Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Josh Hazlewood and Gujarat Titans (GT) R. Sai Kishore climb up in the Purple Cap list after facing each other in a high-voltage clash at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Sai Kishore picked two wickets against RCB to complete six scalps in three matches of the IPL so far.
RCB star Josh Hazlewood also picked up a wicket to complete six wickets in the tournament. Both Sai Kishore and Hazlewood are currently on third and fourth in the Purple Cap standings after GT's eight wicket dominating eight-wicket win against RCB.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) spinner Noor Ahmed currently tops the tally with nine wickets in three outings. During his recent outing against Rajasthan Royals (RR) Noor picked up two wickets in his four overs to leapfrog Delhi Capitals’ (DC) Mitchell Starc in the list.
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DC speedster Mitchell Starc is currently on second in the list with eight wickets in two matches of the cash-rich league. The Australia star was the stand-out performer during his last outing against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). He picked up a maiden fifer in T20s.
| Player | Team | Mat. | Wkts. | Econ. | Avg. | BBI |
| Noor Ahmad | CSK | 3 | 9 | 6.83 | 9.11 | 4/18 |
| Mitchell Starc | DC | 2 | 8 | 10.04 | 9.62 | 5/35 |
| Josh Hazlewood | RCB | 3 | 6 | 7.26 | 14.33 | 3/21 |
| R. Sai Kishore | GT | 3 | 6 | 7.41 | 14.83 | 3/30 |
| Khaleel Ahmed | CSK | 3 | 6 | 7.91 | 15.83 | 3/29 |
Coming back to RCB vs GT clash, Shubman Gill-led GT defeated RCB by eight wickets to register their second win of the tournament. GT are currently on number four in the points table tally.