(07 May) IPL 2024 Orange Cap, Purple Cap: It seems as if SRH and KKR have set their sights on making bowler’s life hell in the current season of IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad claimed the first 10-wicket win of the IPL 2024 defeating Lucknow Super Giants. This post reads the full updated lists of IPL 2024 Stats, Players With the Most Runs, and Most Wickets.
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After nailing victory in this crucial encounter, SRH find themselves in a promising position for playoff contention, boasting seven wins from twelve outings. With just one more triumph, preferably with a notable margin, they stand poised to secure a coveted spot in the top 4 of the TATA IPL 2024 Playoffs. Conversely, Lucknow Super Giants face a daunting challenge ahead, needing victories in both of their remaining fixtures to keep their playoff hopes alive.
In a strategic gambit, KL Rahul won the pivotal toss and elected to set the stage ablaze with LSG batting first, hoping to tame the mighty SRH. Yet, the pitch proved a tricky one, ensnaring LSG’s batters in some uncertainties. The powerplay saw the early demise of two key wickets, leaving LSG grasping at shadows with a paltry 57 runs after 10 overs, courtesy of KL Rahul’s laborious 29 off 33 balls.
But every dark cloud carries a silver lining, and for LSG, it came in the form of Ayush Badoni and Nicholas Pooran, whose explosive partnership breathed life into their innings, steering them to a competitive 165 runs, fueled by strike rates of over 180.
SRH, infamous for their dominance when setting targets, faced the task of chasing down LSG’s challenge. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, however, had other plans. With lightning reflexes and unwavering resolve, they blitzed through LSG’s plans, amassing a staggering 107 runs in the batting powerplay, leaving their opponents shell-shocked.
In a masterclass of precision and aggressiveness, SRH hunted down the target with surgical precision, not a single wicket falling along the way. Head and Sharma, the architects of SRH’s triumph, shared the spoils evenly, leaving an indelible mark on the canvas of IPL 2024.
Below are the full updated lists of IPL 2024 Stats, Players With the Most Runs, and Most Wickets:
Most Runs: TATA IPL 2024 Stats – Player Rankings 1-10
Travis Head scored 89 runs off just 30 balls and this innings took him to the third spot in the most runs tally with 533 runs. He is now just 10 runs behind Virat Kohli who is holding the orange cap at the moment with 542 runs.
Abhishek Sharma also scored his season-best 75* off just 28 balls and is now 11th 11th-ranked player on the list.
| POS | PLAYER | MAT | RUNS | HS | AVG | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 11 | 542 | 113* | 67.75 | 148.08 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 24 |
| 2 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 11 | 541 | 108* | 60.11 | 147.01 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 16 |
| 3 | Travis Head | 11 | 533 | 102 | 53.30 | 201.89 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 31 |
| 4 | Sanju Samson | 11 | 471 | 86 | 67.29 | 163.54 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 23 |
| 5 | Sunil Narine | 11 | 461 | 109 | 41.91 | 183.66 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 32 |
| 6 | K L Rahul | 12 | 460 | 82 | 38.33 | 136.09 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 16 |
| 7 | Riyan Parag | 11 | 436 | 84* | 54.50 | 156.27 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 28 |
| 8 | Phil Salt | 11 | 429 | 89* | 42.90 | 183.33 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 23 |
| 9 | Sai Sudharsan | 11 | 424 | 84* | 42.40 | 131.67 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 9 |
| 10 | Rishabh Pant | 12 | 413 | 88* | 41.30 | 156.43 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 25 |
Most Wickets: TATA IPL 2024 Stats – Player Rankings 1 – 10
Star left-arm bowler T Natarajan went wicketless in the last match and he is still in the 4th rank in the purple cap race. Jasprit Bumrah is at the top with 18 wickets in 12 matches.
| POS | PLAYER | MAT | RUNS | WKTS | BBI | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasprit Bumrah | 12 | 297 | 18 | 21/5 | 6.20 | 15.94 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Harshal Patel | 11 | 362 | 17 | 15/3 | 9.78 | 13.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Varun Chakaravarthy | 11 | 350 | 16 | 16/3 | 8.75 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | T Natarajan | 10 | 368 | 15 | 19/4 | 9.35 | 15.73 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Arshdeep Singh | 11 | 396 | 15 | 29/4 | 10.06 | 15.73 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Mukesh Kumar | 8 | 312 | 15 | 14/3 | 10.94 | 11.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sunil Narine | 11 | 291 | 14 | 22/2 | 6.61 | 18.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kuldeep Yadav | 9 | 289 | 14 | 55/4 | 8.25 | 15.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Pat Cummins | 12 | 444 | 14 | 43/3 | 9.25 | 20.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mustafizur Rahman | 9 | 318 | 14 | 29/4 | 9.26 | 14.71 | 1 | 0 |
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