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The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) is all set to get underway from 29 March, with the opening match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. As per reports, the final is likely to be played on 24 May.
It has been learnt that there might be no double headers this time. Also, the starting time of matches could be shifted from 8 pm to 7:30 pm.
The auction for the 2020 IPL season was held in Kolkata on 19 December. Australia’s paceman Pat Cummins walked away with the most expensive pay package of Rs 15.5 crore. He will play for two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders.
Bowlers had a decent run at the auction, with West Indian fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell going to Kings XI Punjab for a whopping Rs 8.5 crore.
Every year, the bowler with the most wickets in the season is awarded the Purple Cap. Here, we look back at all the winners from the 12 editions so far.
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2008 | 22 wickets by Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals)
Pakistan’s unorthodox left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir was the bowling star of the 2008 edition, and one of the chief reasons why the unfancied Rajasthan Royals emerged champions. In 11 matches, Tanvir picked up 22 wickets at an average of 12.09 and a strike rate of 11.22. He also finished with an impressive economy rate of 6.46.
Tanvir’s best of 6 for 14 came in the 24th match of the edition, against Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur. The lanky pacer trapped Parthiv Patel and Stephen Fleming lbw in the first over of the match. He also cleaned bowled Albie Morkel for 42 before running through the lower order.
Chennai were rolled over for 109, and Rajasthan won the game by eight wickets.
Tanvir also claimed 4 for 14 in the 53rd match against Mumbai Indians at Jaipur. Rajasthan won a last-ball thriller by five wickets.
Tanvir was expensive in the final against CSK, conceding 40 in his four overs, but he made up for it by hitting the winning runs for the team.
2009 | 23 wickets by RP Singh (Deccan Chargers)
After a horrible first season, Deccan Chargers stunned everyone by winning the 2009 edition in South Africa. And left-arm seamer RP Singh played a major role in the triumph.
In 16 matches, Singh picked up 23 wickets at an average of 18.13 and a strike rate of 15.56. He also finished with an impressive economy rate of 6.98.
Singh’s best of 4 for 22 came against KKR at Newlands. He got the big wickets of Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle as KKR were held to 101. DC won the game by eight wickets.
Singh starred in the final against RCB as well with figures of 1 for 16. He bowled Jacques Kallis for 15 as DC defended a target of 144.
2010 | 21 wickets by Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers)
Another Deccan Chargers bowler dominated the bowling charts in 2010. Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha was the leading wicket-taker with 21 scalps in 16 games. He picked up his wickets at an average of 20.42 and a strike rate of 16.80, while his economy rate in the season was 7.29.
Ojha’s best of 3 for 26 came against Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium in the 33rd game. It was, however, in a losing cause as DC stumbled in a chase of 179.
DC went down to CSK in the second semi-final by 38 runs. Ojha picked up 1 for 27 in the match.
2011 | 28 wickets by Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians)
Mumbai Indians’ spearhead Lasith Malinga had a sensational 2011 IPL season. He claimed 28 scalps in 16 matches at an average of 13.39 and a strike rate of 13.50. Malinga also had an exceptional economy rate of 5.95.
His best of 5 for 13 came against Delhi Daredevils in 4th match of the season, played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Malinga clean bowled David Warner, Unmukt Chand and Venugopal Rao as DD were rolled over for 95, with Mumbai eventually winning by eight wickets.
Mumbai bowed out of IPL 2011 in Qualifier 2, failing in a chase of 186 against RCB. Malinga went wicketless in his four overs, conceding 24.
2012 | 25 wickets by Morne Morkel (Delhi Daredevils)
Former South African pacer Morne Morkel was the bowling star of the 2012 edition. Turning out for Delhi Daredevils, he picked up 25 wickets in 16 matches at an average of 18.12 and a strike rate of 15.12. His economy rate was slightly on the higher side though, at 7.19.
Morkel’s best of 4 for 20 came against Kings XI Punjab in the 69th match at Dharamsala. He ran through the lower order to restrict KXIP to 141 for 8. Delhi won the game by six wickets.
CSK thrashed Delhi by 86 runs in the 2nd qualifier as Murali Vijay hit 113 from 58. Morkel did not feature in the game.
