IPL 2022 Purple Cap: RCB pacer Josh Hazlewood breaks into top 10 after personal best IPL figures

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign has seen many bowlers showcasing their top form and dominating the top 10 bowlers from the season so far. Here is the complete list of the top-10 bowlers in IPL 2022 so far in this season.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign has seen many bowlers showcasing their top form and dominating the top 10 bowlers from the season so far. Following Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) brilliant form in recent matches, their bowling attack has forced their way into the top-10 bowlers. One player who has broken into the top 10, replacing Mohammad Shami, is Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood, who picked up four for 25 in their last match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Tuesday (April 19). 


Here is the complete list of the top-10 bowlers in IPL 2022 so far in this season:

Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals)

17 wickets in six matches have seen Yuzvendra Chahal reach the top of the bowling list in this season of the IPL. His best figures are 5/40 for the season, and the spinner also has an economy rate of 7.33. He picked up his first IPL hat-trick against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as well. 


T Natarajan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

His recent performances have seen T Natarajan soar to second on the table. He has 12 wickets this season, the same as Chahal, but his economy rate of 8.66 pushes him to second on the table. 


Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals)

Kuldeep Yadav has had a resurgence with the Delhi Capitals (DC) this season. His best figures of 4/35 came against his former team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and the spin star has a strong economy rate of 8.23 with 11 wickets to his name. 


Avesh Khan (Lucknow Super Giants)

Avesh Khan beats Wanindu Hasaranga on the top-10 list of his better economy rate of 8.28. He has 11 wickets and his best figures of 4/24 for his team. 


Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

The Sri Lankan all-rounder has had patches of good form this season. He has 11 wickets to his name with an economy rate of 8.60 and his best figure in the season till now is a brilliant 4/20 against KKR. 


Umesh Yadav (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Umesh Yadav started the season as one of the best powerplay bowlers of the season but has dropped off in the last two matches. With 10 wickets under his belt this season, the KKR bowler has a brilliant economy rate of 7.39.


Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) veteran all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been in good form with the bowling in recent games, after starting the season badly. He has 10 wickets and his best for the season is 3/20. He also has an economy rate of 8.35.


Rahul Chahar (Punjab Kings)

The Punjab Kings (PBKS) spinner has been a shining light for his team this season. With nine wickets, he is the best PBKS bowler and has notched an economy rate of 7.20 as well.


Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

The pacer from Jammu & Kashmir has been in great form recently. His 4/28 in SRH's last match against PBKS was his best figure for the season, taking his tally to nine.


Josh Hazlewood (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Having joined his team late, Hazlewood has played three matches for RCB. He has slowly crept into the top 10. After picking up one and three wickets in his first two matches, Hazlewood notched a personal IPL best of 4/25 to help RCB beat LSG.  

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