By SRTeam To be honest, it was actually the IPL 2024 season which was one of the most explosive seasons in the history of IPL, like we saw the highest team totals, the highest run chase, the most thrilling matches ever, and whatnot. So, no doubt, since everyone was after hitting boundaries, we had to keep an eye on the orange cap list as well as the purple cap list to see which batsman and bowlers are doing their magic this particular season. If you didn’t follow the IPL 2024, then this post is a must-read for you because we’re here to talk about the Purple and Orange Cap Winner in IPL 2024. Here we go.
Purple Cap Winner in IPL 2024: Harshal Patel (Punjab Kings)
Well, Harshal Patel isn’t the only bowler who has won the purple cap for two times in the history of IPL, there is Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s name that goes down in IPL history to win the purple cap for 2 consecutive times. But, the thing is, Harshal Patel sure is the only bowler who has won the purple cap for two different franchises in IPL, one was back in 2021 for RCB, and then he won it again in IPL 2024 for Punjab Kings. As for how his performance in IPL 2024 was, well, he only played 14 matches, and went on to take 24 wickets with an impressive average of 19.88.
Another interesting fact about Harshal Patel in IPL 2024 was that he was the only Indian player who was sold for over 10 crore rupees for this very reason. Though looking at his performance in 2024, SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) went for him with an 8 crore rupees price, and now he is part of this team in IPL 2025.
Orange Cap Winner in IPL 2024: Virat Kohli (RCB)
We all know how good Virat Kohli is at scoring runs, no matter if it is for Team India on the international stage or for his IPL franchise, which is RCB. Like, in 2016, we have already seen him putting a record 973 runs in just one IPL season, which was just insane, and it’s still impressive and kinda unbeatable. Though every year, Virat goes after breaking his own records, and that’s why we often see him on the orange cap list in pretty much every season of IPL. That same thing happened in IPL 2024 as well when he scored a whopping 741 runs with a strike rate of 154.70 at an average of 61.75. Looking at how explosive the IPL 2024 season was and how the orange cap list was so competitive, it is just amazing to see Virat Kohli still winning the orange cap.