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IPL 2024 Orange Cap Holder: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli made a steady contribution with the bat as he extended his lead in the Orange Cap race with 47 runs in the must-win clash against the Chennai Super Kings on Saturday.
Rajasthan Royals’ Riyan Parag overhauled his skipper Sanju Samson to enter the top-five run scorers tally after his invaluable 48 against the Punjab Kings on Wednesday. Parag is now the fourth highest run scorer of the season with 531 runs from 12 innings, which includes four fifties.
Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan is fifth in the race after recording his maiden IPL hundred. Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Travis Head had climbed third in the most runs tally for the season as he scored a blistering 89 against the Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday.
No. | Player | M | Ins | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100/50 | 4s/6s |
1 | Virat Kohli | 14 | 14 | 3 | 708 | 113* | 64.36 | 455 | 155.60 | 1/5 | 59/37 |
2 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 12 | 11 | 2 | 541 | 108* | 54.10 | 371 | 145.82 | 1/4 | 57/16 |
3 | Travis Head | 11 | 11 | 1 | 533 | 102 | 53.30 | 264 | 201.89 | 1/4 | 61/31 |
4 | Riyan Parag | 13 | 12 | 1 | 531 | 84* | 59.00 | 348 | 152.58 | 0/4 | 38/31 |
5 | Sai Sudharsan | 12 | 12 | 1 | 527 | 103 | 47.91 | 373 | 141.28 | 1/2 | 48/16 |
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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