Orange Cap IPL 2024: Virat Kohli enters the top spot in Orange Cap, Dinesh Karthik, Phil Salt enter. Check full list after DC vs RR match.
Orange Cap IPL 2024: With 181 runs, Virat Kohli leads the Orange Cap race in the IPL 2024. Heinrich Klaasen and Riyan Parag follow.
Ankush Pandey
Orange Cap IPL2024:
Former RCB captain Virat Kohli has risen to the top of the Orange Cap holding list in the present Indian Premier League (IPL) following the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) match on March 30. The former captain, Kohli, won the Orange Cap in 2016. This season, he hopes to repeat that performance.
One of the most coveted trophies in the IPL competition is the orange cap, which is given to the player who scores the most runs throughout the season. Players demonstrate their batting prowess and score runs to win the Orange Cap during the season. The leading run scorers in the IPL 2024 thus far are listed below.
IPL 2024 Orange Cap Holder
| No | Player | Team | R | Mat | BF | Avg | H.S | SR | 4s | 6s | 100s | 50s |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 181 | 3 | 128 | 60.3 | 83 | 141.41 | 15 | 7 | -- | 2 |
| 2 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 143 | 2 | 63 | 71.5 | 80 | 226.98 | 4 | 15 | -- | 2 |
| 3 | Riyan Parag | RR | 127 | 2 | 74 | 63.5 | 84 | 171.62 | 8 | 9 | -- | 1 |
| 4 | Sanju Samson | RR | 97 | 2 | 66 | 48.5 | 82 | 146.97 | 6 | 6 | -- | 1 |
| 5 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 95 | 2 | 42 | 47.5 | 63 | 226.19 | 7 | 9 | -- | 1 |
| 6 | Tilak Varma | MI | 89 | 2 | 53 | 44.5 | 64 | 167.92 | 3 | 7 | -- | 1 |
| 7 | Dinesh Karthik | RCB | 86 | 3 | 44 | 28.66 | 38 | 195.45 | 6 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 8 | Sam Curran | PBKS | 86 | 2 | 64 | 43 | 63 | 134.38 | 9 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 9 | Shivam Dubey | CSK | 85 | 2 | 51 | 42.5 | 51 | 166.67 | 6 | 6 | -- | 1 |
| 10 | Phil Salt | KKR | 84 | 2 | 60 | 42.0 | 54 | 140.00 | 5 | 5 | -- | 1 |
Virat Kohli of the RCB defeated Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad to go from third to first place. With an average of 90 and a strike rate of 141, Kohli has currently amassed 181 runs. After batting out the innings, Kohli smashed an unbeaten 83* in just 59 deliveries, smacking 4 fours and 4 sixes.Klaasen, who was ranked first, is now ranked second. He has scored 143 runs at an average of 143 and a strike rate of 226.
After hitting an incredible 84 not out off 45 balls in the RR vs. DC game, Rajasthan Royals' Riyan Parag, who had previously been ranked number one on the list, is now at number three. At a strike rate of 171 and an average of 127, Parag has already scored 127 runs.Sanju Samson, the captain of the Rajasthan Royals, is ranked number four with 97 runs, a strike rate of 146, and an average of 97.
Abhishek Sharma of Sunrisers Hyderabad, who has amassed 95 runs with a strike rate of 226 and an average of 47 in the first two games, is holding down fifth place. Tilak Varma of the Mumbai Indians is ranked sixth and has amassed 89 runs with a strike rate of 167 and an average of 44 in the two games he has played so far.
RCB's Dinesh Karthik has made an appearance on the Orange Cap contenders list. He has amassed 86 runs at an average of 86 and a strike rate of 195. Karthik, who is now ranked seventh, knocks Sam Curran of Punjab Kings (PBKS) to eighth spot. With 86 runs at a strike rate of 134 and an average of 43 through two matches, the English batsman has been instrumental in helping Punjab Kings keep up the run flow during the middle over.
