Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag in action during the Punjab Kings-Rajasthan Royals game on Saturday. (Sportzpics)IPL 2024 Orange Cap Holder: There were no changes in the top five run scorers list following Kolkata Knight Riders’ decimation of Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday. While Virat Kohli remained as the orange cap holder following the Punjab-Rajasthan game on Saturday, Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson closed down on the gap, ending up second and third in the most runs tally in IPL 2024.
While Parag scored 23, Samson added 18 runs to his account in a last over three-wicket win for the Royals, who remain at the top of the points table.
Also in the race are Gujarat Titans’ Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, occupying fourth and fifth place.
Purple cap after PBKS vs RR match
| No. | Player | M | Ins | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100/50 | 4s/6s |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 6 | 6 | 2 | 319 | 113* | 79.75 | 225 | 141.77 | 1/2 | 29/12 |
| 2 | Riyan Parag | 6 | 6 | 2 | 284 | 84* | 71.00 | 183 | 155.19 | 0/3 | 18/18 |
| 3 | Sanju Samson | 6 | 6 | 2 | 264 | 82* | 66.00 | 170 | 155.29 | 0/3 | 25/11 |
| 4 | Shubman Gill | 6 | 6 | 2 | 255 | 89* | 63.75 | 168 | 151.78 | 0/2 | 19/9 |
| 5 | Sai Sudharsan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 226 | 45 | 37.67 | 177 | 127.68 | 0/0 | 23/3 |
Every year when the Indian Premier League (IPL) season comes around, a lot of eyes are on the players who score the most number of runs in the season, thereby getting the Orange Cap.
Last season, current Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the Orange Cap with 890 runs. He was followed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis who scored 730 and Chennai Super Kings Devon Conway with 672. RCB’s Virat Kohli was at number 4 with 639 while Yashasvi Jaiswal came in at 5 with 625.
Total Runs: 890 | Team: Gujarat Titans
Total Runs: 863 | Team: Rajasthan Royals
Total Runs: 635 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
Total Runs: 670 | Team: Kings XI Punjab
Total Runs: 692 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Total Runs: 735 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Total Runs: 641 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Total Runs: 973 | Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Total Runs: 562 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Total Runs: 660 | Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
Total Runs: 733 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
Total Runs: 733 | Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Total Runs: 608 | Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Total Runs: 618 | Team: Mumbai Indians
Total Runs: 572 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
Total Runs: 616 | Team: Kings XI Punjab
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