IPL 2024: Jasprit Bumrah jumps several places to lead purple cap race with second IPL fifer; check full list here

Jasprit Bumrah was in sublime form against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He did damage with the new ball and the old to take five wickets for 21 runs.

Arun Rawal

• Fri • 12 Apr 2024

Jasprit Bumrah celebrates Virat Kohli's wicket (Getty Images)

Highlights:

Jasprit Bumrah became the first bowler to take a five-wicket haul against RCB.

Bumrah conceded just 21 runs while other bowlers took a beating at Wankhede Stadium.

The race for the Purple Cap among the bowlers is getting intense as the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 progresses. Mumbai Indians (MI) speedster Jasprit Bumrah after taking a five-wicket haul against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) dethroned Rajasthan Royals (RR) leggie Yuzvendra Chahal to get the purple cap.

Bumrah took five wickets and conceded just 21 runs from his quota of four overs in a high-scoring encounter at the Wankhede Stadium. He has 10 wickets from five games and a better average than Chahal who has same number of wickets from five games. Bumrah also has the best economy rate among the top five wicket-takers in the tournament. MI’s pace-bowling spearhead has bowled at an economy rate of 5.95 runs per over. Notably, Chahal is the only spinner who is in the top five in the race for the purple cap.

Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) Bangladesh recruit Mustafizur Rahman who has 9 wickets has occupied the third spot. Punjab Kings (PBKS) left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh is in the fourth position with eight wickets. He entered the race when he grabbed four wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on April 9.

Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer Mohit Sharma is in the fifth position. On April 10, against the RR he took one wicket and re-entered the list of top five wicket-takers in the race for the purple cap. Last season, he took 27 wickets from 14 matches.

Player	Team	Mat	Wkts.	Econ.	Avg.	BBI
Jasprit Bumrah	MI	5	10	5.95	11.90	5/21
Yuzvendra Chahal	RR	5	10	7.33	13.20	3/11
Mustafizur Rahman	CSK	4	9	8.00	14.22	4/29
Arshdeep Singh	PBKS	5	8	8.72	20.00	4/29
Mohit Sharma	GT	6	8	9.39	27.00	3/25

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Bowlers expected to break into top five

On April 12, Delhi Capitals (DC) will go up against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Ekana Cricket Stadium. DC’s left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed is in contention of entering the top five. He has seven wickets from five games.

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LSG's Yash Thakur who took the first five-wicket haul of the season against Gujarat Titans (GT) may become one of the frontrunners in purple cap race. Thakur has six wickets from three games. He stood up to the task when LSG's sensational fast bowler Mayank Yadav got injured. Mayank has six wickets from three games and is unlikely to take part in the clash against DC.

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