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Most Wickets in IPL 2025, Purple Cap Holder - Kuldeep Yadav jumps to 8th Spot: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers and Teamwise Top 5
Most Wickets in IPL 2025: CSK's Noor Ahmad (11 wickets) remains in possession of the Purple Cap with a slim lead of a wicket as four bowlers have lined up right behind him. Also read: Most Runs in IPL 2025 | IPL Points Table | Most Sixes | Fairplay Award
Sixth-placed Mitchell Starc, on nine wickets, failed to improve his tally in the latest match played on April 10 and remained in the same position while his Delhi Capitals teammate Kuldeep Yadav jumped four places to eighth following another remarkable spell of 2/17. Let's take a look at the top wicket-takers list followed by teamwise 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. Noor Ahmad (CSK) | 11 | 5 | 4/18 | 8.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. Sai Kishore (GT) | 10 | 5 | 3/30 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Mohammed Siraj (GT) | 10 | 5 | 4/17 | 7.70 | 1 | 0 |
| 4. Khaleel Ahmed (CSK) | 10 | 5 | 3/29 | 8.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. Hardik Pandya (MI) | 10 | 4 | 5/36 | 8.57 | 0 | 1 |
| 6. Mitchell Starc (DC) | 9 | 4 | 5/35 | 9.47 | 0 | 1 |
| 7. Shardul Thakur (LSG) | 9 | 5 | 4/34 | 10.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 8. Kuldeep Yadav (DC) | 8 | 4 | 3/22 | 5.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. Praisdh Krishna (GT) | 8 | 5 | 3/24 | 7.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. Josh Hazlewood (RCB) | 8 | 5 | 3/21 | 8.65 | 0 | 0 |
- Updated after RCB vs DC on April 10
- Highlighted players are in action in today's match
Teamwise Top 5 wicket-takers
Top 5 wicket-takers for Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Josh Hazlewood - 8 wickets
- Krunal Pandya - 7 wickets
- Yash Dayal - 6 wickets
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 5 wickets
- Suyash Sharma - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Kolkata Knight Riders
- Varun Chakravarthy - 6 wickets
- Vaibhav Arora - 6 wickets
- Harshit Rana - 5 wickets
- Andre Russell - 5 wickets
- Moeen Ali - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Rajasthan Royals
- Wanindu Hasaranga - 6 wickets
- Maheesh Theekshana - 6 wickets
- Sandeep Sharma - 5 wickets
- Jofra Archer - 5 wickets
- Tushar Deshpande - 5 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Mohammed Shami - 5 wickets
- Zeeshan Ansari - 4 wickets
- Harshal Patel - 4 wickets
- Pat Cummins - 4 wickets
- Simarjeet Singh - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Chennai Super Kings
- Noor Ahmad - 11 wickets
- Khaleel Ahmed - 10 wickets
- Matheesha Pathirana - 5 wickets
- R Ashwin - 5 wickets
- Ravindra Jadeja - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Mumbai Indians
- Hardik Pandya - 10 wickets
- Vignesh Puthur - 6 wickets
- Ashwani Kumar - 5 wickets
- Trent Boult - 4 wickets
- Deepak Chahar - 4 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Delhi Capitals
- Mitchell Starc - 9 wickets
- Kuldeep Yadav - 7 wickets
- Vipraj Nigam - 4 wickets
- Mukesh Kumar - 3 wickets
- Mohit Sharma - 2 wicket
Top 5 wicket-takers for Lucknow Super Giants
- Shardul Thakur - 9 wickets
- Digvesh Singh Rathi - 7 wickets
- Ravi Bishnoi - 4 wickets
- Avesh Khan - 3 wickets
- Akash Deep - 3 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Gujarat Titans
- B Sai Kishore - 10 wickets
- Mohammed Siraj - 10 wickets
- Prasidh Krishna - 8 wickets
- Rashid Khan - 3 wickets
- Kagiso Rabada - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Punjab Kings
- Arshdeep Singh - 6 wickets
- Lockie Ferguson - 5 wickets
- Glenn Maxwell - 3 wickets
- Marco Jansen - 3 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 | 164 | 5/40 | 7.88 | 6 | 1 |
| Piyush Chawla | 192 | 192 | 4/17 | 7.96 | 2 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 186 | 180 | 5/19 | 7.80 | 2 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 185 | 217 | 4/34 | 7.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 183 | 161 | 4/22 | 8.38 | 2 | 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: Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 21:52 [IST]
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