Orange Cap
For the third successive time, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis walked off the Powerplay without being separated. Against Sunrisers Hyderabad, they added 75 for the opening stand before Gaikwad fell to Jason Holder on 45. Gaikwad has now breached the 400-run mark, and is at the fifth position in run-scoring charts.
Du Plessis' contribution was worth 41, and he maintained his place at third place. Du Plessis has now 435 runs in 11 games. Delhi Capitals' Shikhar Dhawan is the current Orange Cap holder. He has amassed 454 runs in 11 matches.
Batters | M | R | SR |
Shikhar Dhawan | 11 | 454 | 130.46 |
Sanju Samson | 11 | 452 | 141.25 |
Faf du Plessis | 11 | 435 | 135.1 |
KL Rahul | 10 | 422 | 132.29 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad | 11 | 407 | 137.12 |
Purple Cap
Rashid Khan picked a wicket against the Super Kings to reach joint fourth place, along with Mohammed Shami and Chris Morris. All three of them have taken 14 wickets each. At third place is Jasprit Bumrah, with 16. With 18 wickets in 11 games, Avesh Khan is second. Royal Challengers Bangalore's Harshal Patel continue to remain the leading wicket-taker of the tournament.
Bowlers | M | O | WKTS | AVG |
Harshal Patel | 11 | 40.2 | 26 | 13.31 |
Avesh Khan | 11 | 41 | 18 | 16.67 |
Jasprit Bumrah | 11 | 43 | 16 | 20.5 |
Mohammed Shami | 11 | 40.4 | 14 | 22.21 |
Chris Morris | 10 | 37 | 14 | 24.86 |
Rashid Khan | 10 | 40 | 14 | 18.92 |