IPL all-time leaderboard · 2007/08 → 2025 · 1,169 matches · 18 seasons
Purple cap — most wickets
Career top wicket-takers across the IPL historical archive (1,169 matches, 18 seasons 2007/08-2025). No minimum ball-count floor — all career wickets included.
All-time career (2007/08 – 2025)
| # | Player | Wickets | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YS ChahalMIPBKSRCBRR | 221 | 3791 legal deliveries bowled |
| 2 | B KumarPUNE-WARRIORS-INDIARCBSRH | 198 | 4222 legal deliveries bowled |
| 3 | PP ChawlaCSKKKRMIPBKS | 192 | 3850 legal deliveries bowled |
| 4 | SP NarineKKR | 192 | 4351 legal deliveries bowled |
| 5 | R AshwinCSKDCPBKSRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANTRR | 187 | 4710 legal deliveries bowled |
| 6 | JJ BumrahMI | 186 | 3359 legal deliveries bowled |
| 7 | DJ BravoCSKGUJARAT-LIONSMI | 183 | 3120 legal deliveries bowled |
| 8 | A MishraDCDECCAN-CHARGERSLSGSRH | 174 | 3371 legal deliveries bowled |
| 9 | RA JadejaCSKGUJARAT-LIONSKOCHI-TUSKERS-KERALARR | 170 | 4056 legal deliveries bowled |
| 10 | SL MalingaMI | 170 | 2827 legal deliveries bowled |
| 11 | Rashid KhanGTSRH | 158 | 3202 legal deliveries bowled |
| 12 | HV PatelDCPBKSRCBSRH | 151 | 2424 legal deliveries bowled |
| 13 | Harbhajan SinghCSKKKRMI | 150 | 3416 legal deliveries bowled |
| 14 | Sandeep SharmaPBKSRRSRH | 146 | 3045 legal deliveries bowled |
| 15 | UT YadavDCGTKKRRCB | 144 | 3056 legal deliveries bowled |
| 16 | TA BoultDCKKRMIRRSRH | 143 | 2687 legal deliveries bowled |
| 17 | MM SharmaCSKDCGTPBKS | 134 | 2403 legal deliveries bowled |
| 18 | Mohammed ShamiDCGTKKRPBKSSRH | 133 | 2614 legal deliveries bowled |
| 19 | AR PatelDCPBKS | 128 | 3321 legal deliveries bowled |
| 20 | AD RussellDCKKR | 123 | 1806 legal deliveries bowled |
| 21 | K RabadaDCGTPBKS | 122 | 1911 legal deliveries bowled |
| 22 | JD UnadkatDCKKRLSGMIRCBRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANTRRSRH | 110 | 2274 legal deliveries bowled |
| 23 | Mohammed SirajGTRCBSRH | 109 | 2300 legal deliveries bowled |
| 24 | SN ThakurCSKDCKKRLSGPBKSRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 107 | 2070 legal deliveries bowled |
| 25 | A NehraCSKDCMIPUNE-WARRIORS-INDIASRH | 106 | 1908 legal deliveries bowled |
Per-season view
| # | Player | Wickets | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Prasidh KrishnaGT | 25 | 354 legal deliveries bowled |
| 2 | Noor AhmadCSK | 24 | 300 legal deliveries bowled |
| 3 | JR HazlewoodRCB | 22 | 264 legal deliveries bowled |
| 4 | TA BoultMI | 22 | 346 legal deliveries bowled |
| 5 | Arshdeep SinghPBKS | 21 | 350 legal deliveries bowled |
| 6 | R Sai KishoreGT | 19 | 255 legal deliveries bowled |
| 7 | JJ BumrahMI | 18 | 284 legal deliveries bowled |
| 8 | B KumarRCB | 17 | 312 legal deliveries bowled |
| 9 | CV VarunKKR | 17 | 300 legal deliveries bowled |
| 10 | KH PandyaRCB | 17 | 276 legal deliveries bowled |
| 11 | VG AroraKKR | 17 | 255 legal deliveries bowled |
| 12 | HV PatelSRH | 16 | 263 legal deliveries bowled |
| 13 | M JansenPBKS | 16 | 283 legal deliveries bowled |
| 14 | Mohammed SirajGT | 16 | 342 legal deliveries bowled |
| 15 | PJ CumminsSRH | 16 | 298 legal deliveries bowled |
Season 2025 · 15 qualifying players · Source: Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) · CricketStudio SETU aggregation
Season leaders
Who topped this leaderboard in each IPL season. Full season breakdown at across-seasons →
| Season | Leader | Wickets | Season hub |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | M Prasidh Krishna | 25 | Full 2025 → |
| 2024 | HV Patel | 24 | Full 2024 → |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami | 28 | Full 2023 → |
| 2022 | YS Chahal | 27 | Full 2022 → |
| 2021 | HV Patel | 32 | Full 2021 → |
| 2020/21 | K Rabada | 32 | Full 2020/21 → |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir | 26 | Full 2019 → |
| 2018 | AJ Tye | 24 | Full 2018 → |
| 2017 | B Kumar | 26 | Full 2017 → |
| 2016 | B Kumar | 23 | Full 2016 → |
| 2015 | DJ Bravo | 26 | Full 2015 → |
| 2014 | MM Sharma | 23 | Full 2014 → |
| 2013 | DJ Bravo | 32 | Full 2013 → |
| 2012 | M Morkel | 25 | Full 2012 → |
| 2011 | SL Malinga | 28 | Full 2011 → |
| 2009/10 | PP Ojha | 21 | Full 2009/10 → |
| 2009 | RP Singh | 23 | Full 2009 → |
| 2007/08 | Sohail Tanvir | 22 | Full 2007/08 → |
Sources & methodology
- Derived from the canonical IPL historical SETU snapshot — ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0. 1,169 matches across 18 seasons (2007/08 → 2025).
- Sample-size floor (doctrine §3.1): No minimum ball-count floor — all career wickets included. Claims below this floor are excluded.
- IPL 2026: live season data surfaced separately at /season/ipl-2026. Some aspects (fastest-fifty, fastest-hundred, most-maidens, hat-tricks) are IPL 2026 only.