Yuzvendra Chahal won the Purple Cap for taking the most wickets in IPL 2022. Unfortunately, his team, the Rajasthan Royals, was second in the IPL 2022.

In the Indian Premier League, the Purple Cap is a prize that is held in the highest regard. It is given each season to the bowler who records the most tournament wickets. Every year, bowlers try to pick up as many wickets as they can to help their team win and be crowned the player with the most wickets.

In addition to receiving a trophy and a significant monetary award, purple cap winners also receive fame and glory. There have been several unexpected Purple Cap winners over the years,

But which bowler had the biggest impact and took the most wickets in the IPL 2022? Let’s talk about 5 Players with the most wickets in IPL 2022:

1. Yuzvendra Chahal- 27 wickets

Yuzvendra Chahal, the skilled bowler of the Rajasthan Royals team, has made an impressive achievement by claiming the Purple Cap in the 2022 season of the Indian Premier League. The Purple Cap is an award that recognizes the bowler who takes the most wickets in the tournament. With his exceptional performance, Chahal took a total of 27 wickets in 17 matches, leading the tournament’s wicket-takers’ chart and earning him the prestigious Purple Cap. Chahal kept up a fantastic economy rate of 7.75 while maintaining a bowling average of 19.51. Chahal’s first Purple Cap victory came in  2022 and Hold the record of most wickets in IPL 2022
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2. Wanindu Hasaranga- 26 Wickets

Wanindu Hasaranga, the flamboyant all-rounder from Sri Lanka, had a successful debut in the Indian Premier League with Royal Challengers Bangalore. He was a high-demand player in the auction, thanks to his exceptional performance in the T20 World Cup 2021, where he finished as the highest wicket-taker. The RCB team management invested heavily in him, and he lived up to their expectations by providing consistent wicket-taking performances throughout the tournament. Hasaranga picked up a total of 26 wickets in 16 matches, which was a commendable feat considering it was his first-ever IPL season. He boasted the best average of 16.53 among the top five wicket-takers, indicating his consistency in delivering crucial breakthroughs for his team. Not only did he take wickets, but he also maintained a strong economy rate of 7.54, making him a tough bowler to score runs against.

3. Kagiso Rabada -23 Wickets

 

Kagiso Rabada is a top-performing wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League. He has consistently shown his mettle, as seen in IPL 2020, where he played for Delhi Capitals and finished as the highest wicket-taker. Rabada picked up a remarkable 30 wickets in 17 matches, which earned him the Purple Cap, the coveted award for the highest wicket-taker.

In IPL 2022, Rabada played for Punjab Kings and continued his impressive form. He took 23 wickets in 13 games, averaging an impressive 17.65. However, Rabada was a bit expensive, conceding runs at an economy of 8.45. Nonetheless, he also claimed two four-wicket hauls, proving to be a valuable asset for his team.

 

4. Umran Malik -22 wickets

Umran Malik was undoubtedly one of the most exciting finds of IPL 2022. This young speedster from Jammu and Kashmir made a name for himself with his raw pace, accuracy, and ability to trouble even the best batters in the league. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, the team that had retained him, Umran impressed everyone with his impressive tally of 22 wickets in just 14 matches.

The highlight of his performance in the tournament was undoubtedly his impressive figure of 5/25, which helped Sunrisers Hyderabad clinch a crucial victory. However, Umran did struggle with his economic rate, which was a shade over nine.

5. Kuldeep Yadav – 21 wickets

In IPL 2022, Kuldeep picked up 21 wickets in 14 matches, showcasing his spinning prowess and making it tough for the opposition batsmen to score runs against him. His best performance came in a match where he registered figures of 4/14 and an average of 20, proving his ability to turn the game around single-handedly. His wicket-taking ability was crucial for Delhi Capitals. However, Kuldeep also struggled with his economic rate, which was on the higher side, hovering around 8.43. Although he picked up wickets, he also proved to be expensive at times, making it challenging for his team to contain the opposition’s run-scoring.

