Indian Premier League 2021: Orange Cap and Purple Cap after SRH vs RR

Sep 28, 2021

Indian Premier League 2021: Orange Cap and Purple Cap after SRH vs RR Image

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