Published: Apr 08, 2015, 09:07 PM (IST)
Edited: May 25, 2015, 12:00 AM (IST)
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 features some of the best bowlers in the world. The cricketing extravaganza has some big names such as Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Lasith Malinga and many more in the format. The eighth edition of IPL began on April 8 with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on the Mumbai Indians (MI), and the tournament will go on till May 24. READ: IPL 2015 Points Table
Bowling in T20 cricket is never easy, but some of these bowlers have managed to master the art of picking up wickets and containing the flow of runs. With each passing year, the batsmen dominate but the bowlers too find ways to ensure that they do not have the big advantage in all the games. READ: Orange cap holder in IPL 2015
The Purple Cap is up for grabs for the bowlers as the one with the most wickets in the tournament would win the honour. Last year, Chennai Super Kings’ Mohit Sharma got the honour as he finished with the most wickets. The year before that, it was Dwayne Bravo. In 2012, right-arm fast bowler Morne Morkel was the winner of the Purple Cap with 25 wickets. READ: Most dangerous batsmen in IPL
In 2011, Mumbai Indians’ bowler Lasith Malinga claimed 27 wickets to win the Cap, while in 2010 it was Deccan Chargers’ Pragyan Ojha. In the second edition of IPL, i.e. in 2009, Deccan Chargers’ RP Singh was the leading wicket-taker with 23 wickets and in the opening edition of the tournament, Rajasthan Royals’ Sohail Tanvir was the winner of the Purple Cap with 22 wickets in the IPL 2008. READ: Best fielders of IPL 2015
Here is the highest wicket takers of IPL 2015:
| Bowler | M | I | O | W |
| Dwayne Bravo | 17 | 16 | 52.2 | 26 |
| Lasith Malinga | 15 | 15 | 60 | 24 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 15 | 14 | 46.5 | 23 |
| Ashish Nehra | 15 | 15 | 58 | 22 |
| Mitchell Starc | 13 | 12 | 43 | 20 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 12 | 12 | 47 | 18 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 14 | 14 | 51.4 | 18 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 15 | 15 | 57 | 18 |
| Harshal Patel | 15 | 14 | 43.5 | 17 |
| David Wiese | 14 | 13 | 42.2 | 16 |
This table was updated after the IPL 2015 Final between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
