IPL 2019, Orange and Purple Caps, updated after RCB vs RR: Tahir closes gap on Rabada, Iyer moves to No. 9 on run charts

Delhi Capitals may have been blown away by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2019 match on May 1, by 80 runs, but there was still something to cheer about for their captain, Shreyas Iyer. His fighting 31-ball 44 took him to No. 9 on the run charts – his 427 runs has taken him past Quinton de Kock, who is on 393 runs.

Further up, Shikhar Dhawan held on to the No. 4 spot, despite managing just a 13-ball 19 – Delhi were bundled out 99.

Player	Team	R	SR	6s
David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	692	143.86	21
KL Rahul	Kings XI Punjab	520	131.64	20
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	486	207.69	50
Shikhar Dhawan	Delhi Capitals	470	137.42	11
Chris Gayle	Kings XI Punjab	448	161.73	32
Virat Kohli	Royal Challengers Bangalore	448	139.56	12
Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	445	157.24	18
AB de Villiers	Royal Challengers Bangalore	441	154.73	26
Shreyas Iyer	Delhi Capitals	427	122.34	12
Quinton de Kock	Mumbai Indians	393	134.68	16

Among the wicket-takers, there was merriment for Imran Tahir. His 4/12 helped him close the gap on Purple Cap holder Kagiso Rabada. Tahir is now on 21 wickets, just 4 short of Rabada’s 25.

Elsewhere, Chennai’s Deepak Chahar moved to 16 wickets after his 1/32, while Delhi’s Chris Morris was expensive at 1/47, but still was in the top 10 with 13 wickets.

Player	Team	W	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	25	7.82
Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	21	6.30
Shreyas Gopal	Rajasthan Royals	18	7.40
Yuzvendra Chahal	Royal Challengers Bangalore	17	7.98
Deepak Chahar	Chennai Super Kings	16	7.55
Mohammed Shami	Kings XI Punjab	16	9.10
Rashid Khan	Sunrisers Hyderabad	14	6.18
R Ashwin	Kings XI Punjab	14	7.21
Jasprit Bumrah	Mumbai Indians	13	6.61
Chris Morris	Delhi Capitals	13	9.27