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IPL Orange Cap 2024 Update after DC vs KKR
Sunil Narine’s feat took him among the top 10 run scorers of IPL 2024. Rishabh Pant jumped up 9 places to claim the fourth position.
Kolkata Knight Riders opener Sunil Narine was in a different zone altogether when he walked out to bat against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. His idea was to smash every ball out of the park and he succeeded very well in his plan.
Narine showed his batting prowess with a blistering 85 while teenager Angkrish Raghuvanshi impressed with a fluent fifty on his IPL batting debut as KKR posted 272/7, five runs short of the highest total in the history of the tournament. In response, the Delhi Capitals never looked like they were in the game whether with the ball or the bat. They collapsed under the weight of the total mammoths.
IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders Crush Delhi Capitals
Skipper Rishabh Pant (55) scored his second consecutive half-century while Tristan Stubbs (54) was over-hit for a fifty but it was a lost cause as DC collapsed for 166 in 17.2 overs to suffer their third loss of the season .
Get the latest information from IPL 2024including the main competitors for the IPL 2024 ORANGE CAP a IPL 2024 PURPLE CAP. Explore the complete IPL 2024 SCHEDULE, IPL 2024 POINTS TABLE and players with the SIX GREATEST, FOUR GREATEST a A BIG FIVE in IPL 2024
Narine enters Top-10, Pant in Top-5
Sunil Narine’s firing was among the top 10 run scorers of IPL 2024. He now holds the 9ed position on the Orange Caps list with 134 runs in three games, at an average of 45.67. On the other hand, Pant jumped up 9 places to claim the fourth position after scoring a fiery 55 against Kolkata. The DC captain now has 152 runs to his credit in four games at an average of 38.
RCB batsman Virat Kohli continues to lead the table with 203 runs, followed by Riyan Parag who is second with 181 runs. Heinrich Klaasen holds the third position with 167 runs in 3 matches while Pant’s teammate, David Warner is currently in 5th position.ed with 148 runs.
| POSITION | PLAYER NAME | EQUIVALENTS | RUN | AVERAGE | S/R |
| 1 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 4 | 203 | 67.67 | 140.97 |
| 2 | Riyan Parag(RR) | 3 | 181 | 181 | 160.18 |
| 3 | Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 3 | 167 | 83.5 | 219.74 |
| 4 | Rishabh Pant | 4 | 152 | 38 | 158.33 |
| 5 | David Warner | 4 | 148 | 37 | 143.68 |
| 6 | Nicholas Pooran(LSG) | 3 | 146 | 146 | 219.74 |
| 7 | Quinton de Kock (LSG) | 3 | 139 | 46.33 | 140.4 |
| 8 | Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS) | 3 | 137 | 45.67 | 133.01 |
| 9 | Sunil Narine | 3 | 134 | 44.67 | 206.15 |
| 10 | Sai Sudarsan (GT) | 3 | 127 | 42.33 | 119.81 |
KKR on top of the table
The Kolkata Knight Riders jumped to the highest position on the points table with 6 points and the highest Net Rating of +2.518. They displaced Rajasthan Royals (4 points and NRR 1.047) to take the pole position. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (4 points and NRR 0.976) stand in 3rd place, followed by Lucknow Super Giants (4 points and NRR 0.483) and Gujarat Titans (4 points and -0.783). DC slipped to 9th after the 106-run loss on Wednesday night.
| POSITION | TEAM NAME | PLAY | WIN | LOST | TIE UP | NRR | POINTS | |
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2. 518 | 6 | |
| 2 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.249 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0. 976 | 4 | |
| 4 | Lucknow Super Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.483 | 4 | |
| 5 | Titans of Gujarat | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.738 | 4 | |
| 6 | Hyderabad sunrises | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0. 204 | 2 | |
| 7 | Kings of Punjab | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.337 | 2 | |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.876 | 2 | |
| 9 | Capitals of Delhi | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1.347 | 2 | |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.423 | 0 |
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Purple Cap Update
| POSITION | PLAYER NAME | EQUIVALENTS | OVER | WICKETS | ECONOMY | RUN | AVERAGE |
| 1 | Mustafizur Rahman (CSK) | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8.83 | 106 | 15.14 |
| 2 | Mayank Yadav(LSG) | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5.13 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 3 | Yuzuvendra Chahal(RR) | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5.5 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 4 | Mohit Sharma (GT) | 3 | 12 | 6 | 7.75 | 93 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Khaleel Ahmed (DC) | 3 | 12 | 5 | 7.33 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 6 | Trent Boult (RR) | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7.82 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 7 | Harshit Rana (KKR) | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 14.4 |
| 8 | Nandre Burger (RR) | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9.1 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 9 | Andre Russell (KKR) | 3 | 7.2 | 5 | 9.27 | 68 | 13.6 |
| 10 | Glenn Maxwell (RCB) | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7.38 | 59 | 14.75 |
