IPL 2021 Orange Cap: RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal enters top 10 race, DC’s Shikhar Dhawan leads Orange Cap leaderboard-
IPL 2021 Orange Cap: RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal enters top 10 race, DC’s Shikhar Dhawan leads Orange Cap leaderboard- RCB opening batsman Devudtt Padikkal has entered the race of Orange cap after his match-winning century against RR on Thursday. He smacked a 51-ball hundred which featured 11 boundaries and six sixes.
Earlier on Wednesday, Chennai Super Kings opening batsman Faf du Plessis has entered the top 10 in the Orange Cap race. He smashed an unbeaten 95 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday
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IPL 2021 Orange Cap: Sunrisers Hyderabad opening Jonny Bairstow continued his top run in IPL 2021 while playing against Punjab Kings on Wednesday. The right-handed batsman smashed a fifty-off 48 deliveries at Chennai’s difficult turf where PBKS were bowled out for just 120 runs. In his innings, Jonny Bairstow hit 3 fours and 6 sixes. He is placed third in the list.
Mumbai Indians Captain Rohit Sharma has broken into the top 5 list of Orange Cap table. He scored 44 off 30 runs against DC to go past the three-figure mark in IPL 2021. As for Shikhar Dhawan, with 231 runs, the Delhi Capitals opener extended his lead at the top.
A blistering fifty from Shikar Dhawan has taken him on top of the Orange Cap leaderboard in IPL 2021. He completed his half-century off just 31 balls against Punjab Kings that included 8 boundaries. He had previously smashed an unbeaten 85 against CSK in his opening match in IPL 2021. He overtook Maxwell when he scored his 83rd run against PBKS. While he fell six runs short of his third fifty against Mumbai Indians, the 44-run knock was enough to keep his lead intact.
IPL 2021 Orange Cap: Glenn Maxwell in top 2
With a 49-ball 78 against Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Glenn Maxwell shot to be placed 2nd in the IPL Orange Cap leaderboard, surpassing Nitish Rana of KKR, who has scored 155 runs. Punjab Kings captain, KL Rahul, hit another half-century to jump to 4th spot, accumulating 157 runs in three matches in the Indian Premier League.
RCB’s AB de Villiers moved to the fifth spot with a brilliant 34-ball 76 against KKR on Sunday. Glenn Maxwell now has two half-centuries, taking his tally to 176 in three innings. He has scored those runs at an average of 58.66 with a strike rate of 149.15. It was AB de Villiers’ 2nd fifty of the tournament. He has scored 125 runs with an average of 62.50.
Rules for IPL Orange Cap
- The award is given to the leading run-scorer of the IPL season.
- The batsman with the most runs in the tournament during the season would wear the Orange Cap while in the field.
- In case of a tie, the batsman with a better strike rate is awarded the Orange Cap.
- The Orange Cap owner who is fielding is allowed to wear the Orange Cap till the end of the innings even if an opposition batsman has overtaken his runs.
IPL 2021 Orange Cap
IPL 2021 Orange Cap Leaderboard
| POS | PLAYER | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS |
| 1 | ShikharDhawan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 231 | 92 |
| 2 | Glenn Maxwell | 4 | 3 | 0 | 176 | 78 |
| 3 | Jonny Bairstow | 4 | 4 | 1 | 173 | 63* |
| 4 | Faf du Plessis | 4 | 4 | 2 | 164 | 95* |
| 5 | Nitish Rana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 164 | 80 |
| 6 | KL Rahul | 4 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 91 |
| 7 | Sanju Samson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 145 | 119 |
| 8 | Virat Kohli | 4 | 4 | 1 | 143 | 72* |
| 9 | Rohit Sharma | 4 | 4 | 0 | 138 | 44 |
| 10 | Devdutt Padikkal | 3 | 3 | 1 | 137 | 101* |
IPL 2021 Points Table: Virat Kohli-led RCB back to the top of the points table, MS Dhoni’s CSK slips to 2nd spot
IPL 2021 Points Table: Virat Kohli-led RCB back to the top of the points table, MS Dhoni’s CSK slips to the second spot- Royal Challengers Bangalore are back on the top of IPL 2021 points table after a 10 wickets win over Rajasthan Royals on Thursday. Devdutt Padikkal scored a hundred while Virat Kohli smashed a fifty and brought up his 6,000 runs in the contest.
– MS Dhoni’s CSK slipped to the second spot in the IPL 2021 points table after the third successive win in IPL this year. CSK defeated KKR by 18 runs in their fourth match of the season despite a stellar performance by Andre Russell and Pat Cummins. Faf Du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Lungi Ngidi, and Deepak Chahar shined with the ball.
David Warner-led SRH has jumped to 5th place from rock bottom after Jonny Bairstow’s fifty and stellar bowling performance helped them register 9 wickets victory over Punjab Kings. On the flip side, KL Rahul’s side dropped to 8th place in the points table.
Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals moved to the 2nd spot on the IPL 2021 points table after beating Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday. It was their 2nd win on the trot, taking points tally to six in four matches with a net run rate of +0.426. Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, remained 4th after the loss. Royal Challengers Bangalore with six points is currently top of the table with a better net run rate of +0.750.
IPL 2021 Points Table – Unbeaten RCB continues to lead: Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are on a roll and now has registered their third consecutive victory in IPL 2021. RCB is now comfortably leading the IPL 2021 points table with 6 points from 3 matches. RCB defeated KKR by 38 runs.
IPL 2021 Points Table- Delhi Capitals move to 2nd, Mumbai Indians remain 4th
As for Delhi Capitals, they came into the game against Mumbai Indians as an underdog, losing the previous five contests. On Tuesday, Rishabh Pant lost the toss with Rohit Sharma’s MI gaining the upper hand by opting to bat first on a tricky Chennai wicket. However, Amit Mishra’s brilliant 4/24 rattled Mumbai Indians as they could only post 137/9. With Shikhar Dhawan’s 44, Delhi Capitals chased the target in 19.1 overs, winning the match by 6 wickets.
However, defending champions Mumbai Indians after two consecutive wins suffered a loss that hurt their net run rate. The loss meant, they remained in 4th position with four points from four matches with a net run rate of +0.187.
IPL Points Table
David Warner’s SRH who have lost their all three matches in IPL 2021 are placed at the bottom while KL Rahul’s Punjab Kings are 7th on the IPL 2021 Points Table, winning one. KKR and Rajasthan Royals occupy the 5th and 6th places after Match 13.
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IPL 2021 Teams Points Table
| SNO | Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Punjab Kings | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
