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IPL Most Wickets 2021: Which bowlers currently has the Purple Cap in IPL 2021?

Dixit Bhargav
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IPL Most Wickets 2021: Which bowlers currently has the Purple Cap in IPL 2021?

IPL Most Wickets 2021: The Sportsrush present for you the list of highest wicket-takers in Indian Premier League 2021.

There is no going into a safe house regarding the fact that the T20 format can be the most toughest one for bowlers. Irrespective of the genre or skill, there are days when bowlers can find it hard to contain the opposition batsmen.

Going by the prevalent notion of “bowlers win trophies”, one can’t undermine the hard yards put it by bowlers principally in the long run.

As far as the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League is concerned, bowlers might not have outplayed the batsmen completely but they’ve surely ensured that batsmen work hard for their runs.

With a large part of the season having been played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, bowlers have dictated terms to a large extent. With the surface at the Chepauk assisting bowlers, there have been instances when fielding teams have defended below par totals as well.

As far as the highest wicket-taker in IPL 2021, is concerned, Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Harshal Patel has surprised one and all by overdoing all his counterparts till now. Having picked a maiden IPL five-wicket haul in the season opener against defending champions Mumbai Indians, Patel has continued to be among the wickets.

Much like Patel, Delhi Capitals’ Avesh Khan is another lesser expected name to feature in the list. Being given opportunities ahead of the likes of Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav, this Madhya Pradesh bowler has justified his selection with regular breakthroughs.

IPL Most Wickets 2021

NameMatchesOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomySR
Harshal Patel4160116129.667.258
Avesh Khan4140103812.877.3510.5
Deepak Chahar441110813.757.3311.2
Rahul Chahar4160118814.757.3712
Andre Russell49011271612.447.7

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Dixit Bhargav

Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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