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IPL 2026 Purple Cap Race: Bhuvneshwar Kumar Takes Lead, Top Bowlers Battle for Most Wickets — Check Full List

Samira Vishwas | April 28, 2026 10:24 PM CST

IPL 2026 Purple Cap Holder: Bhuvneshwar Kumar and the Purple Cap seem like a match made in heaven. It may sound like hyperbole, but fans who watched the clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday would agree. Popularly known as Bhuvi, he turned back the clock with a sensational spell, wreaking havoc against Delhi in Match 39 of IPL 2026.

In his three-over spell, Bhuvneshwar picked up three wickets while conceding just five runs. With this performance, the RCB pacer not only blew away Delhi’s batting order but also surged to the top of the IPL 2026 Purple Cap list — awarded to the bowler with the most wickets in a season.

Currently, Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads the IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings with 14 wickets in eight matches. He is followed by Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings and Eshan Malinga of Sunrisers Hyderabadboth of whom also have 14 wickets from eight matches.

Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals) and Prince Yadav (Lucknow Super Giants) are other notable names in the top five, with 13 wickets each. Kagiso Rabada of Gujarat Titans also has 13 wickets in eight matches and sits sixth on the list.

Meanwhile, the best bowling figures in IPL 2026 so far belong to Mohsin Khan of Lucknow Super Giantswho returned with figures of 5/23 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.

IPL 2026 Purple Cap List So Far…

Player	Team	Matches	Inns	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Best Bowling	Average	Economy	Strike Rate
B Kumar	RCB	8	8	31	236	14	3/5	16.85	7.61	13.28
And Kamboj	CSK	8	8	27.4	237	14	3/22	16.92	8.56	11.85
E Malinga	SRH	8	8	27	255	14	4/32	18.21	9.44	11.57
JC Archer	RR	8	8	29	233	13	3/20	17.92	8.03	13.38
Prince Yadav	LSG	8	8	30	242	13	3/32	18.61	8.06	13.84
K Rabada	GT	8	8	31	294	13	3/25	22.61	9.48	14.3
M Prasidh Krishna	GT	7	7	26	269	12	4/28	22.41	10.34	13
Ravi Bishnoi	RR	8	8	24	229	11	4/41	20.81	9.54	13.09
Mohsin Khan	LSG	4	4	16	102	9	5/23	11.33	6.37	10.66
KH Pandya	RCB	8	8	27	239	9	2/30	26.55	8.85	18

Purple Cap Holder in IPL 2025:

Pos	Player	Team	Wkts	Mat	Inns	Overs	Runs	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4W	5W
1	Prasidh Krishna	GT	25	15	15	59	488	4/41	19.52	8.27	14.16	1	0
2	Noor Ahmed	CSK	24	14	14	50	408	4/18	17	8.16	12.5	2	0
3	Josh Hazlewood	RCB	22	12	12	44	386	4/33	17.54	8.77	12	1	0
4	Trent Boult	MI	22	16	16	57.4	517	4/26	23.5	8.96	15.72	1	0
5	Arshdeep Singh	BKS	21	17	16	58.2	518	3/16	24.66	8.88	16.66	0	0
6	Sai Kishore	GT	19	15	15	42.3	393	3/30	20.68	9.24	13.42	0	0
7	jasprit bumrah	MI	18	12	12	47.2	316	4/22	17.55	6.67	15.77	1	0
8	Varun Chakaravarthy	KKR	17	13	13	50	383	3/22	22.52	7.66	17.64	0	0
9	Krunal Pandya	RCB	17	15	15	46	379	4/45	22.29	8.23	16.23	1	0
10	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	RCB	17	14	14	52	483	3/33	28.41	9.28	18.35	0	0

Purple Cap Holder in IPL 2024

POS	Player	Team	Wkts	Mat	Inns	Overs	Runs	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4W	5W
1	Harshal Patel	BKS	24	14	14	49	477	3/15	19.87	9.73	12.25	0	0
2	Varun Chakaravarthy	KKR	21	15	14	50	402	3/16	19.14	8.04	14.28	0	0
3	jasprit bumrah	MI	20	13	13	51.5	336	5/21	16.8	6.48	15.55	0	1
4	T Natarajan	SRH	19	14	14	51.2	465	4/19	24.47	9.05	16.21	1	0
5	Harshit Rana	KKR	19	13	11	42.1	383	3/24	20.15	9.08	13.31	0	0
6	Avesh Khan	RR	19	16	15	54.5	526	3/27	27.68	9.59	17.31	0	0
7	Arshdeep Singh	BKS	19	14	14	50.2	505	4/29	26.57	10.03	15.89	1	0
8	Andre Russell	KKR	19	15	14	29.2	295	3/19	15.52	10.05	9.26	0	0
9	Pat Cummins	SRH	18	16	16	61	566	3/43	31.44	9.27	20.33	0	0
10	Yuzvendra Chahal	RR	18	15	15	58	546	3/11	30.33	9.41	19.33	0	0

The Indian Premier League 2026 season is going on. It is getting really exciting to see who will get the Purple Cap. There are good bowlers who are doing a great job and winning matches for their teams. Some bowlers started well and set a high standard.. The Indian Premier League 2026 is a tournament where things can change very quickly. Every game is important. The standings can change after each game. The bowlers who can do well all the time and also do well when it really matters will be the ones who finish on top. The Premier League 2026 fans can look forward to a great fight between the best bowlers in the league as the season gets to its final stages. The Purple Cap is what all these bowlers want. It will be exciting to see who gets it.

Purple Cap Holder: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, Harshal Patel :

Year	Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Best Bowling	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4W	5W
IPL 2026	B Kumar	RCB	8	8	31	236	14	3/5	16.85	7.61	13.28	–	–
IPL 2025	Prasidh Krishna	GT	15	15	59	488	25	4/41	19.52	8.27	14.16	1	0
IPL 2024	Harshal Patel	BKS	14	14	49	477	24	3/15	19.87	9.73	12.25	0	0