While, Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman who ranks third in the list completed 300 wickets in T20 cricket, becoming the second bowler from his country to reach the milestone.
Here are the top five bowlers in the race for the purple cap:
| Sr No. | Player | Team | Wickets | Matches | Runs | Avg |
| 1 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 8 | 4 | 89 | 11.12 |
| 2 | Mohit Sharma | GT | 7 | 4 | 131 | 18.71 |
| 3 | Mustafizur Rahman | CSK | 7 | 3 | 106 | 15.14 |
| 4 | Mayank Yadav | LSG | 6 | 2 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 5 | Khaleel Ahmed | DC | 6 | 4 | 131 | 21.83 |
During the Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore match on Saturday, Yuzvendra Chahal snapped to the leading position in the Purple Cap standings. Chahal’s two wickets propelled him past Mohit Sharma and Mustafizur Rahman. Mayank Yadav of Lucknow Super Giants, who surpassed Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, and Rajat Patidar, dropped to fourth place.
In 2023, India’s top bowler Shami clinched the purple cap with 28 wickets to his name. The first ever purple cap was worn by Sohail Tanvir in the first tournament of IPL in 2008.
