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Top 10 Most Wickets Taken In A Single IPL Season

The Indian Premier League has seen some amazing wicket-takers throughout history. Some of the greatest bowlers of all time have participated in the Indian Premier League regularly, and they have had some brilliant seasons. Winning the purple cap (most wickets picked up in one season) is one of the most prestigious awards in the IPL. This article talks about the top 10 most wickets picked up by bowlers in the Indian Premier League.

Most Wickets Picked In A Single IPL Season

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5. Rashid Khan – 27 Wickets

Rashid Khan is an Afghani professional cricketer who has played for two Indian Premier League franchises in his career, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans. His best-ever season with the ball came while playing for Gujarat Titans in the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League. Rashid played in 17 games that season and picked up 27 wickets, with his best figures that year being 4/30.

5. Yuzvendra Chahal – 27 Wickets

Yuzvendra Chahal is an Indian professional cricketer who has played for three Indian Premier League franchises in his domestic career: the Mumbai Indians, the Royal Challengers Bangalore, and the Rajasthan Royals. In 2022, while playing for the Rajasthan Royals, he entered the top 10 list of most wickets picked up in one season. Chahal picked up 27 wickets in 17 matches, with his best figures being 5/40.

5. Jasprit Bumrah – 27 Wickets

4️⃣ overs
4️⃣ wickets
1️⃣ double wicket maiden

An outstanding spell of bowling by Jasprit Bumrah to send Mumbai Indians through to the final of #IPL2020 🔥🔥🔥

Where does he rank among the best T20 bowlers in world cricket? pic.twitter.com/c4XsRqqZ81

— ICC (@ICC) November 5, 2020

Jasprit Bumrah has only played for one Indian Premier League franchise in his entire career, the Mumbai Indians. His best season while representing them came in the 2020 season of the IPL, when he picked up 27 wickets in one season. He did so in 15 matches, with his best figures being an impressive 4/14.

5. Mohit Sharma – 27 Wickets

Mohit Sharma is another one of the many Gujarat Titans bowlers who had a fantastic IPL season in 2023. Mohit Sharma has also played Chennai Super Kings, Kings XI Punjab, and Delhi Capitals, but his best-ever season came while playing for Gujarat Titans. He picked up 27 wickets in 14 matches in the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League, ending with best figures of 5/10.

4. Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans) – 28 Wickets

Mohammed Shami is another star bowler who performed incredibly well for Gujarat Titans in the 2023 season. While he has played for the Kolkata Knight Riders, the Delhi Daredevils, and the Punjab Kings in the past, he delivered his best season in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League while representing the Gujarat Titans. Shami picked up 28 wickets in 17 matches, with his best figures for that year being 4/11.

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4. James Faulkner (Rajasthan Royals) – 28 Wickets

James Faulkner represented various franchises in the Indian Premier League, including Pune Warriors India, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals, and Gujarat Lions. His best-ever performance came in the 2013 season with the Rajasthan Royals, where Faulkner managed to pick up 28 wickets in 16 matches. He needed the 2013 season, with his best figures being 5/16.

4. Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians) – 28 Wickets

Lasith Malinga is regarded as one of the best bowlers the Indian Premier League has ever seen. Malinga spent his entire IPL career representing the Mumbai Indians. His best-ever season while representing them came in the 2011 season, where he managed to pick up 28 wickets in 16 matches, with his best figures that season being 5/13. This was the most wickets picked in a single Indian Premier League season at that time.

3. Kagiso Rabada (Delhi Capitals) – 30 Wickets

#IPL2020 Purple Cap belongs to Kagiso Rabada

16 games
30 wickets#IPLfinal #IPL #MIvDC #DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/esFK9R2UTY

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) November 10, 2020

Kagiso Rabada has represented just two franchises in the Indian Premier League. He has played for the Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in the IPL. Rabada played incredibly well in the 2020 season while representing the Delhi Capitals. He picked up 30 wickets in 17 matches in the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League season, becoming the second person to pick up 30 or more wickets in a single season. Rabada ended the 2020 IPL season with his best figures being 4/24.

1. Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings) – 32 Wickets

Dwayne Bravo had an absolutely phenomenal season while representing the Chennai Super Kings in the 2013 season of the Indian Premier League. He broke Lasith Malinga’s record in the 2013 season of the IPL, picking up 32 wickets in 18 games, with his best figures being 4/42. This is still the most wickets picked up by a bowler in Indian Premier League history.

1. Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 32 Wickets

Man of the Series — HARSHAL PATEL | 32 wickets

He's the third Indian to be winning this award, after Sachin Tendulkar (2010) and Virat Kohli (2016)

He's also the first uncapped player to be winning this award! #IPL2021 #CSKvKKR pic.twitter.com/hABRI6yT6Q

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) October 15, 2021

Harshal Patel managed to equal the record for the most wickets picked up in a single Indian Premier League season while playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2021 IPL season. While Bravo picked up 32 wickets in 18 games, Harshal Patel managed to pick up 32 wickets in just 15 games, ending the season with his best figures that season being 5/27.

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