WPL leaderboard

WPL Purple Cap — Most Wickets

AC Kerr leads WPL all-time purple cap with 54. Most wickets taken across all WPL seasons (2023–2025). Bowler-credited dismissals only (caught, bowled, lbw, stumped, hit wicket).

All time (WPL 2023–2025/26)

#PlayerWicketsSample
1AC Kerrmumbai-indians54
2HK Matthewsmumbai-indians46
3S Ecclestoneup-warriorz43
4NR Sciver-Bruntmumbai-indians40
5M Kappdelhi-capitals38
6S Pandeydelhi-capitalsup-warriorz37
7DB Sharmaup-warriorz34
8JL Jonassendelhi-capitals33
9A Gardnergujarat-giants31
10SR Patilroyal-challengers-bangaloreroyal-challengers-bengaluru30
11G Warehamgujarat-giantsroyal-challengers-bangaloreroyal-challengers-bengaluru27
12S Ismailmumbai-indiansup-warriorz26
13SFM Devinegujarat-giantsroyal-challengers-bangalore26
14S Ishaquemumbai-indians25
15RS Gayakwadgujarat-giantsup-warriorz24

2025/26 · top 10 for the latest season

#PlayerWicketsSample
1NSS Sharmadelhi-capitals17
2SFM Devinegujarat-giantsroyal-challengers-bangalore17
3N de Klerkroyal-challengers-bangaloreroyal-challengers-bengaluru16
4AC Kerrmumbai-indians14
5CA Henrydelhi-capitalsup-warriorz14
6N Shree Charanidelhi-capitals14
7LK Bellroyal-challengers-bengaluru12
8RS Gayakwadgujarat-giantsup-warriorz11
9SR Patilroyal-challengers-bangaloreroyal-challengers-bengaluru11
10M Kappdelhi-capitals10

Frequently asked questions

Who leads WPL all-time purple cap?
AC Kerr leads WPL all-time purple cap with 54. The top three are: AC Kerr, HK Matthews, S Ecclestone.
How is WPL purple cap calculated?
Most wickets taken across all WPL seasons (2023–2025). Bowler-credited dismissals only (caught, bowled, lbw, stumped, hit wicket). All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this WPL purple cap leaderboard include 2025/26?
Yes. The all-time table covers WPL 2023–2025/26. A separate 2025/26-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 WPL SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-wpl.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: AC Kerr leads WPL all-time purple cap with 54. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/wpl/leaderboards/purple-cap