Top IPL 2024 Purple Cap contenders after KKR vs PBKS: Harshal Patel tops with impressive performance, Bumrah and Chahal slip

Harshal Patel of PBKS Secures Purple Cap

Punjab Kings' fast bowler Harshal Patel claimed the Purple Cap on Friday after dismissing Kolkata Knight Riders' batter Rinku Singh, bringing his season total to 14 wickets. This put him ahead of Mumbai Indians' pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Rajasthan Royals' leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.

Patel has 14 wickets with an average of 23.28 and a strike rate of 10.18. Bumrah, on the other hand, has 13 wickets this season with a better average of 15.69 and an economy rate of 6.37, keeping him ahead of Chahal, who has an average of 20.38 and an economy rate of 8.83.

Delhi Capitals' left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav re-entered the top five after taking 2/29 in a high-scoring match against Gujarat Titans on Wednesday, bringing his season total to 12 wickets and placing him fourth.

Similarly, Sunrisers Hyderabad's left-arm pacer T Natarajan reached 12 wickets for the season, earning two wickets for 39 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday, placing him in the top five.

Here's a look at the Top 5 Purple Cap 2024 contenders list now:

2008: Sohail Tanvir (RR): 22 wickets

2009: RP Singh (Deccan Chargers): 23 wickets

2010: Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers): 21 wickets

2011: Lasith Malinga (MI): 28 wickets

2012: Morne Morkel (DD): 25 wickets

2013: Dwayne Bravo (CSK): 32 wickets

2014: Mohit Sharma (CSK): 23 wickets

2015: Dwayne Bravo (CSK): 26 wickets

2016: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH): 23 wickets

2017: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH): 26 wickets

2018: Andrew Tye (PBKS): 24 wickets

2019: Imran Tahir (CSK): 26 wickets

2020: Kagiso Rabada (DC): 30 wickets

2021: Harshal Patel (RCB): 32 wickets

2022: Yuzvendra Chahal (RR): 27 wickets

2023: Mohammed Shami (GT): 28 wickets