Indian Premier League 2022: Orange Cap, Purple Cap after MI vs KKR

Apr 06, 2022

Indian Premier League 2022: Orange Cap, Purple Cap after MI vs KKR Image

Orange Cap

Having scored 205 runs at a strike rate of 143 in three games, Jos Buttler is the current holder of Orange Cap. Ishan Kishan could only manage 14 against Kolkata Knight Riders. While second in the list, Kishan is still 56 behind Buttler. Tilak Verma continued to impress, this time with an unbeaten 38 to reach fourth place. He has 121 runs – one fewer than Faf du Plessis – at a strike rate of 160.

PLAYER MATCHES RUNS AVG SR
Jos Buttler 3 205 102.5 143.36
Ishan Kishan 3 149 74.5 133.04
Faf du Plessis 3 122 40.67 150.62
Tilak Varma 3 121 60.5 161.33
Deepak Hooda 3 119 39.67

145.12

Purple Cap

With nine wickets at 9.33, Umesh Yadav tops the wicket-taking charts in IPL 2022. Yuzvendra Chahal and Avesh Khan are tied at second place, with seven wickets each, while Rahul Chahar and Wanindu Hasaranga have six wickets apiece. 

PLAYER MATCHES WKTS AVG
Umesh Yadav 4 9 9.33
Yuzvendra Chahal 3 7 9
Avesh Khan 3 7 13.57
Rahul Chahar 3 6 10
Wanindu Hasaranga 3 6 15.33