 

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Here is the list of the top 10 wicket-taker of all IPL session

IPL Purple Cap 2022

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wickets
1	Yuzvendra Chahal	17	68	527	27
2	Wanindu Hasaranga	16	57	430	26
3	Kagiso Rabada	13	48	406	23
4	Umran Malik	14	49.1	444	22
5	Kuldeep Yadav	14	49.4	419	21
6	Josh Hazlewood	16	61	377	20
7	Mohammad Shami	12	46.3	488	20
8	Harshal Patel	16	63.5	410	19
9	Rashid Khan	15	53.3	421	19
10	Prasidh Krishna	17	66.3	551	19

 

 

IPL Purple Cap 2021

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wickets
1	Harshal Patel	15	56.2	459	32
2	Avesh Khan	16	61	450	24
3	Jasprit Bumrah	14	55	410	21
4	Shardul Thakur	16	59.5	527	21
5	Mohammad Shami	14	52.4	395	19
6	Varun Chakaravarthy	17	68	448	18
7	Rashid Khan	14	56	375	18
8	Yuzvendra Chahal	15	53	374	18
9	Arshdeep Singh	12	41.2	342	18
10	Sunil Narine	14	56	361	16

IPL Purple Cap 2020

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wickets
1	Kagiso Rabada	17	56.2	548	30
2	Jasprit Bumrah	15	61	404	27
3	Trent Boult	15	55	457	25
4	Anrich Nortje	16	59.5	512	22
5	Yuzvendra Chahal	15	52.4	405	21
6	Rashid Khan	16	68	344	20
7	Jofra Archer	14	56	365	20
8	Mohammad Shami	14	53	460	20
9	Varun Chakravarthy	13	41.2	356	17
10	T Natarajan	16	56	504	16

IPL Purple Cap 2019

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	Imran Tahir	17	64.2	431	26
2	Kagiso Rabada	12	47	368	25
3	Deepak Chahar	17	64.3	482	22
4	Shreyas Gopal	14	48	347	20
5	Jasprit Bumrah	16	61.4	409	19
6	Khaleel Ahmed	9	34.5	287	19
7	Mohammad Shami	14	54	469	19
8	Yuzvendra Chahal	14	49.2	386	18
9	Rashid Khan	15	60	377	17
10	Harbhajan Singh	11	44	312	16

IPL Purple Cap 2018

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	Andrew Tye	14	56	448	24
2	Rashid Khan	17	68	458	21
3	Siddarth Kaul	17	66	547	21
4	Umesh Yadav	14	53.1	418	20
5	Trent Boult	14	52.4	466	18
6	Hardik Pandya	13	42.4	381	18
7	Jasprit Bumrah	14	54	372	17
8	Sunil Narine	16	61	467	17
9	Kuldeep Yadav	16	51.2	418	17
10	Shardul Thakur	13	46.4	431	16

IPL Purple Cap 2017

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	14	52.2	369	26
2	Jaydev Unadkat	12	45.5	322	24
3	Jasprit Bumrah	16	59.2	439	20
4	Mitchell McClenaghan	14	54	507	19
5	Imran Tahir	12	47	369	18
6	Rashid Khan	14	54	358	17
7	Sandeep Sharma	13	48	398	17
8	Umesh Yadav	14	48.3	410	17
9	Chris Woakes	13	44	386	17
10	Pawan Negi	12	32.1	197	16

IPL Purple Cap 2016

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	17	66	490	23
2	Yuzvendra Chahal	13	49.1	401	21
3	Shane Watson	16	56.3	485	20
4	Dhawal Kulkarni	14	49	364	18
5	Mustafizur Rahman	16	61	421	17
6	Mitchell McClenaghan	14	53.2	436	17
7	Dwayne Bravo	15	56	494	17
8	Sandeep Sharma	14	50	366	15
9	Jasprit Bumrah	14	52	406	15
10	Andre Russell	12	36.3	291	15

IPL Purple Cap 2015

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	Dwayne Bravo	17	52.2	426	26
2	Lasith Malinga	15	60	444	24
3	Yuzvendra Chahal	15	46.5	415	23
4	Ashish Nehra	16	62	449	22
5	Mitchell Starc	13	43	291	20
6	Harbhajan Singh	15	57	446	18
7	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	14	51.4	407	18
8	Mitchell McClenaghan	12	47	386	18
9	Harshal Patel	15	43.5	328	17
10	David Wiese	14	42.2	353	16

IPL Purple Cap 2014

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	Mohit Sharma	16	53.5	452	23
2	Sunil Narine	16	64	407	21
3	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	14	53.1	354	20
4	Ravindra Jadeja	16	54.2	443	19
5	Sandeep Sharma	11	40.1	354	18
6	Axar Patel	17	66	405	17
7	Mitchell Johnson	14	53.3	444	17
8	Lasith Malinga	10	39.1	253	16
9	Ravichandran Ashwin	16	59.5	437	16
10	Varun Aaron	10	36.4	299	16

