Indian Premier League 2021: Orange Cap, Purple Cap after RCB vs MI

Sep 27, 2021

Indian Premier League 2021: Orange Cap, Purple Cap after RCB vs MI Image

Most Runs

With 430 matches in 10 innings, Shikhar Dhawan continues to hold the Orange Cap in IPL 2021. He is followed by K.L. Rahul, who has 401 runs in nine games. Faf du Plessis scored 43 in 30 balls to finish seven runs behind Rahul. At fourth place is du Plessis' is opening partner, Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has 362 runs in 10 games, followed by Sanju Samson of Rajasthan Royals.

PLAYER TEAMS MATCHES RUNS SR
Shikhar Dhawan Delhi 10 430 131.1
KL Rahul Punjab 9 401 135.02
Faf du Plessis Chennai 10 394 141.22
Ruturaj Gaikwad Chennai 10 362 137.12
Sanju Samson Rajasthan 9 351 141.53


Most Wickets

Harshal Patel claimed a hat-trick against Mumbai Indians, and finished with impressive figures of 3.1-0.17-4. He has now 23 wickets in ten games, and is the Purple Cap holder by some distance. In fact, he is eight wickets clear of second-ranked Avesh Khan. Jasprit Bumrah and Chris Morris have picked 14 wickets each, one fewer than Avesh.

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