Prize Money: The team that wins the IPL trophy gets a lot of money. Apart from this, the runner up team gets a good amount of prize money, but do you know how much prize money the players who win the Orange Cap and Purple Cap in IPL get? Actually, in this tournament, the player who scores the most runs is awarded the Orange Cap and the bowler who takes the most wickets is awarded the Purple Cap, but how much money is received as prize money? The IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap winners receive Rs 15 lakh as prize money.
Who wins the Purple Cap in IPL get?
Last season, Harshal Patel of Punjab Kings took the most wickets with 24 wickets. In this way Harshal Patel was awarded the Purple Cap. Also, this bowler got Rs 15 lakh as prize money.Actually, Harshal Patel’s name is among the few players who have won the Purple Cap twice in the tournament. Earlier, Dwayne Bravo had won the Purple Cap in IPL 2013 and IPL 2015 seasons. At the same time, Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap in IPL 2021 as well as IPL 2024. Harshal Patel was part of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2021 season.
Times in IPL history
But do you know who tops the list of batsmen who have won the Orange Cap the most number of times in IPL history? Actually, David Warner tops this list.In IPL history, David Warner has won the Orange Cap a record 3 times. Apart from this, Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli have won the Orange Cap 2-2 times each. Talking about other batsmen who have won the Orange Cap in IPL history, they include the names of Shaun Marsh, Matthew Hayden, Sachin Tendulkar, Mike Hussey, Robin Uthappa, Kemarin Williamson, KL Rahul, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jos Buttler and Shubman Gill.