Yuzvendra Chahal grabbed 1 wicket in the final match of IPL 2022 to beat RCB’s Wanindu Hasaranga and win the IPL 2022 Purple Cup. The Purple Cap is awarded to the tournament’s leading wicket-taker.
He took the wicket during the final between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans on Sunday. The Rajasthan Royals spinner took dismissed Hardik Pandya for his 27th wicket of the season, surpassing RCB’s Wanindu Hasaranga, who had 26. Chahal had a 19.51 average and a 7.75 economy rate at the end of the season.
Chahal’s wicket came at a vital point in the game, when Gujarat appeared to be in command of the chase. To dismiss Pandya, he bowled a traditional leg spinner’s delivery, floating the ball in the air at fuller length in the leg and middle stump. Pandya sent the ball back to first slip, where Yashasvi Jaiswal took a brilliant catch. Chahal bowled a 4-0-20-1 spell against Gujarat Titans.
In IPL 2022, Chahal became the first spinner to take a hat-trick in the T20 format, and he also became the tournament’s top wicket-taker, one ahead of South Africa’s Imran Tahir and Wanindu Hasaranga.
Despite the fact that they RR in the final, Chahal had a successful competition in his debut season with the Rajasthan Royals, after previously been associated with the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Chahal was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 6.50 crore in the IPL mega auction.
Chahal’s record of 27 wickets is the greatest by a spinner in an IPL season, surpassing Imran Tahir’s (2019) and Hasaranga’s totals (26).
Most Wickets in IPL 2022
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) | 17 | 27 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (RCB) | 16 | 26 |
| Kagiso Rabada (PBKS) | 13 | 23 |
| Umran Malik (SRH) | 14 | 22 |
| Kuldeep Yadav (DC) | 14 | 21 |
