IPL 2023: Top 10 contenders to win Purple Cap
Certain top-drawer bowlers have the potential to take IPL 2023 by storm with their performances.
3. Wanindu Hasaranga
Wanindu Hasaranga has been Sri Lanka’s mainstay with the ball in the white-ball circuit. He has featured in 55 T20Is and bagged 89 wickets at an economy of 6.80. Coming to the ODIs, the 25-year-old has picked up 39 wickets in 38 matches at an economy of 5.12. Besides his bowling might, he has been a vital contributor with the bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore went hammer and tongs to sign Hasaranga at the 2022 mega auction and paid a staggering sum of INR 10.75 crore to acquire him. RCB’s big investment bore fruit as the Galle-born did splendid job with the ball and ended the tournament as its second most leading wicket-taker, with 26 wickets in 16 games.
Hasaranga also showed his bowling credentials in the recently culminated International League T20 and bagged 15 wickets in nine games at an economy of 7.18. The Sri Lankan spinner would look to bring his A-game into play in the 16th IPL edition and clinch the Purple Cap.
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