IPL 2022 Purple Cap: In this season of IPL, Rajasthan Royals bowler Yuzvendra Chahal is on top in terms of taking wickets. Purple cap is adorned on his head. However, after Sunday’s RCB vs SRH match, Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has come very close to Chahal for the Purple Cap. RCB’s Vanindu took 5 wickets against Sunrisers in the match last night. With this, he has come second in the Purple Cap race with 21 wickets in this season. He has defeated Kuldeep Yadav, Kagiso Rabada and T Natarajan in this race. However, he has not been able to beat Yuzvendra Chahal of Rajasthan Royals.
Rajasthan Royals bowler Yuzvendra Chahal has bowled 44 overs in 11 matches so far this season. In this, he has given runs per over at an average of 7.25 and has taken 22 wickets with a bowling average of 14.50. That is, after spending every 14 runs on an average, Yuzvendra has definitely got a wicket.
| position | bowler | match | wicket | bowling average | economy rate |
| 1 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 11 | 22 | 14.50 | 7.25 |
| 2 | Vanindu Hasranga | 12 | 21 | 15.33 | 7.85 |
| 3 | Kagiso Rabada | 10 | 18 | 17.94 | 8.72 |
| 4 | Kuldeep Yadav | 11 | 18 | 19.55 | 8.87 |
| 5 | T Natarajan | 9 | 17 | 17.82 | 8.65 |
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