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Purple Cap
Thu, May 17 2018
In Pictures: MI vs KXIP, IPL 2018
Mumbai Indians 186 for 8 in 20 overs [Krunal Pandya 32 (23), Kieron Pollard 50 (23); Andrew Tye 4-0-16-4, Ravichandran Ashwin 3-0-18-2] beat Kings XI Punjab 183 for 5 in 20 overs [KL Rahul 94 (60), Aaron Finch 46 (35); Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-15-3] by 3 runs.
Fri, April 20 2018
IPL 2018: Chris Woakes admits he enjoys battle against teammates
Chris Woakes has been a regular member of England's Test and One Day International squad since the past few months.
Fri, April 13 2018
IPL 2018: Shane Bond lauds Mayank Markande’s consistency
IPL 2018: Mayank Markande has seven wickets from two encounters, and is currently the Purple Cap holder.
Sun, May 27 2018
IPL 2018 Purple Cap Holder: Andrew Tye wins the cap
Rashid Khan and Siddarth Kaul narrowed the distance with Andrew Tye but ended on second and third spot respectively.
Thu, May 25 2017
List of Purple Cap holders in IPL till date
In order to honour the performance of the bowlers in the IPL, the 'Purple Cap' award is being given to the bowlers with the most wickets.
Tue, May 31 2016
IPL 2016 final, RCB vs SRH: The race for Orange and Purple cap tightens
RCB's Virat Kohli is the leading run scorer in the tournament with 919 runs while SRH's Bhuvneshwar Kumar is leading the bowlers chart with 23 wickets
Mon, May 30 2016
IPL 2016: Points table, orange cap and purple cap
For every win, a side gets two points and the top four sides play qualify for the play-offs. The leading run-scorers are awarded the Orange Cap, while the leading wicket-takers don the Purple Cap.
Mon, May 25 2015
IPL 2015 Highest wicket-taker: List of best bowlers in IPL 8, Dwayne Bravo holds the Purple Cap
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 features some of the best bowlers in the world.
Thu, June 05 2014
Indian Premier League (IPL) Purple Cap winners
Fri, May 10 2013
IPL constitutes “Ashish Nehra black-blue” cap for most expensive bowling spell; Ishant Sharma first owner
After honoring the highest run-scorers and wicket-takers with orange and purple caps respectively, the Indian Premier League (IPL) committee has introduced another honour cap called the "Ashish Nehra black-blue" cap, which will be worn by the bowler with the most expensive four-over spell. After careful scrutiny of bowling statistics till Thursday, Sun Risers Hyderabad pacer Ishant Sharma was the first to be handed over the cap by IPL commissioner Rajeev Shukla.