In the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Kolkata Knight Riders team defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final match and managed to win this title for the third time. At the same time, fast bowler Harshal Patel, part of the Punjab Kings team, managed to win the Purple Cap in terms of taking the most wickets this season. He got a tough competition from Jasprit Bumrah in the middle of the season but in the end Harshal Patel managed to keep himself ahead in this race, while Varun Chakraborty, part of the KKR team, managed to occupy the second position in this list by taking a wicket in the final match.
Harshal took a total of 24 wickets
In the 17th season of IPL, Harshal Patel proved to be very effective in bowling the last overs. He played a total of 14 matches this season and bowled 49 overs in which Harshal took a total of 24 wickets at an average of 19.14. Varun Chakraborty, who is second in terms of most wickets in this list, bowled 50 overs in 14 matches and took a total of 21 wickets at an average of 19.14. At the same time, Jasprit Bumrah, who played a total of 13 matches in the 17th season of IPL, managed to take 20 wickets at an average of 16.80. Harshal has won this Purple Cap for the second time in the history of IPL, before this he had taken a total of 32 wickets in that season while playing for RCB in IPL 2021.
Highest wicket taker in IPL 17th season
- Harshal Patel – 24 wickets
- Varun Chakravarthy – 21 wickets
- Jasprit Bumrah – 20 wickets
- T Natarajan – 19 wickets
Punjab Kings ended the season at 9th place
If we look at the performance of the Punjab Kings team in the 17th season of IPL, after playing 14 league matches, they were able to win only 5 and lost 9 matches. Punjab Kings suffered the biggest setback in the middle of the season in the form of captain Shikhar Dhawan, who after playing a few matches, could not play the remaining matches of the season due to a shoulder injury.
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