IPL 2024: Achievement of unselected bowler in T20 World Cup, winner of Purple Cap

• Punjab Kings team's fast bowler Harshal Patel managed to win the Purple Cap
  
• Harshal Patel proved to be very effective in bowling the last over
  
• Harshal won the Purple Cap for the second time in IPL history
  

In the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders won the title for the third time by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final match. Talking about taking the most wickets this season, Punjab Kings team's fast bowler Harshal Patel managed to win the Purple Cap. In the middle of the season, he faced good competition from Jasprit Bumrah but in the end Harshal Patel managed to keep himself ahead in the race, while KKR's Varun Chakraborty finished second in this list by taking one wicket.

Harshal took a total of 24 wickets

In the 17th season of IPL, Harshal Patel proved to be very effective in bowling the last overs. He played a total of 14 matches this season and bowled 49 overs in which Harshal took a total of 24 wickets at an average of 19.14. The second-highest wicket-taker in the list is Varun Chakraborty, who bowled 50 overs in 14 matches and took a total of 21 wickets at an average of 19.14. While Jasprit Bumrah, who played a total of 13 matches in the 17th season of IPL, managed to take 20 wickets at an average of 16.80. Harshal has won this Purple Cap for the second time in the history of IPL, before this he took a total of 32 wickets while playing for the RCB team in that season of IPL 2021.

Highest wicket taker in IPL 17th season

Harshal Patel – 24 wickets

Varun Chakravarthy- 21 wickets

Jasprit Bumrah – 20 wickets

T Natarajan- 19 wickets

Punjab Kings finished the season in 9th place.

If we look at the performance of Punjab Kings team in the 17th season of IPL, after playing 14 league matches, they were able to win only 5 and lost 9 matches. In the middle of the season, Punjab Kings suffered the biggest setback in the form of captain Shikhar Dhawan, who after playing a few matches could not play the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury.