 0
9 Vaibhav Arora KKR 17 12 12 42.3 430 3/29 25.29 10.11 15.00 0 0
10 Pat Cummins SRH 16 14 14 49.4 450 3/19 28.12 9.06 18.62 0 0

*All stats updated after PBKS vs MI Match on May 26

Team-wise Top 5 Wicket-Takers - IPL 2025

RCB: Josh Hazlewood (18), Krunal Pandya (14), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (13), Yash Dayal (10), Suyash Sharma (5)

KKR: Varun Chakravarthy (17), Vaibhav Arora (17), Harshit Rana (15), Sunil Narine (12), Andre Russell (8)

RR: Wanindu Hasaranga (11), Jofra Archer (11), Maheesh Theekshana (11), Sandeep Sharma (9), Tushar Deshpande (9)

SRH: Pat Cummins (16), Harshal Patel (16), Eshan Malinga (13), Jaydev Unadkat (11), Zeeshan Ansari (6)

CSK: Noor Ahmad (24), Khaleel Ahmed (15), Matheesha Pathirana (13), Ravindra Jadeja (10), Anshul Kamboj (7)

MI: Trent Boult (19), Jasprit Bumrah (17), Hardik Pandya (13), Deepak Chahar (11), Mitchell Santner (9)

DC: Kuldeep Yadav (15), Mitchell Starc (14), Mukesh Kumar (12), Vipraj Nigam (11), Axar Patel (5)

LSG: Digvesh Singh Rathi (14), Shardul Thakur (13), Avesh Khan (12), Ravi Bishnoi (9), William O'Rourke (4)

GT: Prasidh Krishna (23), Sai Kishore (17), Mohammed Siraj (15), Rashid Khan (9), Arshad Khan (6)

PBKS: Arshdeep Singh (18), Marco Jansen (16), Yuzvendra Chahal (14), Harpreet Brar (10), Lockie Ferguson (5)

Most Wickets In IPL History

Player Teams Span Mat Inns Balls Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
YS Chahal MI/PBKS/RCB/RR 2013-2025 172 170 3743 623.5 4 4956 219 5/40 22.63 7.94 17.09 8 1
B Kumar PWI/RCB/SRH 2011-2025 187 187 4162 693.4 14 5311 194 5/19 27.37 7.65 21.45 2 2
SP Narine KKR 2012-2025 189 187 4345 724.1 3 4922 192 5/19 25.63 6.79 22.63 7 1
PP Chawla CSK/KKR/KXIP/MI 2008-2024 192 191 3850 641.4 2 5108 192 4/17 26.60 7.96 20.05 2 -
R Ashwin CSK/DC/KXIP/RPS/RR 2009-2025 221 217 4710 785.0 4 5652 187 4/34 30.22 7.20 25.18 1 -
DJ Bravo CSK/GL/MI 2008-2022 161 158 3119 519.5 3 4360 183 4/22 23.82 8.38 17.04 2 -
JJ Bumrah MI 2013-2025 143 143 3289 548.1 8 3964 182 5/10 21.78 7.23 18.07 3 2
A Mishra DC/DCH/LSG/SRH 2008-2024 162 162 3371 561.5 6 4145 174 5/17 23.82 7.37 19.37 4 1
SL Malinga MI 2009-2019 122 122 2827 471.1 8 3365 170 5/13 19.79 7.14 16.62 6 1
RA Jadeja CSK/GL/Kochi/RR 2008-2025 254 225 4056 676.0 2 5188 170 5/16 30.51 7.67 23.85 3 1

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Story first published: Monday, May 26, 2025, 6:00 [IST]
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