Most Wickets In An IPL Season
The Purple Cap is awarded to the bowler who took the most wickets in every IPL season, and some great names have taken home that accolade in the past.
However, some did it better than others – here’s the top 5 list of Highest wicket taker in an IPL season.
5 Bowlers with Most Wickets In An IPL Season
5. Dwayne Bravo
Starting off this list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in an IPL season is the West Indian Dwayne Bravo. Although he has represented Mumbai Indians in the past, Bravo has enjoyed his best time in the IPL with Chennai Super Kings and has actually taken home the coveted Purple Cap twice! This is made even more impressive when you consider that Bravo is an all-rounder and contributes significantly with the bat as well. His first appearance on this list comes from the 2015 season, where he grabbed 26 wickets in 17 innings, with his best being 3/22. He also happens to rank pretty high on the wicket-taking charts in the IPL and will definitely be looking to move up the ladder there come the 2020 season!
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4. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Next on this list of bowlers who have taken the Highest wicket taker in an IPL season is Indian stalwart Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Although he is currently sidelined by injury, as has been the case for a sizeable chunk of his career, Bhuvi has proved himself to be one of India’s frontline seamers and has always been one of the strike bowlers for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL as well. It was for SRH that he took 26 wickets in just 14 innings in 2017, with his best being 5/19, that landed him on this list. As mentioned earlier, he is recovering from injury at the moment, and will be eager to make it back in time for the upcoming IPL season!
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3. James Faulkner
Australia’s James Faulkner forged quite a reputation for himself as a T20 specialist, with his accurate lines and clever changes of pace. Already quite hard to pick with the left arm over angle, Faulkner used a lot of variations in order to outfox the batsmen in the IPL, where he always had a good showing whenever he played. He features for Gujarat Lions too, but his appearance on this list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in an IPL season comes from the 2013 edition, where he was with Rajasthan Royals. Faulkner took 28 wickets in 16 innings that year, with his best figures being 5/16.
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2. Lasith Malinga
The leading wicket-taker in the history of the tournament was always going to make an appearance on this list of bowlers who have taken the Highest wicket taker in an IPL season. Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga, known for his distinctive slinging action and even more recognisable mop of hair, is one of the all-time great performers in the IPL. One of the first names to go onto the team sheet for the Mumbai Indians, Malinga’s best season came in 2011 where he bagged 28 wickets in 16 innings, with his best being 5/13. Even though he took a year off from the IPL to serve as bowling coach for the Mumbai Indians, Malinga is now back fit and firing, and looking to increase his lead atop the wicket-taking charts!
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1. Dwayne Bravo
He started off this list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in an IPL season, and here he is to end it too – Dwayne Bravo is back! The West Indian has taken home two Purple Caps from the IPL, one mentioned at the start of this list and the other coming from the 2013 season. Bravo was in his element that year, picking up wickets seemingly at will, and bagged no less than 32 scalps in 18 innings in that edition! His slower balls continue to cause batsmen all sorts of trouble, and IPL fans can expect much more of the same from DJ Bravo when the new season kicks off!
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