IPL 2019, Orange and Purple Caps, updated after KKR vs KXIP: Consecutive half-centuries take Nitish Rana atop run charts

IPL 2019, Orange and Purple Caps, updated after KKR vs KXIP: Consecutive half-centuries take Nitish Rana atop run charts

  • 28 March 2019
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Nitish Rana with 131 runs in two is just one of three batsmen to have crossed the three-figure mark
Nitish Rana with 131 runs in two is just one of three batsmen to have crossed the three-figure mark © BCCI

Nitish Rana surged to the top of the run-scorers table after his 34-ball 63 – it took his tally to 131 runs in two matches, and at this stage, he is just one of three batsmen to have crossed the three-figure mark. Robin Uthappa also is in the top three following his 50-ball 67* against Punjab on Wednesday, while Andre Russell completed the top five after his electric 17-ball 48.

Chris Gayle, who scored a 13-ball 20, remained at No.4. Mayank Agarwal and David Miller both scored half-centuries as Punjab tried to chase down Kolkata’s mammoth 218/4. Their efforts put them at No.8 and No.10 respectively on the run charts.

Here is the list of the top run-getters.

PlayerTeamRSR6s
Nitish RanaKolkata Knight Riders131161.7210
Rishabh PantDelhi Capitals103257.508
Robin UthappaKolkata Knight Riders102132.463
Chris GayleKings XI Punjab99165.006
Andre RussellKolkata Knight Riders97269.449
Shikhar DhawanDelhi Capitals94113.251
David WarnerSunrisers Hyderabad85160.373
Mayank AgarwalKings XI Punjab80137.933
Jos ButtlerRajasthan Royals69160.462
David MillerKings XI Punjab59147.503
Sarfaraz KhanKings XI Punjab59140.471

Among the bowlers, Russell featured once again – his 2/21 on Wednesday took him to four wickets in the tournament and No.3 in the wicket-takers charts, making him the only non-Chennai Super Kings player in the top five. 

Imran Tahir and Dwayne Bravo are above him with four wickets as well, but with better economy rates, while Ravindra Jadeja and Harbhajan Singh round-off the top five, each with three wickets.

Here’s the list of the top wicket-takers.

PlayerTeamWEcon
Imran TahirChennai Super Kings44.83
Dwayne BravoChennai Super Kings47.92
Andre RussellKolkata Knight Riders49.00
Ravindra JadejaChennai Super Kings34.75
Harbhajan SinghChennai Super Kings36.25
Kagiso RabadaDelhi Capitals36.39
Ishant SharmaDelhi Capitals38.85
Mitchell McClenaghanMumbai Indians310.00
Mujeeb Ur RahmanKings XI Punjab27.75
Piyush ChawlaKolkata Knight Riders28.16
Ankit RajpootKings XI Punjab28.25
Amit MishraDelhi Capitals28.66
Ben StokesRajasthan Royals212.00
Sam CurranKings XI Punjab213.00
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