The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) started on March 22 with a game between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. CSK emerged victorious in the opening match. After each IPL season, players are honored with orange and purple caps as awards based on the performance of their batting and bowling.
Till the 22nd match of the IPL 2022, played yesterday between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, Virat Kohli was currently the highest run-scorer in IPL 2024. He has accumulated 316 runs in five matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore, including a century in the game against Rajasthan Royals.
Sai Sudharsan of Gujarat Titans is in second position with 191 runs, while Riyan Parag of Royals follows closely behind with 185 runs.
Talking about the bowling department, CSK’s Mustafizur Rahman is the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing tournament so far. He has nine wickets in his kitty in four matches he has played for the franchise. Mustafizur, widely known as Fizz, missed one match for CSK as he was in Bangladesh for his passport issue.
Let’s have a complete look at the orange cap and purple cap list after the CSK vs KKR match.
Orange Cap Holder in IPL 2024:
1) Virat Kohli (RCB): 316 runs (5 matches)
2) Sai Sudharshan (GT): 191 (5 Matches)
3) Riyan Parag (RR): 185 runs (4 matches)
4) Shubman Gill (GT): 183 (5 matches)
5) Nicholas Pooran (LSG): 178 (4 Matches)
Purple cap holders in IPL 2024:
1) Mustafizur Rahman (CSK): 9 wickets in 4 matches
2) Yuzvendra Chahal (RR): 8 wickets in 4 matches
3) Khaleel Ahmed (DC): 7 wickets in 5 matches
4) Mohit Sharma (GT): 7 wickets in 5 matches
5) Gerald Coetzee (MI): 7 wickets in 4 matches
