RCB may not be having the best of IPL 2018, but their main bowler Umesh Yadav is growing in strength every match. Yadav currently leads the list of most wickets in IPL 2018 and holds the coveted Purple Cap.
The Purple Cap continued to change hands on Matchday 31 of IPL 2018 on Monday after Royal Challengers Bangalore's Umesh Yadav overtook Mumbai Indians' Hardik Pandya in the bowlers' list.
Umesh stood at the top of the IPL 2018 Purple Cap list with 14 wickets, the same as Hardik, but a better economy rate put him ahead of the Mumbai player in the bowlers' list.
Umesh returned figures of 1/36 against Sunrisers Hyderabad to join Hardik on 14 wickets after match 39 of IPL 2018.
Umesh has an economy rate of 8.15 while Pandya has given 8.49 per over.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Siddharth Kaul and Rashid Khan occupy the next two spots followed by Mumbai's Mayank Markande. Delhi Daredevils' Trent Boult is at sixth. All these bowlers have taken 13 wickets so far.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman of Kings XI Punjab and Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders have 12 wickets each while Jasprit Bumrah is at number 10 with 11 wickets.
IPL 2018- Race for Purple Cap: Here's list of top bowlers of Indian Premier League 11
| IPL 2018 |
Purple Cap |
Most Wickets |
| Position |
Player |
Team |
Matches |
Wickets |
Economy |
| 1 |
Umesh Yadav |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
10 |
14 |
8.15 |
| 2 |
Hardik Pandya |
Mumbai Indians |
9 |
14 |
8.49 |
| 3 |
Siddharth Kaul |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
10 |
13 |
7.05 |
| 4 |
Rashid Khan |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
10 |
13 |
7.15 |
| 5 |
Mayank Markande |
Mumbai Indians |
10 |
13 |
7.97 |
| 6 |
Trent Boult |
Delhi Daredevils |
10 |
13 |
8.96 |
| 7 |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
Kings XI Punjab |
9 |
12 |
6.86 |
| 8 |
Sunil Narine |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
10 |
12 |
7.59 |
| 9 |
Andrew Tye |
Kings XI Punjab |
9 |
12 |
7.69 |
| 10 |
Jasprit Bumrah |
Mumbai Indians |
10 |
11 |
6.92 |
The leading wicket-taker at the end of the Indian Premier League season wins the Purple Cap award. The bowler with most wickets in IPL during the course of the season gets to wear the Purple Cap.
*This list was updated after Match 39 of IPL 2018, played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
