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Most Wickets in IPL 2025, Purple Cap Holder - Noor Ahmad holds lead for another day, Sai Kishore goes joint 2nd: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers and Teamwise Top 5
Most Wickets in IPL 2025: Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad continues keep the lead for another day while Gujarat Titans R Sai Kishore came close to the top with a three-wicket haul on the day. Also read: Most Runs in IPL 2025 | IPL Points Table | Most Sixes
He holds the joint second spot with five other bowlers including the likes of Krunal Pandya, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Starc among others. Let's take a look at how their performances impacted the top wicket-takers list followed by teamwise top 5 after the opening match of IPL 2025:
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) | 4 | 1 | 4/18 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. Khaleel Ahmed (CSK) | 3 | 1 | 3/29 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Krunal Pandya (RCB) | 3 | 1 | 3/29 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. R Sai Kishore (GT) | 3 | 1 | 3/30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Vignesh Puthur (MI) | 3 | 1 | 3/32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. Mitchell Starc (DC) | 3 | 1 | 3/42 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. Tushar Deshpande (RR) | 3 | 1 | 3/44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. Shardul Thakur (LSG) | 2 | 1 | 2/19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. Kuldeep Yadav (DC) | 2 | 1 | 2/20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. Josh Hazlewood (RCB) | 2 | 1 | 2/22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. Digvesh Singh (LSG) | 2 | 1 | 2/31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 |
Updated after LSG innings vs DC on March 24
Teamwise Top 5 wicket-takers
Top 5 wicket-takers for Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Krunal Pandya - 3 wickets
- Josh Hazlewood - 2 wickets
- Yash Dayal - 1 wicket
- Rasikh Salam - 1 wicket
- Suyash Sharma - 1 wicket
Top 5 wicket-takers for Kolkata Knight Riders
- Sunil Narine - 1 wicket
- Vaibhav Arora - 1 wicket
- Varun Chakravarthy - 1 wicket
Top 5 wicket-takers for Rajasthan Royal
- Tushar Deshpande - 3 wickets
- Maheesh Theekshana - 2 wickets
- Sandeep Sharma - 1 wicket
Top 5 wicket-takers for Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Harshal Patel - 2 wickets
- Simarjeet Singh - 2 wickets
- Mohammed Shami - 1 wicket
- Adam Zampa - 1 wicket
Top 5 wicket-takers for Chennai Super Kings
- Noor Ahmad - 4 wickets
- Khaleel Ahmed - 3 wickets
- R Ashwin - 1 wicket
- Nathan Ellis - 1 wicket
Top 5 wicket-takers for Mumbai Indians
- Vignesh Puthur - 3 wickets
- Will Jacks - 1 wicket
- Deepak Chahar - 1 wicket
Top 5 wicket-takers for Delhi Capitals
- Mitchell Starc - 3 wickets
- Kuldeep Yadav - 2 wickets
- Mukesh Kumar - 1 wicket
- Vipraj Nigam - 1 wicket
Top 5 wicket-takers for Lucknow Super Giants
- Digvesh Singh - 2 wickets
- Shardul Thakur - 2 wickets
- M Siddharth - 2 wickets
- Ravi Bishnoi - 2 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Gujarat Titans
- R Sai Sudharsan - 3 wickets
- Kagiso Rabada - 1 wicket
- Rashid Khan - 1 wicket
Top 5 wicket-takers for Punjab Kings
- Arshdeep Singh - 2 wickets
- Marco Jansen - 1 wicket
- Glenn Maxwell - 1 wicket
Most Wickets in IPL History
| Full Name | Wickets | Matches | Best Spell | Economy Rate | 4-Wicket Spells | 5-Wicket Spells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 205 | 160 | 5/40 | 7.84 | 6 | 1 |
| Piyush Chawla | 192 | 192 | 4/17 | 7.96 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 183 | 161 | 4/22 | 8.38 | 2 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | 181 | 178 | 5/19 | 6.73 | 7 | 1 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 181 | 176 | 5/19 | 7.56 | 2 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 181 | 213 | 4/34 | 7.12 | 1 | 0 |
| 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 | 241 | 5/16 | 7.61 | 3 | 1 |
Note: Players in bold are active
Story first published: Monday, March 24, 2025, 22:02 [IST]
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