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IPL 2012 Highest Wicket Takers

The highest wicket taker in the IPL dons the coveted purple cap. In the last IPL in 2011 Lasith Malinga of Mumbai Indians got the honor. In 2010 PP Ojha of Deccan Chargers took 21 wickets, and in 2009 R P Singh, his team mate wore the cap with a haul of 23 wickets. Sohail Tanvir of Rajasthan Royals took 22 wickets in 2008 to wear the purple cap.

IPL 5 Top Bowlers



PlayerMatchesInnsOversMdnsRunsWicketsBBIAveEconSR45
M Morkel16166314532504/20/1218.127.1915.110
(Delhi Daredevils)            
SP Narine151559.113242405/19/1213.55.4714.711
(Kolkata Knight Riders)            
SL Malinga141455.313502204/16/1215.96.315.110
(Mumbai Indians)            
UT Yadav17176124531903/19/1223.847.4219.200
(Delhi Daredevils)            
R Vinay Kumar151455.504801903/22/1225.268.5917.600
(Royal Challengers Bangalore)            
DW Steyn121246.422851803/08/1215.836.115.500
(Deccan Chargers)            
P Awana1212470372174/3421.887.9116.510
(Kings XI Punjab)            
Z Khan1615601453173/3826.647.5521.100
(Royal Challengers Bangalore)            
KA Pollard141443.50350164/4421.877.9816.410
(Mumbai Indians)            
PP Chawla16165714191603/18/1226.187.3521.300
(Kings XI Punjab)            
M Muralitharan10104002601503/21/1217.336.51600
(Royal Challengers Bangalore)            
MM Patel121246.423671504/20/1224.467.8618.620
(Mumbai Indians)            
JH Kallis17165404031502/07/1226.867.4621.600
(Kolkata Knight Riders)            
DJ Bravo191857.404621502/10/1230.88.012300
(Chennai Super Kings)            
BW Hilfenhaus993422331403/27/1216.646.8514.500
(Chennai Super Kings)            
Azhar Mahmood111142.403291403/20/1223.57.7118.200
(Kings XI Punjab)            
R Ashwin191865.504311403/23/1230.786.5428.200
(Chennai Super Kings)            
A Mishra1414470377133/32298.0221.600
(Deccan Chargers)            
SK Trivedi14145213801304/25/1229.237.32410
(Rajasthan Royals)            
JA Morkel161549.303851303/29/1229.617.7722.800
(Chennai Super Kings)            
R Bhatia171653.103891302/14/1229.927.3124.500
(Kolkata Knight Riders)            
Shakib Al Hasan883001951203/17/1216.256.51500
(Kolkata Knight Riders)            
RA Jadeja19143502731205/16/1222.757.817.501
(Chennai Super Kings)            
L Balaji883011621104/18/1214.725.416.310
(Kolkata Knight Riders)            
A Ashish Reddy9927.102371103/25/1221.548.7214.800
(Deccan Chargers)            
A Nehra13134804021103/23/1236.548.3726.100
(Pune Warriors)            
K Cooper662411741004/26/1217.47.2514.410
(Rajasthan Royals)            
GB Hogg99360253102/3125.37.0221.600
(Rajasthan Royals)            
V Pratap Singh99340296102/3129.68.720.400
(Deccan Chargers)            
A Singh9932.503101002/29/12319.4419.700
(Rajasthan Royals)            
RP Singh11114103181003/28/1231.87.7524.600
(Mumbai Indians)            
AB Dinda77241169904/18/1218.777.041610
(Pune Warriors)            
PP Ojha99300220902/17/1224.447.332000
(Mumbai Indians)            
J Botha1111410297902/21/12337.2427.300
(Rajasthan Royals)            
R Sharma1111370300902/16/1233.338.124.600
(Pune Warriors)            
SB Jakati1515410336902/14/1237.338.1927.300
(Chennai Super Kings)            
HV Patel1211410340902/24/1237.778.2927.300
(Royal Challengers Bangalore)            
P Kumar1616632434902/15/1248.226.884200
(Kings XI Punjab)            
RJ Harris5518013084/3416.257.2213.510
(Kings XI Punjab)            
DE Bollinger66180157803/24/1219.628.7213.500
(Chennai Super Kings)            
MN Samuels8828.4021683/39277.5321.500
(Pune Warriors)            
DT Christian77270233802/26/1229.128.6220.200
(Deccan Chargers)            
VR Aaron88310271802/19/1233.878.7423.200
(Delhi Daredevils)            
B Kumar1111390281802/09/1235.127.229.200
(Pune Warriors)            
S Nadeem1212450318803/16/1239.757.0633.700
(Delhi Daredevils)            
IK Pathan171760246582/4658.127.754500
(Delhi Daredevils)           


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