IPL 2026 Purple Cap holder: Updated full list Bhuvneshwar Kumar of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru reclaimed of the Purple Cap from Eshan Malinga of the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kagiso Rabada of the Gujarat Titans caught up with Jofra Archer of the Rajasthan Royals and Anshul Kamboj of the Chennai Super Kings at third place. Prasidh Krishna , also of GT, is now seventh, while teammate Rashid Khan is joint ninth. Updated after Match 42: GT vs RCB Player Team Wickets Average Economy Rate Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB 17 15.52 7.54 Eshan Malinga SRH 15 18.93 9.16 Jofra Archer RR 14 19.50 8.27 Anshul Kamboj CSK 14 16.92 8.56 Kagiso Rabada GT 14 24.14 9.65 Prince Yadav LSG 13 18.61 8.06 Prasidh Krishna GT 12 22.41 10.34 Ravi Bishnoi RR 11 20.81 9.54 Allah Ghazanfar MI 10 19.60 9.40 Rashid Khan GT 10 27.40 8.30 Who won the Purple Cap last year? Gujarat Titans fast bowler Prasidh Krishna was the top wicket-taker last season, finishing with 25 in 15 games. He maintained an economy rate under 8.5 per over as well, and helped his side to the playoffs, even as they were eliminated by Mumbai Indians. Most wickets in an IPL season Player Inns Wickets BBI Avg Econ 4WIs 5WIs Season Dwayne Bravo (CSK) 18 32 4