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IPL 2022 Purple Cap: RR’s leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal continues to hold on to the Purple Cap. Although the number of contenders competing against him is increasing.
In IPL 2022, on Wednesday, Punjab Kings won the third win of the season by defeating Mumbai Indians. Purple Cap after this match (IPL Purple Cap) Not much has changed in the race. In the race to take the most wickets among bowlers, none of the bowlers of Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians could even reach the top three. Yuzvendra Chahal of Rajasthan Royals (Yuzvendra Chahal) Has retained possession of the Purple Cap. However, Umesh Yadav of Kolkata Knight Riders (Umesh Yadav) Getting tough competition from Before Chahal, this cap was adorned on Umesh’s head.
Every year many new and some legendary bowlers appear in the Purple Cap race. Match by match this race becomes very exciting. Apart from making his team win the title, every bowler dreams of winning this cap. After every match, the bowler who is at number one in the list of most wickets is considered entitled. This year 10 teams are taking part in the league instead of 8, so the Purple Cap race has become even more difficult and exciting. At the same time, many new names have also joined this race.
Rahul Chahar missed opportunity
The Purple Cap race was expected to change after the match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. Punjab’s spin bowler Rahul Chahar had seven wickets in his name. He had a chance to chase Chahal by taking four wickets. However, he could not get a single wicket in this match. Young Devald Brevis scored 28 runs in his first over.
Odeon Smith is also behind with four wickets
Apart from Chahar, Timal Mills of Mumbai also had a chance to overtake Chahar. Mills had six wickets in three matches to his name. However, against Punjab, he also could not get the wicket and is still in his place. For Mumbai, Basil Thampi took the highest two wickets but he is far behind in the race and still could not reach the top 5. Bumrah also took a wicket but he too is far behind at the moment. Odeon Smith bowled brilliantly for Punjab Kings and took four wickets. He has taken six wickets in five matches. He has now joined the race.
Know the full details of the Purple Cap race in IPL 2022 here
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