New Delhi: In the 16th season of IPL, there have been 6 matches so far and with this, the race for Orange Cap and Purple Cap has also started. Indian players have also maintained their dominance in both these races.
Three Indian players are present inside the top-5 in the orange cap race, while in the purple cap race, the name of three Indian bowlers is included from the top-5 players.
Chennai batsman leads orange cap race
At the moment, Ruturaj Gaikwad is at the forefront of the orange cap race. He scored 92 runs in the first match of the IPL, saying that this year he can win the Orange Cap once again.
Gaikwad won the Orange Cap in IPL 2021. This year too, he is at the forefront of this race by scoring 149 runs in two matches.
At number two is West Indies’ Kyle Myers, who plays for Lucknow Supergiants, who has scored 126 runs in two innings of 2 matches. Apart from them, Mumbai Indians’ Tilak Verma is at number three in this race by scoring an unbeaten 84 runs in an innings of 1 match.
Apart from these players, Virat Kohli has also scored an unbeaten 82 runs in his first IPL match this year. With this innings, Virat Kohli is currently at number four in the orange cap race. At number five is RCB captain Faf du Plessis, who has scored 73 runs in an innings of a match so far.
Likewise, Shubman Gill of Gujarat Titans is also a strong contender to win the Orange Cap. However, so far he is at number seven in this race, but after the match against Delhi today, he can also come first.
Lucknow bowler leads in purple cap race
Talking about bowlers, England bowler Mark Wood, who plays for Lucknow Super Giants, is currently at the forefront. Mark Wood has so far taken 8 wickets in 2 innings of 2 matches and is leading the race for the Purple Cap.
However, after that there are two Indian leg spinners. Ravi Bishnoi of Lucknow is at number two with 5 wickets, while Yuzvendra Chahal of Rajasthan Royals is at number three, who has taken 4 wickets in an innings of one match so far. At the same time, Chennai Super Kings’ Moeen Ali has bowled in an innings of 2 matches, but has come fourth in the purple cap race with 4 wickets.
While bowling on the Chennai ground, off-spinner Moeen Ali can also come forward in the purple cap race. At the same time, Arshdeep Singh of Punjab is present at number five in this race. He has played 1 match so far, in which he has got 3 wickets. Therefore, these are five bowlers who can be strong contenders to win the Purple Cap this year.