The race for the orange and purple caps has heated up as the league stage of the Indian Premier League 2024 draws to a close. Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to overtake Punjab Kings at second place in the points table thanks to their win, while Rajasthan Royals settled for third place when their last home game against Kolkata Knight Riders was abandoned.
Abhishek Sharma starred with the Sunrisers bat as he scored another 50 to lead the Hyderabad unit to a much-needed win.
His rushing also landed him in the top 10 runners of the season.From PBKS, Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh compete for the top scorer of the season, with the former taking a significant lead.
However, SRH’s T Natarajan slipped to sixth in the race for the purple cap after the double strike.
Stay updated with latest IPL 2024 news including IPL 2024 Orange Cap and IPL 2024 Purple Cap tips. Check complete IPL 2024 schedule, IPL 2024 points table and players with most sixes, fours and fifties in IPL 2024Top 5 batsmen in IPL 2024Virat Kohli: Icon passed the brilliant season and led the batting that saw RCB miraculously make it to the playoffs.
His consistent performance is expected in the upcoming playoffs.Ruturaj Gaikwad: Despite missing out on the playoffs, the CSK skipper has been in good touch with his bat despite adding the responsibility of taking on MS Dhoni as the franchise captain. But it did not let him down and it seems that he is in a good place for the future.
Travis Head: The Australian international may not have had the game he wanted against Punjab, but he will continue to defend in the finals and his explosive cricket will be a threat to any opposition.Riyan Parag: At number 4 and with home runs, the Assamese youngster has taken his game to a whole new level and RR is finally reaping the rewards of backing him all these years. Now he will be tested in the upcoming finals.
Sai Sudharshan: While GT had a miserable season by high standards, the young left-hander took his game to the next level and posted his best score of the season so far. The franchise will ideally support him further and can be a lethal duo with the GT skipper for a long time..
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POSITION -NAME -TEAM -MATCHES -RUNS- AVERAGE- S/R
1 Virat Kohli -RCB -14- 708 -64.36 -155.6
2 Ruturaj Gaikwad -CSK -14- 583 -53 -141.16
3 Travis Head -SRH- 12- 533- 48.45 -201.13
4 Riyan Parag- RR- 14 -531- 59- 152.58
5 Sai Sudharshan -GT -12- 527- 47.91 -141.28
6 KL Rahul LSG -14- 520 -37.14 -136.12
7 Sanju Samson -RR 14 -5034-56- 156.52
8 Nicholas Pooran -LSG -14 -499- 62.38- 178.21
9 Abhishek Sharma SRH- 14 -467- 38.92 -209.41
10 Sunil Narine- KKR- 13- 461- 38.42- 182.93
IPL 2024 Purple cap Top 5 bowlersHarshal Patel: The current number one had a pretty poor start by his standards, but he has managed to return to form and seems to be in good touch with the ball.
especially in death.Jasprit Bumrah: Despite MI having a poor outing, Bumrah’s performances with the ball have always been equally consistent. Batsmen simply choose to play their delivery instead of going after it to show their power with the ball.
Arshdeep Singh: The left-arm pacer has 19 wickets, making it his best season with the ball. His versatility in bowling in all three stages makes him a great threat with the ball, a handy feature.
Varun Chakravarthy: The enigmatic spinner had a difficult start to the tournament, but found contact with the ball and quickly returned to form. His ability to make mid-wicket runs for the bowlers despite adverse conditions makes him a big threat.
Tushar Deshpande: The CSK pacer stepped up his performances despite missing key players from the team due to various reasons. However, he stayed and was active several times during the season, something the franchise will look to in the future. of.
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POS/ NAME /TEAM /WICKETS /MATCHES/ AVG /ECONOMY
1 /Harshal Patel /PBKS/ 24 /14 //19.87/ 9.73
2 /Jasprit Bumrah /MI /20/ 13/16.8/ 6.48
3 /Arshdeep Singh/ PBKS /19 /14/ /26.57 /10.03
4/ Varun Chakravarthy/ KKR/ 18/ 13 //20.38 /8.34
5 /Tushar Deshpande/ CSK /17/ 13/24.94/ 8.83
6/ T Natarajan/ SRH /17 /11/ /23.58 /9.25
7/ Yuzvendra Chahal /RR /17 /13/ /27.58/ 9.38
8 /Khaleel Ahmed /DC/ 17 /14//28.17/ 9.58
9 /Mukesh Kumar/ DC 17 /10/ 21.64 /10.36
10/ Kuldeep Yadav /DC /16/ 11 /23.37/ 8.69
