A collective team effort from Mumbai Indians saw them winning their second match against Kolkata Knight Riders whereas the latter had to begin their IPL 2020 on a poor note. Chasing 196 was never going to be easy for Kolkata Knight Riders. The Mumbai Indians bowling unit made it more difficult. Which why the highest wicket-taker table has four Mumbai Indians bowlers in the top ten. Keep reading to find out the updated Purple Cap holder of the IPL 2020 after Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians 5th match.
The top four positions of the Purple Cap 2020 remain unchanged. But the rest of the top ten rankings are massively dominated by Mumbai Indians bowlers at present. James Pattinson had a good first match and he continued a good run in his second match against KKR as well. He scalped two wickets today for 25 runs in his four overs. Pattinson is at the No. 5 position of the chart followed by Trent Boult (2/30), Rahul Chahar (2/26), and Jasprit Bumrah (2/32) at 6th, 7th, and 10th position respectively. They kept taking wickets at regular intervals and ensured KKR did not get any chance to work on partnerships. Bumrah finally looked in shape which is great news for MI for the upcoming matches.
Here is the updated Purple Cap table after KKR vs MI Match 5:
| IPL 2020 Purple Cap Updated | |||||||||
| POS | PLAYER | Matches | Innings | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Avg | Econ | SR |
| 1 | Sam Curran | 2 | 2 | 8 | 61 | 4 | 15.25 | 7.62 | 12 |
| 2 | Lungi Ngidi | 2 | 2 | 8 | 94 | 4 | 23.5 | 11.75 | 12 |
| 3 | Mohammad Shami | 1 | 2 | 4.2 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4.15 | 8.66 |
| 4 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 5 | James Pattinson | 2 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 3 | 17.33 | 6.5 | 16 |
| 6 | Trent Boult | 2 | 2 | 7.2 | 53 | 3 | 17.66 | 7.22 | 14.66 |
| 7 | Rahul Chahar | 2 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 3 | 20.66 | 7.75 | 16 |
| 8 | Deepak Chahar | 2 | 2 | 8 | 63 | 3 | 21 | 7.87 | 16 |
| 9 | Rahul Tewatia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 12.33 | 9.25 | 8 |
| 10 | Jasprit Bumrah | 2 | 2 | 8 | 75 | 3 | 25 | 9.37 | 16 |
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