Prasidh Krishna to Noor Ahmad: Full list of IPL 2025 Purple Cap contenders

Varun Chakravarthy of KKR, with 17 wickets, is in the fifth spot, but his team has only one match left this season and is unlikely to improve his position much.

The 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), that is, IPL 2025, has been one of the most competitive seasons of all time, with players from every team giving their all to ensure the success of their side. The scenario in IPL 2025's Purple Cap race is just as competitive as it can possibly be, with just four wickets separating the player at the number one spot from the player at number five.

 

The crown of highest wicket-taker this season is currently with Prasidh Krishna of Gujarat Titans, who has 21 wickets in 13 matches. The second spot is held by Noor Ahmad of Chennai Super Kings, who also has the same number of wickets in a similar number of matches but is in second place due to an inferior net run rate. 

 

 

Mumbai Indians’ Trent Boult (19 wickets) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Josh Hazlewood (18 wickets) are next on the list and have a better chance of overtaking Prasidh at the top, as both MI and RCB have qualified for the playoffs. Varun Chakravarthy of KKR, with 17 wickets, is in fifth place, but his team has only one match left this season and is unlikely to improve his position significantly.

 

But how does the Purple Cap race look overall? Take a look at the full list of top wicket-takers of IPL 2025 below.

 

Top wicket-takers in IPL 2025:

 

POS	Player	Team	Wkts	Mat	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1	Prasidh Krishna	GT	21	13	4 for 41	19.66	8.09	14.57	1	0
2	Noor Ahmad	CSK	21	13	4 for 18	18.42	8.41	13.14	2	0
3	Trent Boult	MI	19	13	4 for 26	20.36	8.38	14.57	1	0
4	Josh Hazlewood	RCB	18	10	4 for 33	17.27	8.44	12.27	1	0
5	Varun Chakaravarthy	KKR	17	12	3 for 22	19.35	7	16.58	0	0
6	Jasprit Bumrah	MI	16	9	4 for 22	14.12	6.39	13.25	1	0
7	Arshdeep Singh	PBKS	16	12	3 for 16	21.93	8.7	15.12	0	0
8	Sai Kishore	GT	16	13	3 for 30	20.5	8.98	13.68	0	0
9	Vaibhav Arora	KKR	16	11	3 for 29	24.43	10.15	14.43	0	0
10	Mohammed Siraj	GT	15	13	4 for 17	29.53	9.04	19.6	1	0
11	Harshal Patel	SRH	15	11	4 for 28	24.66	9.73	15.2	2	0
12	Harshit Rana	KKR	15	12	3 for 25	27.2	9.95	16.4	0	0
13	Digvesh Singh	LSG	14	12	2 for 30	28.07	8.18	20.57	0	0
14	Krunal Pandya	RCB	14	11	4 for 45	21.42	8.57	15	1	0
15	Yuzvendra Chahal	PBKS	14	12	4 for 28	25.28	9.56	15.85	2	0
16	Khaleel Ahmed	CSK	14	13	3 for 29	30.71	9.84	18.71	0	0
17	Mitchell Starc	DC	14	11	5 for 35	26.14	10.16	15.42	0	1
18	Kuldeep Yadav	DC	13	13	3 for 22	24.76	6.85	21.69	0	0
19	Pat Cummins	SRH	13	12	3 for 19	30.53	9.09	20.15	0	0
20	Marco Jansen	PBKS	13	12	3 for 17	27.61	9.16	18.07	0	0