Royal Challengers Bengaluru's batter Virat Kohli plays a shot during the IPL 2024 cricket match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, Thursday, April 11, 2024. (PTI Photo)IPL 2024 Orange Cap Holder: There were no changes among the top five run scorers tally come Friday as Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets. Virat Kohli still maintains a healthy lead in the Orange Cap race.
On Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals duo Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson strengthened their place in the table when they scored fifties against the Gujarat Titans and moved to 2nd and 4th spot respectively.
Meanwhile, GT’s skipper Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan also made their way into the top 5 after their respective knocks against RR with the former going up to the 3rd position while the latter came down to 5th.
Purple Cap after LSG vs DC 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 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 261 | 84* | 87.00 | 165 | 158.18 | 0/3 | 17/17 |
| 3 | Shubman Gill | 6 | 6 | 2 | 255 | 89* | 63.75 | 168 | 151.78 | 0/2 | 19/9 |
| 4 | Sanju Samson | 5 | 5 | 2 | 246 | 82* | 82.00 | 156 | 157.69 | 0/3 | 24/10 |
| 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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