Maintained at number 9 is Chennai Super Kings (CSK) player Shivam Dube. Dube has scored 85 runs in two matches with a strike rate of 166 and an average of 85. KKR's Phil Salt has made an entry after yesterday's match, pacing him at number 10 on the IPL run scorers list with a score of 84 runs, a strike rate of 140, and an average of 42.
Shivam Dube of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is still ranked ninth. With an average of 85 and a strike rate of 166, Dube has amassed 85 runs in just two games. After yesterday's game, Phil Salt of KKR made an appearance on the IPL run scorers list, where he is currently at number 10 with an average of 42, a strike rate of 140, and 84 runs scored.
IPL 2024 Purple Cap Holder
The competition among bowlers to win the Purple Cap is fierce, as they always seek to surpass one another and become the best wicket-taker in the current IPL season. According to the most recent information available after Tuesday's IPL 2024 match between the Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, the Purple Cap bearer is:
| No | Bowler | Team | Wkts | Mat | Ovs | BBI | Balls | Avg | ER | R | 4-Fers |
5-Fers
|
| 1 | Mustafizur Rahman | CSK | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4/29 | 48 | 9.83 | 7.38 | 59 | 1 | -- |
| 2 | Harshit Rana | KKR | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3/33 | 48 | 14.4 | 9 | 72 | -- | -- |
| 3 | Andre Russell | KKR | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2/25 | 36 | 13.5 | 9 | 54 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Harpreet Brar | PBKS | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2/13 | 42 | 9 | 3.86 | 27 | -- | -- |
| 5 | Jasprit Bumrah | MI | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3/14 | 48 | 16.67 | 6.25 | 50 | -- | -- |
| 6 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2/19 | 36 | 14.67 | 7.33 | 44 | -- | -- |
| 7 | Kagiso Rabada | PBKS | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2/23 | 48 | 19.67 | 7.38 | 59 | -- | -- |
| 8 | Kuldeep Yadav | DC | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2/20 | 48 | 20.33 | 7.63 | 61 | -- | -- |
| 9 | T Natarajan | SRH | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3/32 | 24 | 10.67 | 8 | 32 | -- | -- |
| 10 | Deepak Chahar | CSK | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2/28 | 48 | 21.67 | 8.13 | 65 | -- | -- |
Orange and Purple Cap holders from the previous 5 years
The list of orange and purple cap holders from the preceding 5 years may be found below.
Orange Cap
|
Year
|
Winner
|
T
|
R
|
AVG
|
SR
|
50
|
100
|
HS
|
|
2023
|
Shubhman Gill
|
GT
|
890
|
59.33
|
157.8
|
4
|
3
|
129
|
|
2022
|
Jos Buttler
|
RR
|
863
|
57.53
|
149.05
|
4
|
4
|
116
|
|
2021
|
Ruturaj Gaikwad
|
CSK
|
635
|
45.35
|
136.26
|
4
|
1
|
101*
|
|
2020
|
KL Rahul
|
KXIP
|
670
|
55.83
|
129.34
|
5
|
1
|
132*
|
|
2019
|
David Warner
|
SRH
|
692
|
69.2
|
143.87
|
8
|
1
|
100
|
Purple Cap
|
Year
|
Player
|
Team
|
MT
|
WKTS
|
AVG
|
ER
|
SR
|
4W
|
5W
|
|
2023
|
Mohammed Shami
|
GT
|
17
|
28
|
18.61
|
8.03
|
13.92
|
2
|
0
|
|
2022
|
Yuzvendra Chahal
|
RR
|
17
|
27
|
19.51
|
7.75
|
15.11
|
1
|
1
|
|
2021
|
Harshal Patel
|
RCB
|
15
|
32
|
14.34
|
8.14
|
10.56
|
1
|
1
|
|
2020
|
Kagiso Rabada
|
DC
|
17
|
30
|
18.26
|
8.34
|
13.3
|
2
|
0
|
|
2019
|
Imran Tahir
|
CSK
|
17
|
26
|
16.57
|
6.69
|
14.84
|
2
|
0
|
