Orange Cap
Sanju Samson leapfrogged Shikhar Dhawan to clinch the Orange Cap in IPL 2021. Samson scored 82 off 57 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, albeit in a losing cause, and now has 433 runs in 10 games. He is followed by Dhawan, who has 430 runs in 10 games.
Punjab Kings captain K.L. Rahul is next, with 401 runs from nine games. He needs 32 to take the Orange Cap from Samson. Faf du Plessis is seven runs behind Rahul.
| PLAYER | TEAMS | MATCHES | RUNS | SR |
| Sanju Samson | Rajasthan | 10 | 433 | 141.597 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi | 10 | 430 | 131.1 |
| KL Rahul | Punjab | 10 | 401 | 135.02 |
| Faf du Plessis | Chennai | 10 | 394 | 141.22 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai | 10 | 362 | 137.12 |
Purple Cap
Royal Challengers Bangalore's Harshal Patel holds the Purple Cap by some distance. He has taken 23 wickets in 10 games, of which 9 have been against Mumbai Indians alone. He is followed by Delhi Capitals' Avesh Khan, who has 15 wickets in 10 matches. Jasprit Bumrah and Chris Morris are tied on 14 wickets each.
| PLAYER | MATCHES | WKTS | ECON | |
| Harshal Patel | Bangalore | 10 | 23 | 8.58 |
| Avesh Khan | Delhi | 10 | 15 | 7.55 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai | 10 | 14 | 7.79 |
| Chris Morris | Rajasthan | 8 | 14 | 9.03 |
| Mohammed Shami | Punjab | 10 | 13 | 7.33 |
| Arshdeep Singh | Punjab | 8 | 13 | 7.74 |
| Rashid Khan | Hyderabad | 10 | 13.00 | 7.85 |