Shardul Thakur becomes IPL 2025 Purple Cap holder with outstanding performance against SRH

Shardul Thakur becomes the IPL 2025 Purple Cap holder with a stellar performance against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday, taking four important wickets of Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Abhinav Manohar, and Mohammed Shami. Thanks to his outstanding spell, LSG managed to restrict the dangerous batting side of SRH to 190. Now, with 6 wickets in two matches, Shardul Thakur has claimed the IPL 2025 Purple Cap with the most wickets. 

Shardul Thakur becomes the IPL 2025 Purple Cap holder

With 6 wickets in two matches with an average of 8.83, Shardul Thakur is now the Purple Cap holder of IPL 2025. Notably, the 33-year-old went unsold in the mega auction and joined LSG as a replacement for the injured Mohsin Khan. 

Shardul Thakur took two wickets against Delhi Capitals in LSG’s first match of the season. The bowler bowled two overs and took important wickets of Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel. In the second match, he removed dangerous Abhisek Sharma and Ishan Kishan in two back-to-back balls and dismissed Abhinav Manohar and Mohammed Shami at the end. He took 4 wickets against SRH in his four overs.

Here are the top five wicket-takers of IPL 2025 so far:

1. Shardul Thakur (LSG) – 6 wickets in 2 matches, best bowling figures of 4/34, economy rate of 8.83.
2. Noor Ahmad (CSK) – 4 wickets in 1 match, best bowling figures of 4/18, economy rate of 4.50.
3. Khaleel Ahmed (CSK) – 3 wickets in 1 match, best bowling figures of 3/29, economy rate of 7.25.
4. Krunal Pandya (RCB) – 3 wickets in 1 match, best bowling figures of 3/29, economy rate of 7.25.
5. R Sai Kishore (GT) – 3 wickets in 1 match, best bowling figures of 3/30, economy rate of 7.50.