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Most Wickets in IPL 2025, Purple Cap Holder- Harshal Patel moves to 9th Spot On May 5: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers and Teamwise Top 5

Most Wickets in IPL 2025: As of May 5, 2025, the top wicket-taker of IPL 2025 so far is Gujarat Titans' Prasidh Krishna with 19 wickets in 10 matches, averaging 15.36 with best figures of 4/41. RCB's Josh Hazlewood follows closely with 18 wickets and a strike rate of 12.27.

Arshdeep Singh of Punjab Kings has claimed 16 wickets with a best of 3/16 and an economy of 8.00. Chennai's Noor Ahmad also has 16 wickets, with best figures of 4/18. Completing the top five is MI's Trent Boult, who has taken 16 wickets at an average of 21.00 and best figures of 4/26.

Most Wickets in IPL 2025 Purple Cap Prasidh Krishna

Let's take a look at the entire top wicket-takers list, followed by team-wise top 5, and eventually the Highest Wicket-Takers List in IPL history:

IPL 2025 Top 10 Wicket-Takers

POS Player Wkts Mat Inns Ov Runs BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
1 Prasidh Krishna (GT) 19 10 10 39.0 292 4/41 15.36 7.48 12.31 1 0
2 Josh Hazlewood (RCB) 18 10 10 36.5 311 4/33 17.27 8.44 12.27 1 0
3 Arshdeep Singh (PBKS) 16 11 10 36.2 291 3/16 18.18 8.00 13.62 0 0
4 Noor Ahmad (CSK) 16 11 11 39.0 314 4/18 19.62 8.05 14.62 1 0
5 Trent Boult (MI) 16 11 11 38.1 336 4/26 21.00 8.80 14.31 1 0
6 Varun Chakaravarthy (KKR) 15 11 11 43.0 311 3/22 20.73 7.23 17.20 0 0
7 Krunal Pandya (RCB) 14 11 11 35.0 300 4/45 21.42 8.57 15.00 1 0
8 Mohammed Siraj (GT) 14 10 10 38.0 340 4/17 24.28 8.94 16.28 1 0
9 Harshal Patel (SRH) 14 10 10 34.0 321 4/28 22.92 9.44 14.57 2 0
10 Yuzvendra Chahal (PBKS) 14 11 10 33.0 324 4/28 23.14 9.81 14.14 2 0

Updated after SRH vs DC Match on May 5

Teamwise Top 5 Wicket-Takers

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

    • Josh Hazlewood - 18 wickets
    • Krunal Pandya - 14 wickets
    • Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 12 wickets
    • Yash Dayal - 10 wickets
    • Suyash Sharma - 4 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders

    • Varun Chakravarthy - 15 wickets
    • Vaibhav Arora - 13 wickets
    • Harshit Rana - 13 wickets
    • Sunil Narine - 10 wickets
    • Andre Russell - 8 wickets
    • Moeen Ali - 5 wickets

Rajasthan Royals

    • Jofra Archer - 11 wickets
    • Maheesh Theekshana - 11 wickets
    • Wanindu Hasaranga - 10 wickets
    • Sandeep Sharma - 9 wickets
    • Tushar Deshpande - 6 wickets

Sunrisers Hyderabad

    • Harshal Patel - 14 wickets
    • Pat Cummins - 13 wickets
    • Jaydev Unadkat - 7 wickets
    • Eshan Malinga - 6 wickets
    • Zeeshan Ansari - 6 wickets

Chennai Super Kings

    • Noor Ahmad - 16 wickets
    • Khaleel Ahmed - 14 wickets
    • Matheesha Pathirana - 12 wickets
    • Ravindra Jadeja - 7 wickets
    • R Ashwin - 5 wickets

Mumbai Indians

    • Trent Boult - 16 wickets
    • Hardik Pandya - 13 wickets
    • Jasprit Bumrah - 11 wickets
    • Deepak Chahar - 9 wickets
    • Karn Sharma - 6 wickets

Delhi Capitals

    • Mitchell Starc - 14 wickets
    • Kuldeep Yadav - 12 wickets
    • Vipraj Nigam - 9 wickets
    • Mukesh Kumar - 9 wickets
    • Axar Patel - 5 wickets

Lucknow Super Giants

    • Digvesh Singh Rathi - 12 wickets
    • Shardul Thakur - 12 wickets
    • Avesh Khan - 10 wickets
    • Ravi Bishnoi - 9 wickets
    • Aiden Markram - 4 wickets

Gujarat Titans

    • Prasidh Krishna - 19 wickets
    • Mohammed Siraj - 14 wickets
    • Sai Kishore - 12 wickets
    • Rashid Khan - 7 wickets
    • Ishant Sharma - 4 wickets

Punjab Kings

    • Arshdeep Singh - 16 wickets
    • Yuzvendra Chahal - 13 wickets
    • Marco Jansen - 10 wickets
    • Lockie Ferguson - 5 wickets
    • Glenn Maxwell - 4 wickets

Most Wickets in IPL History

Player Span Mat Inns Balls Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
YS Chahal* (MI/PBKS/RCB/RR) 2013-2025 171* 169 3713 618.5 4 4915 218 5/40 22.54 7.94 17.03 8 1
B Kumar* (PWI/RCB/SRH) 2011-2025 186 186 4138 689.4 14 5268 193 5/19 27.29 7.63 21.44 2 2
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 -
SP Narine (KKR)* 2012-2025 187 185 4297 716.1 3 4852 190 5/19 25.53 6.77 22.61 7 1
R Ashwin* (CSK/DC/KXIP/RPS/RR) 2009-2025 219 215 4668 778.0 4 5592 185 4/34 30.22 7.18 25.23 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 140 140 3221 536.5 8 3910 176 5/10 22.21 7.28 18.30 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 251 222 4002 667.0 2 5110 167 5/16 30.59 7.66 23.96 3 1

Note: Highlighted players are active in IPL 2025

Story first published: Sunday, May 4, 2025, 23:23 [IST]
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