Purple Cap in IPL 2025: Prasidh Krishna Finishes As Highest Wicket-Taker in Indian Premier League Season 18, Noor Ahmad Ends in Second Place
The IPL is into its 18th edition and fans will look forward to some memorable bowling performances with the Purple Cap on the line. Harshal Patel was last year's Purple Cap winner. Read below to check the IPL 2025 Purple Cap list.
IPL 2025 Purple Cap Holder: Gujarat Titans (GT) star speedster Prasidh Krishna finished as the highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. The right-arm speedster bagged 25 wickets in 15 matches. Prasidh had a superb bowling average of 19.52. The ace pacer took one four-wicket haul during the showpiece event. With 24 wickets to his name in 14 outings, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) leg-spinner Noor Ahmad ended up at the second position. Check out the updated IPL 2025 Purple Cap Table below. IPL 2025 Points Table Updated With Net Run Rate: Check Latest Team Standings and Leaderboard of Indian Premier League Season 18.
The Purple Cap is presented to a bowler once he overtakes others on the list of most wickets in the particular IPL season. Like the Orange Cap, the bowler wears the Purple Cap while fielding and gets identified as the season's highest wicket-taker because of it. On Which Channel IPL 2025 Will Be Telecast Live? How To Watch Free Live Streaming Online of Indian Premier League Season 18 T20 Cricket Matches in India?
IPL 2025 Purple Cap List
| Pos | Player | Team | M | Wickets | BBI | Econ. | Avg |
| 1 | Prasidh Krishna | GT | 15 | 25 | 4/41 | 8.27 | 19.52 |
| 2 | Noor Ahmad | CSK | 14 | 24 | 4/18 | 8.16 | 17.00 |
| 3 | Josh Hazlewood | RCB | 12 | 22 | 4/33 | 8.77 | 17.54 |
| 4 | Trent Boult | MI | 16 | 22 | 4/26 | 8.96 | 15.72 |
| 5 | Arshdeep Singh | PBKS | 17 | 21 | 3/16 | 8.88 | 24.66 |
(Updated after RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Fibnal Match)
(Important Abbreviations: M-Matches, BBI-Best Bowling Innings, Econ-Economy)
Last season, Harshal Patel, who played for the Punjab Kings, won the Purple Cap. The pacer will now represent Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025. Dwayne Bravo, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel are the only bowlers to have won the Purple Cap the most times- twice. Interestingly, Bhuvneshwar is the only bowler to win the Purple Cap back-to-back in 2016 and 2017.
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