On Thursday, Sunrisers Hyderabad's pacer T Natarajan surged past Jasprit Bumrah to claim the top spot in the bowling charts, having scalped 15 wickets from eight games.
Meanwhile, Mustafizur Rahman, who featured in the game against Punjab, remained third in the Purple Cap standings after going wicketless. Matheesha Pathirana, though absent from Wednesday's game, occupies the fifth position in the tally.
| No. | Player | Wickets | BBI | Economy | Average | 4w/5w | Innings |
| 1 | T Natarajan | 15 | 19/4 | 8.96 | 19.13 | 1/0 | 8 |
| 2 | Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 21/5 | 6.40 | 18.28 | 0/1 | 10 |
| 3 | Mustafizur Rahman | 14 | 29/4 | 9.26 | 22.71 | 1/0 | 9 |
| 4 | Harshal Patel | 14 | 15/3 | 10.18 | 23.28 | 0/0 | 9 |
| 5 | Matheesha Pathirana | 13 | 28/4 | 7.68 | 13.00 | 1/0 | 6 |
In the 2023 season, Gujarat Titans' Mohammed Shami claimed the Purple Cap, securing 28 wickets in 17 matches. He was closely followed by his teammate Mohit Sharma, who bagged 27 scalps in 14 matches. Rashid Khan of Afghanistan, also representing GT, secured the third spot with 27 wickets in 17 matches, while Piyush Chawla of Mumbai Indians claimed 22 wickets in 16 games, securing the fourth position. Completing the top 5 list was RR's Chahal, who clinched 21 wickets in 14 matches.
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