Most wicket takers in each IPL season
| Year | Purple cap (Wickets) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir (22) |
| 2009 | RP Singh (23) |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha (21) |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga (28) |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel (25) |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo (32) |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma (23) |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo (26) |
| 2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (23) |
| 2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (26) |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye (24) |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir (26) |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada (30) |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel (32) |
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal (27) |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami (28) |
| 2024 | Harshal Patel (24) |
