With 21 balls remaining, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Capitals by a commanding 7 wickets, however the top 10 Purple Cap standings remained unchanged following the match. With Varun Chakaravarthy getting three wickets, the KKR bowling unit continued to attack as a pack, taking wickets at regular intervals. Harshit Rana, a promising pacer from India, and Vaibhav Arora each took two wickets. Axar Patel grabbed two wickets for the Delhi Capitals, while Lizaad Williams took one, leaving the other bowlers without a wicket.
With an improved economy, Jasprit Bumrah of the Mumbai Indians maintains his position as the top pitcher. This season, the top bowler has taken 14 wickets and has been the main contributor for his team, which is currently languishing in ninth place in the standings.
The second-place finisher, Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh, with 14 wickets in 8 games at an economy rate of 9.75. It would be difficult for him to win the Purple Cap, though, as he must return to Bangladesh for his country’s duty the following week following the Punjab Kings game.
Harshal Patel, the winner of the Purple Cap in2021, is ranked third because Mustafizur and Bumrah have better economies than him. He has regained his form this season after a slow start to the game. He is effectively employing his variations to fool the opposition hitters in the middle and dying overs.
Among the top 5 players on the list, Matheesha Pathirana has the greatest bowling average (13), having taken 13 wickets in just 6 games.
With 13 wickets in 8 games as Sunrisers Hyderabad’s front-line bowler—who also features Pat Cummins and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in their lineup—T Natarajan is ranked seventh in the race.
