Indian Premier League 2021: Orange Cap, Purple Cap after DC vs CSK

Oct 04, 2021

Indian Premier League 2021: Orange Cap, Purple Cap after DC vs CSK Image

Most Runs/Orange Cap

Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a run-a-ball 13 against Delhi Capitals in Match 50 of the IPL 2021. He thus failed to reclaim the Orange Cap from K.L. Rahul. Rahul has aggregated 528 runs in 12 innings at 129, while Gaikwad has 521 in 13 innings at 139. Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan (501 at 128) became the third batter of the season to hit the 500-run mark, after his 35-ball 39. Sanju Samson (480 at 140), Faf du Plessis (470 at 137), and Mayank Agarwal (429 at 142) occupy the next three places.

Batters M R HS Ave SR 100 50
KL Rahul 12 528 91* 52.8 129.09 0 5
RD Gaikwad 13 521 101* 47.36 138.93 1 3
S Dhawan 13 501 92 41.75 128.46 0 3
SV Samson 12 480 119 48 139.53 1 2
F du Plessis 13 470 95* 42.72 137.42 0 4
MA Agarwal 11 429 99* 42.9 142.05 0 4
GJ Maxwell 12 407 78 40.7 145.35 0 5

Most Wickets/Purple Cap

Avesh Khan had an ordinary outing against Chennai Super Kings. He returned 1-35, and now has 22 wickets at an economy rate of 7.14. Harshal Patel remained at the top of the wickets chart ahead of him, with 26 scalps at 8.41. They are followed by Mohammed Shami (18 at 7.66), Jasprit Bumrah (17 at 7.59), and Arshdeep Singh (16 at 8.22).

Bowlers M O W BBI Ave Econ 4W 5W
HV Patel 12 44.2 26 5/27 14.34 8.41 1 1
Avesh Khan 13 49 22 3/13 15.9 7.14 0 0
Mohammed Shami 13 48.4 18 3/21 20.72 7.66 0 0
JJ Bumrah 12 47 17 3/36 21 7.59 0 0
Arshdeep Singh 11 37.2 16 5/32 19.18 8.22 0 1
Rashid Khan 12 48 15 3/36 19.73 6.16 0 0
CV Varun 13 52 15 3/13 23.33 6.73 0 0