Rajasthan Royals' (RR) Jos Buttler continues his supremacy in the Orange Cap list as he is rigid on the top with 499 runs in a total of eight matches with three stunning centuries in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Following him is Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul who is in red-hot form this season as he grabs the second place with a total of 374 matches in nine matches so far. He also has two towering centuries to his name. Punjab Kings' (PBKS) star southpaw Shikhar Dhawan has broken into top three as he has amassed 307 runs in a total of nine matches at an average of 38.38.
Meanwhile, PBKS star all-rounder Liam Livingstone has stormed into top 10 again as he has so far amassed 263 runs in a total of nine matches. He is just below LSG's opener Quinton De Kock who played an instrumental knock of 46 off 37 balls in his side's 20-run victory over PBKS on Friday. De Kock has mustered 271 runs in nine matches to sit ninth in top-10 batters list.
Let's have a look at the top-10 batters who are continuing their foray into the Orange Cap race:
Player | Team | Match | Run | Highest | Average | Strike Rate | 100 | 50 |
Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 8 | 499 | 116 | 71.29 | 159.42 | 3 | 2 |
KL Rahul | Lucknow Super Giants | 9 | 374 | 103* | 53.43 | 143.84 | 2 | 1 |
Shikhar Dhawan | Punjab Kings | 9 | 307 | 88* | 38.38 | 126.33 | 0 | 2 |
Hardik Pandya | Gujarat Titans | 7 | 305 | 87* | 61.00 | 137.38 | 0 | 3 |
Shreyas Iyer | Kolkata Knight Riders | 9 | 290 | 85 | 36.25 | 137.44 | 0 | 2 |
Abhishek Sharma | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 | 285 | 75 | 35.63 | 131.33 | 0 | 2 |
Faf Du Plessis | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9 | 278 | 96 | 30.89 | 128.11 | 0 | 2 |
Tilak Varma | Mumbai Indians | 8 | 272 | 61 | 45.33 | 140.20 | 0 | 2 |
Quinton De Kock | Lucknow Super Giants | 9 | 271 | 80 | 30.11 | 131.55 | 0 | 2 |
Liam Livingstone | Punjab Kings | 9 | 263 | 64 | 29.22 | 178.91 | 0 | 3 |