Indian Premier League 2022: Orange Cap, Purple Cap after GT vs DC

Apr 03, 2022

Indian Premier League 2022: Orange Cap, Purple Cap after GT vs DC Image

Orange Cap

Mumbai Indians lost their second consecutive match, but that was despite Ishan Kishan's form. He has scored fifties in both matches – and has four consecutive fifties in the tournament after his twin half-centuries in 2021.

With 135 runs at 148, he shares the top spot in the runs chart, alongside Jos Buttler (strike rate 141), who scored 100 against Mumbai. Andre Russell is third, with 95 runs at a strike rate of 193.

PLAYER MATCHES RUNS AVG SR
Ishan Kishan 2 135 135 148.35
Jos Buttler 2 135 67.5 140.62
Andre Russell 3 95 95 193.88
Faf du Plessis 2 93 46.5 152.46
Sanju Samson 2 85 42.5 177.08

Purple Cap

With eight wickets at 7.38, Umesh Yadav is the leading wicket-taker of the IPL 2022. Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Tim Southee have taken five wickets each.

PLAYER MATCHES WKTS AVG
Umesh Yadav 3 8 7.38
Yuzvendra Chahal 2 5 9.6
Mohammed Shami 2 5 11
Tim Southee 2 5 11.2
Wanindu Hasaranga 2 5 12