Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, in Hyderabad, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (PTI Photo) IPL 2024 Orange Cap Holder: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Travis Head left behind Sunil Narine and Sanju Samson to climb third in the most runs tally for the season as he scored a blistering 89 against the Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday.
Chasing 166, Head combined alongside Abhishek Sharma to wrap up the game inside 9.4 overs with all 10 wickets intact.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson was back among the top-five run scorers of the ongoing Indian Premier League season during the match against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday. Samson fell on 86 off 46 balls in a knock laced with eight fours and six maximums.
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On Saturday, Virat Kohli strode to the top of the IPL 2024’s top run scorers standings after a 27-ball 42-run innings in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s four-wicket win over the Gujarat Titans at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Kohli left Chennai Super Kings’ captain Ruturaj Gaikwad in second spot with his innings. On Wednesday, Gaikwad had surpassed Virat Kohli to top the batting charts.
| No. | Player | M | Ins | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100/50 | 4s/6s |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 11 | 11 | 3 | 542 | 113* | 67.75 | 366 | 148.08 | 1/4 | 48/24 |
| 2 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 11 | 11 | 2 | 541 | 108* | 60.11 | 368 | 147.01 | 1/4 | 57/16 |
| 3 | Travis Head | 11 | 11 | 1 | 533 | 102 | 53.30 | 264 | 201.89 | 1/4 | 61/31 |
| 4 | Sanju Samson | 11 | 11 | 1 | 471 | 82 | 76.50 | 287 | 164.11 | 0/5 | 44/23 |
| 5 | Sunil Narine | 11 | 11 | 1 | 452 | 109 | 45.20 | 247 | 182.99 | 1/3 | 46/31 |
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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