2013 | 32 wickets by Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo claimed an unbelievable 32 wickets in 18 matches in the 2013 edition, playing for CSK. Bravo averaged 15.53 at a strike rate of 11.71 and an economy rate of 7.95.
His best of 4 for 42 came against Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens in the final. CSK, however, lost the summit clash by 23 runs.
Earlier, in Qualifier 1, against the same side at Delhi, Bravo claimed sensational figures of 3 for 9 as CSK registered a comprehensive 48-run win.
2014 | 23 wickets by Mohit Sharma (Chennai Super Kings)
Another CSK bowler dominated the proceedings in 2014. Medium pacer Mohit Sharma picked up 23 wickets in 16 games while averaging 19.65 at a strike rate of 14.04. His economy rate though was on the higher side, at 8.39.
Sharma’s best of 4 for 14 came against famous rivals Mumbai Indians in the 13th match at Dubai. Sharma sent back Kieron Pollard and Ambati Rayudu to restrict Mumbai for 141. CSK won the game by seven wickets.
Chennai went down to Punjab in the second qualifier as Virender Sehwag smashed 122. Sharma was taken for 46 in his four overs.
2015 | 26 wickets by Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
Dwayne Bravo won his second Purple Cap in 2015. In 17 matches, he picked up 26 wickets at an average of 16.38 and a strike rate of 12.07. His economy rate in the season was 8.14.
Bravo’s best of 3 for 22 came against KKR at Chennai in the 28th match of the season. The versatile bowler dismissed Yusuf Pathan, Pat Cummins and Piyush Chawla as CSK won a close contest by two runs.
CSK, however, went down to Mumbai in the final by 41 runs, set to chase 203 at Kolkata. Bravo picked up 2 for 36 in the final.
2016 | 23 wickets by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the most successful bowler in 2016, with 23 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 21.30 and a strike rate of 17.21. He maintained a reasonable economy rate of 7.42.
His best of 4 for 29 came against Gujarat Lions at Saurashtra in the 15th match. Kumar bowled Aaron Finch for 0 and got the big scalp of Suresh Raina (75) to restrict the Lions to 135. Hyderabad went on to win the contest by 10 wickets.
Defending a target of 209 against RCB, Hyderabad won the final by eight runs. Kumar conceded only 25 runs in his four overs, without claiming a wicket.
2017 | 26 wickets by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
For the second year in a row, Kumar was the leading wicket-taker. In 2017, he picked up 26 wickets in 14 matches at an average of 14.19 and a strike rate of 12.07. He had a decent economy rate of 7.05 as well.
Kumar’s best of 5 for 19 came against KXIP in the 19th match at Hyderabad. Thanks to his brilliant bowling, Hyderabad defended a target of 160 despite Manan Vohra’s 95.
Hyderabad bowed out of the edition as KKR chased 48 in 6 overs in a shortened eliminator at Bengaluru. Kumar picked up 1 for 11.
2018 | 24 wickets by Andrew Tye (Kings XI Punjab)
Australia’s T20 specialist Andrew Tye won the Purple Cap in 2018, claiming 24 wickets in 14 games at an average of 18.66 and a strike rate of 14. He finished with an economy rate of 8.
Tye’s best of 4 for 16 came against MI at Wankhede in the 50th match. He picked up the top three of Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis and Ishan Kishan. However, Punjab lost by game the three runs, failing to chase 187.
Tye also picked up 4 for 34 against Rajasthan and 4 for 41 against KKR. Despite Tye’s success, Punjab failed to make the playoffs, managing only six wins.
2019 | 26 wickets by Imran Tahir (Chennai Super Kings)
The ageless Imran Tahir dominated the bowling charts in IPL 2019, with 26 wickets in 17 matches for CSK at an average of 16.57 and a strike rate of 14.84. He maintained an impressive economy rate of 6.69.
Tahir’s best of 4 for 12 came against Delhi Capitals in the 50th match at Chennai. DC were rolled over for 99 chasing 180.
He also claimed 4 for 27 against KKR and 3 for 9 against RCB in the season opener as the latter were bowled out for 70.
CSK tantalizingly went down to MI by 1 run in the pulsating final at Hyderabad. Tahir’s impressive figures of 2 for 23 went in vain.
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