In IPL 2023, the race is not just about scoring runs. There is also a competition on who will take the most wickets. Purple Cap is the reason why this competition is interesting and exciting. To decorate this cap on their head, the players create mutiny with the ball. Puts the batsmen in trouble. Traps them in their woven net, so that their wickets are filled with their dismissals and they win the Purple Cap.
Purple Cap is also like an award made on the lines of Orange Cap. Like at the end of the IPL, Orange Cap is given to the batsman who scored the most runs. In the same way, the one who takes the most wickets gets the Purple Cap.
Mark Wood's head is decorated with Purple Cap
The Purple Cap in IPL 2023 is currently with the player who took 5 wickets in a match by giving only 14 runs. At the same time, he has a total of 11 wickets in his name and to take so many wickets, he has taken the support of just 4 matches and 16 overs. We are talking about England bowler Mark Wood playing with Lucknow Super Giants.
Chahal and Rashid are also in the race
By the way, like Mark Wood, 11 wickets are also in the names of Yuzvendra Chahal and Rashid Khan. But he has played 1-1 matches more than Wood. On the other hand, Chahal has spent fewer runs than Rashid, so he is number two in the Purple Cap race. While Rashid's position is third.
Mohammed Shami of Gujarat Titans has become fourth in the Purple Cap race with 10 wickets in 5 matches. At the same time, Ravi Bishnoi, who took 8 wickets in the same number of matches, is at number 5.
3 spinners are included in the top 5
As of now, left-handed batsmen are dominant in the Orange Cap race. At the same time, in the race for the Purple Cap, spinners are dominating as compared to fast bowlers. 3 of the top 5 bowlers are spinners.
