IPL 2024 Purple Cap: Harshal Patel is at the forefront in the race for Purple Cap, now this bowler can challenge
IPL 2024 Purple Cap Holder: The race for the Purple Cap in IPL seems to be getting more interesting this year. Although at present, Punjab Kings fast bowler Harshal Patel is leading in this list, his lead is also considerable, but now his team is out, hence his wicket count will not increase. Meanwhile, a KKR bowler can challenge him, but he is also far behind him.
Harshal Patel has taken 24 wickets so far
Harshal Patel has a purple cap on his head after the end of the league phase in IPL. He has taken 24 wickets in 14 matches. His team Punjab Kings is now out of the tournament. After this, Jasprit Bumrah of Mumbai Indians is at second place, who has taken 20 wickets after playing 13 matches. But now his number of wickets will not increase, because the team is out.
Arshdeep is at number three and Varun Chakraborty is at number four.
Arshdeep Singh of Punjab Kings has taken 19 wickets in 14 matches, he is in third place. His team is also out of the playoffs. After this comes Varun Chakraborty. He has taken 18 wickets in 13 matches so far, he can become a challenge for Harshal Patel. But they would need at least 6 more wickets here.
Varun Chakraborty will get two more matches
The good thing for Varun Chakraborty is that he will now get a chance to play at least two more matches from here. His team has qualified for the playoffs at number one. That means his team will play the first qualifier. If the team wins this match then it will go directly to the finals. That means we will get one more match. But even if the team loses, they will still get a chance to play in the second qualifier. That means, if he remains fit, he will get to play two matches from here in any case. In such a situation, if he takes 6 more wickets in two matches, then the Purple Cap will be decorated on his head.
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