IPL 2026 Purple Cap Standings: Who’s leading the charts after RR vs SRHmatch?
Anshul Kamboj has maintained his dominance in the Purple Cap race. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer’s solitary wicket against the Mumbai Indians (MI) saw him end with 14 wickets in 7 matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fast bowler Eshan Malinga has the same number of poles but has a higher average and economy. Most wickets in IPL 2026 (Purple Cap) Player Matches Wickets Average Economy Anshul Kamboj (CSK) 7 14 15.78 8.95 Eshan Malinga (SRH) 8 14 18.21 9.44 Jofra Archer (RR) 8 13 17.92 8.03 Prince Yadav (LSG) 7 13 16.77 8.38 Prasidh Krishna (GT) 7 12 22.41 10.34 List of IPL Purple Cap winners The highest wicket-taker of the Indian Premier League gets the Purple Cap at the end of the season. During the campaign, the cap changes heads from match to match. Season Season Team Matches Wickets 2008 Sohail Tanvir Rajasthan Royals 11 22 2009 RP Singh Deccan Chargers 16 23 2010 Pragyan Ojha Deccan Chargers 16 ...