Following are the 10 bowlers who took highest wickets in IPL 2016.
Purple Cap Holder in IPL 2016 – B Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| Player/ Team | Matches | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Strike Rate | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 17 | 66.0 | 3 | 490 | 23 | 4/29 | 21.30 | 17.2 | 7.42 |
| YS Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 13 | 49.1 | 0 | 401 | 21 | 4/25 | 19.09 | 14.0 | 8.15 |
| SR Watson (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 485 | 20 | 4/29 | 24.25 | 16.9 | 8.58 |
| DS Kulkarni (Gujarat Lions) | 14 | 49.0 | 4 | 364 | 18 | 4/14 | 20.22 | 16.3 | 7.42 |
| Mustafizur Rahman (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 16 | 61.0 | 1 | 421 | 17 | 3/16 | 24.76 | 21.5 | 6.90 |
| MJ McClenaghan (Mumbai Indians) | 14 | 53.2 | 0 | 436 | 17 | 4/21 | 25.64 | 18.8 | 8.17 |
| DJ Bravo (Gujarat Lions) | 15 | 56.0 | 0 | 494 | 17 | 4/22 | 29.05 | 19.7 | 8.82 |
| AD Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) | 12 | 36.3 | 0 | 291 | 15 | 4/20 | 19.40 | 14.6 | 7.97 |
| Sandeep Sharma (Kings XI Punjab) | 14 | 50.0 | 1 | 366 | 15 | 2/11 | 24.40 | 20.0 | 7.32 |
| JJ Bumrah (Mumbai Indians) | 14 | 52.0 | 0 | 406 | 15 | 3/13 | 27.06 | 20.8 | 7.80 |
