Sanju Samson and KL Rahul in action. (PTI)
IPL 2024 Orange Cap Holder: Both Sanju Samson and KL Rahul rose up the charts to 2nd and 3rd position in the Orange Cap race with their respective knocks in the Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals match on Saturday.
Earlier, following his 19-ball-29, which included two fours and as many sixes, Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant was second in the runs tally but dropped down to 4th. Pant now has 371 runs from 10 outings, which include three half-centuries.
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Sunil Narine is now on fifth spot in the Orange Cap race with another quickfire knock against Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens on Friday. Narine smashed 71 off 32 balls as he moved upto the second spot with 357 runs. On Thursday, Virat crossed 400 runs in the season to keep his lead in the Orange Cap leaderboard with a half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad.
IPL 2024 Orange Cap standings updated today
| No. | Player | M | Ins | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100/50 | 4s/6s |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 9 | 9 | 2 | 430 | 113* | 61.43 | 295 | 145.76 | 1/3 | 40/17 |
| 2 | Sanju Samson | 9 | 9 | 4 | 385 | 82* | 77.00 | 239 | 161.08 | 0/4 | 36/17 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | 8 | 8 | 0 | 357 | 109 | 44.62 | 194 | 184.02 | 1/2 | 37/24 |
| 4 | Rishabh Pant | 10 | 10 | 2 | 371 | 88 | 46.38 | 231 | 160.60 | 0/3 | 29/23 |
| 5 | Sunil Narine | 8 | 8 | 0 | 357 | 109 | 44.62 | 194 | 184.02 | 1/2 | 37/24 |
Every year when the Indian Premier League (IPL) season comes around, a lot of eyes are on the players who score the most number of runs in the season, thereby getting the Orange Cap.
Last season, current Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the Orange Cap with 890 runs. He was followed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis who scored 730 and Chennai Super Kings Devon Conway with 672. RCB’s Virat Kohli was at number 4 with 639 while Yashasvi Jaiswal came in at 5 with 625.
IPL 2023 Orange Cap Winner: Shubman Gill
Total Runs: 890 | Team: Gujarat Titans
IPL 2022 Orange Cap Winner: Jos Buttler
Total Runs: 863 | Team: Rajasthan Royals
IPL 2021 Orange Cap Winner: Ruturaj Gaikwad
Total Runs: 635 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
IPL 2020 Orange Cap Winner: KL Rahul
Total Runs: 670 | Team: Kings XI Punjab
IPL 2019 Orange Cap Winner: David Warner
Total Runs: 692 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2018 Orange Cap Winner: Kane Williamson
Total Runs: 735 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2017 Orange Cap Winner: David Warner
Total Runs: 641 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2016 Orange Cap Winner: Virat Kohli
Total Runs: 973 | Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
IPL 2015 Orange Cap Winner: David Warner
Total Runs: 562 | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2014 Orange Cap Winner: Robin Uthappa
Total Runs: 660 | Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL 2013 Orange Cap Winner: Michael Hussey
Total Runs: 733 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
IPL 2012 Orange Cap Winner: Chris Gayle
Total Runs: 733 | Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
IPL 2011 Orange Cap Winner: Chris Gayle
Total Runs: 608 | Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
IPL 2010 Orange Cap Winner: Sachin Tendulkar
Total Runs: 618 | Team: Mumbai Indians
IPL 2009 Orange Cap Winner: Matthew Hayden
Total Runs: 572 | Team: Chennai Super Kings
IPL 2008 Orange Cap Winner: Shaun Marsh
Total Runs: 616 | Team: Kings XI Punjab
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