IPL Records: Purple Cap - Top 10 bowlers in IPL 2016

#2 Yuzvendra Chahal - Royal Challengers Bangalore

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Yuzvendra Chahal is another RCB player to feature on this list. A huge amount of credit also goes to Chahal to help RCB reach the final. He handled the spin department solely and took 21 wickets in IPL 2016.

Nicknamed Yuzi, the leggie bowled with an average of 19.09 and a bowling strike rate of 14.04. His economy rate was 8.15 and also he had one 4 wicket haul to his name. Chahal is donning the RCB jersey in IPL 2019 as well.

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#1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar - Sunrisers Hyderabad

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the Purple Cap of IPL 2016, after taking 23 wickets in 17 innings. Due to his magical bowling, SRH earned the title victory in 2016. His fast bowling and deadly yorkers were knocking every batsman down in IPL 9.

Kumar bowled with an economy rate of 7.42 and with an average of 21.30 that year. Also, he had a strike rate of 17.21. He had one 4 wicket haul and best figures of 4/29, playing for SRH. He has been appointed as the vice captain of SRH in IPL 2019.