Indian Premier League is a one of India's festival of indian cricket lovers and TATA IPL 2026 is running with full entertainment. In this year batsmen and bowlers are entertaining the fans with their performances.
Bowlers are making the matches even more exciting with their bowling. Let's take a look at which players are currently in the race on the IPL 2026 Purple Cap: Top 10 Highest Wicket Takers List.
The list of the top 10 highest Wicket Takers (Purple Cap) in IPL 2026 so far (as of May 02, 2026) is provided below. Anshul Kamboj (CSK) currently leads the race for the Purple Cap with 14 wickets. Eshan Malinga (SRH) 14 wickets in top in race.
List of Top 10 Most Wickets Takers in IPL 2026: Purple Cap Holder List
| Rank | Player | Team | Wickets | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anshul Kamboj | CSK | 14 | 17.92 | 8.96 |
| 2 | Eshan Malinga | SRH | 14 | 18.57 | 9.44 |
| 3 | Jofra Archer | RR | 13 | 16.15 | 8.03 |
| 4 | Prince Yadav | LSG | 13 | 17.46 | 8.38 |
| 5 | Prasidh Krishna | GT | 12 | 21.08 | 10.35 |
| 6 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | RCB | 11 | 19.81 | 8.25 |
| 7 | Ravi Bishnoi | RR | 11 | 22.18 | 9.54 |
| 8 | Kagiso Rabada | GT | 10 | 24.50 | 9.96 |
| 9 | Jamie Overton | CSK | 9 | 20.33 | 9.24 |
| 10 | Harsh Dubey | SRH | 8 | 21.25 | 8.35 |
as of May 02, 2026
