Purple cap is given to the bowler who has taken highest number of wickets int he whole season of the IPL. IPL 2016 have already seen some of the impressive bowling figures from all the eight teams. Currently, the Purple Cap Holder in IPL 9 season is Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
Chahal has taken 19 wickets so far in only 11 matches hes has played in Vivo IPL 9 with his best figures at 4/25. After him is the fine Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SHR), who has taken 18 wickets so far in 14 matches with his best figures at 4/29. Check below IPL 2016 Purple Cap Holder List -:
Here’s the full standingS / list of Purple Cap Holder in IPL 2016 SO FAR
| Player Ranking | Player Name | Matches Played | Wickets Taken | Best Bowling Figures | Average | Strike Rate | |||
| 1 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
16 | 22 | 4/29 | 20.22 | 7.54 | |||
| 2 | Shane Watson | 15 | 20 | 4/25 | 20.80 | 7.97 | |||
| 3 | YS Chahal |
12 | 20 | 4/25 | 18.05 | 8.05 | |||
| 4 | Dawal Kulkarni |
13 | 18 | 3/5 | 19.00 | 7.57 | |||
| 5 | Mitchell McClenaghan |
14 | 17 | 4/21 | 25.64 | 8.17 | |||
| 6 | Mustafizur Rahman |
14 | 16 | 3/16 | 22.25 | 6.71 | |||
| 7 | Andre Russell | 12 | 15 | 4/20 | 19.40 | 7.97 | |||
| 8 | Sandeep Sharma | 14 | 15 | 2/11 | 24.40 | 7.32 | |||
| 9 | Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 15 | 3/13 | 27.06 | 7.80 | |||
| 10 | Dwayne Bravo | 14 | 15 | 4/22 | 30.80 | 8.88 |
RCB and SHR have most wicket taking bowlers in Top 10 bowlers list in IPL 9 season and both these teams have qualified for the playoffs as well.
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