Purple Cap Standings: Who’s leading the charts after IPL 2026 opener between RCB & SRH

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season is underway. The tournament opener was hosted at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, with the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) hosting the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). After RCB claimed an easy victory to kick off their campaign, check out who leads the Purple Cap race, aka the most wickets column.

Most wickets in IPL 2026 (Purple Cap)

BowlerTeamMatchesWicketsAverageEconomyStrike
RateBest
Figures
Jacob DuffyRCB137.335.508.003/22
Romario ShepherdRCB131813.508.003/54
David PayneSRH1217.5011.669.0024/3
Bhuvneshwar KumarRCB11317.7524.0033/5
Suyash SharmaRCB11289.3318.0026/3

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