IPL Purple Cap 2013

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	Dwayne Bravo	18	62.3	497	32
2	James Faulkner	16	63.1	427	28
3	Harbhajan Singh	19	70	456	24
4	Mitchell Johnson	17	64	459	24
5	Vinay Kumar	16	60.1	493	23
6	Sunil Narine	16	64	350	22
7	Amit Mishra	17	62	394	21
8	Mohit Sharma	15	50.4	326	20
9	Lasith Malinga	17	65.2	468	20
10	Dale Steyn	17	67.5	384	19

IPL Purple Cap 2012

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	Morne Morkel	16	63	453	25
2	Sunil Narine	15	59.1	324	24
3	Lasith Malinga	14	55.3	350	22
4	Umesh Yadav	17	61	453	19
5	Vinay Kumar	15	55.5	480	19
6	Dale Steyn	12	46.4	285	18
7	Zaheer Khan	16	60	453	17
8	Parvinder Awana	12	47	372	17
9	Piyush Chawla	16	57	419	16
10	Kieron Pollard	14	43.5	350	16

IPL Purple Cap 2011

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	Lasith Malinga	16	63	375	28
2	Munaf Patel	15	54.2	358	22
3	Sreenath Aravind	13	46	368	21
4	Ravichandran Ashwin	16	63	388	20
5	Amit Mishra	14	53.2	358	19
6	Doug Bollinger	13	47	329	17
7	Rahul Sharma	14	50	273	16
8	Iqbal Abdulla	15	50	305	16
9	Ryan Harris	13	47	382	16
10	Piyush Chawla	12	41.2	336	16

IPL Purple Cap 2010

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	Pragyan Ojha	16	58.5	429	21
2	Anil Kumble	16	63.2	407	17
3	Amit Mishra	14	53	363	17
4	Harbhajan Singh	15	53.3	377	17
5	Vinay Kumar	14	46.1	396	16
6	Muttiah Muralitharan	12	48	329	15
7	Dale Steyn	15	59	406	15
8	Lasith Malinga	13	49	344	15
9	Kieron Pollard	14	37	274	15
10	Zaheer Khan	14	48.2	376	15

IPL Purple Cap 2009

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	RP Singh	16	59.4	417	23
2	Anil Kumble	16	59.1	347	21
3	Lasith Malinga	13	49.3	312	18
4	Pragyan Ojha	15	53.3	348	18
5	Irfan Pathan	14	50.2	390	17
6	Munaf Patel	11	34.5	241	16
7	Muttiah Muralitharan	13	50	261	14
8	Amit Mishra	11	42.1	294	14
9	Shane Warne	13	50	365	14
10	Yusuf Abdulla	9	28	241	14

IPL Purple Cap 2008

Rank	Player	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wkts
1	Sohail Tanvir	11	41.1	266	22
2	Shane Warne	15	52	404	19
3	Shanthakumaran Sreesanth	15	51.1	442	19
4	Shane Watson	15	54.1	383	17
5	Manpreet Gony	16	60	443	17
6	Piyush Chawla	15	46.5	389	17
7	Albie Morkel	13	48	399	17
8	Yo Mahesh	11	42.1	370	16
9	Irfan Pathan	14	53	350	15
10	MF Maharoof	10	36	249	15

Table Source  sportskeeda

Conclusion

Yuzvendra Chahal’s achievement of Holding the record of “most wickets in IPL 2022 purple cap” in the 2022 IPL season is a testament to his skill and dedication. It is a significant recognition of his contribution to the Rajasthan Royals team’s success and a great personal accomplishment. The Purple Cap is a coveted award in the IPL, and every bowler strives to claim it. With Chahal’s performance, he has set an example for aspiring bowlers in the tournament and demonstrated the importance of taking wickets in contributing to their team’s success.

Let’s see who is taking the most wickets in IPL 2023,  stay connected with us for this article. we’ll come with the contain

FAQ

Q. Who is the best fast bowler in the IPL?
A. There are several excellent fast bowlers in the IPL, including Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, and Kagiso Rabada. It’s difficult to pick just one as the best, as each of them brings their own strengths and skills to the game.

Q.  Who picked up the most wickets in IPL 2021?
A. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Harshal Patel was the highest wicket-taker in IPL 2021 and picked up 32 wickets.

Q. Who is the highest wicket-taking IPL?
A. Former all-rounder Dwayne Bravo of the Chennai Super Kings and the West Indies is currently the IPL’s leading wicket-taker. Bravo, whose IPL career ended last year, has 183 wickets to his name in 161 games.