Who leads BBL all-time purple cap?

SA Abbott leads BBL all-time purple cap with 185. The top three are: SA Abbott, BJ Dwarshuis, AJ Tye.

How is BBL purple cap calculated?

Most wickets taken across all BBL seasons (2011/12–2024/25). Bowler-credited dismissals only. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.

Does this BBL purple cap leaderboard include 2025?

Yes. The all-time table covers BBL 2011/12–2025. A separate 2025-only view is shown below the all-time table.

What data source powers this leaderboard?

Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.

BBL leaderboard

BBL Purple Cap — Most Wickets

SA Abbott leads BBL all-time purple cap with 185. Most wickets taken across all BBL seasons (2011/12–2024/25). Bowler-credited dismissals only.

All time (BBL 2011/12–2025)

#	Player	Wickets
1	SA Abbottsydney-sixers sydney-thunder	185
2	BJ Dwarshuissydney-sixers	164
3	AJ Tyemelbourne-renegades perth-scorchers sydney-thunder	160
4	JP Behrendorffmelbourne-renegades perth-scorchers	145
5	KW Richardsonadelaide-strikers melbourne-renegades sydney-sixers	138
6	A Zampaadelaide-strikers melbourne-renegades melbourne-stars sydney-thunder	130
7	DR Samssydney-sixers sydney-thunder	128
8	PM Siddleadelaide-strikers melbourne-renegades melbourne-stars	127
9	RP Meredithhobart-hurricanes	117
10	JA Richardsonperth-scorchers	113
11	MG Neseradelaide-strikers brisbane-heat	112
12	CJ Boyceadelaide-strikers hobart-hurricanes melbourne-renegades	111
13	B Laughlinadelaide-strikers brisbane-heat hobart-hurricanes	105
14	MT Steketeebrisbane-heat melbourne-stars	104
15	NT Ellishobart-hurricanes	100

Frequently asked questions

Who leads BBL all-time purple cap?: SA Abbott leads BBL all-time purple cap with 185. The top three are: SA Abbott, BJ Dwarshuis, AJ Tye.
How is BBL purple cap calculated?: Most wickets taken across all BBL seasons (2011/12–2024/25). Bowler-credited dismissals only. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this BBL purple cap leaderboard include 2025?: Yes. The all-time table covers BBL 2011/12–2025. A separate 2025-only view is shown below the all-time table.
What data source powers this leaderboard?: Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.

Sources & methodology

Derived from the canonical BBL SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-bbl.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: SA Abbott leads BBL all-time purple cap with 185. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/bbl/leaderboards/purple-cap”