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Hardik Pandya - Source (AP)
On Thursday, April 17, Mumbai Indians will host Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Ahead of the much-awaited clash, eyes would be on Hardik Pandya, who is eying to top the purple cap leader table.
Notably, Pandya has had a brilliant season so far as he has 10 wickets in six innings, which includes a five-wicket haul. The MI captain is Mumbai's most successful bowler in this edition and is now looking to displace Noor Ahmad at the top, who is donning the purple cap with 12 wickets.
How Many Wickets Hardik Need For The Purple Cap?
For the unversed, Hardik has 10 wickets and is the fifth-highest wicket-taker in IPL 2025. Further, he needs just three more scalps against SRH to go at the top and don the purple cap after either the mid-innings or the end of the match. Further, even if Hardik takes two wickets, he would equal Noor's tally at the top.
Here is the IPL 2025 Purple Cap List
- Noor Ahmad - 12 Wickets
- Khaleel Ahmed - 11 Wickets
- Kuldeep Yadav - 11 Wickets
- Shardul Thakur - 11 Wickets
- Hardik Pandya - 10 Wickets
Further, for the ones who are confused as to who will don the purple cap if Hardik and Noor end up with 12 wickets, then Noor would be the one with purple cap as he has a better economy rate than Hardik.
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