IPL 2019, Orange and Purple Caps, updated after KXIP vs DC: Rabada, Curran enter the fray

Rishabh Pant’s strike rate might have finally dropped below 200, but he rose up the ranks to secure fourth spot in the race to the Orange Cap in IPL 2019. His Delhi Capitals teammate Shikhar Dhawan is joint fifth, with 140 runs, 18 behind Pant.

Being dropped from side, Chris Gayle of Kings XI Punjab could not improve on his tally, but Mayank Agarwal has found a place in the top ten. Here is the list.

Player	Team	R	SR	6s
David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	254	175.17	10
Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	198	166.38	9
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	159	248.43	15
Rishabh Pant	Delhi Capitals	153	188.88	10
Sanju Samson	Rajasthan Royals	140	155.55	5
Shikhar Dhawan	Delhi Capitals	140	120.68	2
Chris Gayle	Kings XI Punjab	139	165.47	10
Nitish Rana	Kolkata Knight Riders	132	159.03	10
Prithvi Shaw	Delhi Capitals	130	166.66	3
Mayank Agarwal	Kings XI Punjab	129	146.59	5

Kagiso Rabada joined Imran Tahir, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Dwayne Bravo at the top of the wickets tally. Later in the day, Sam Curran broke through as well, rounding things off with a hat-trick. Here is the list of top Purple Cap contenders.

Player	Team	W	Econ
Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	6	5.20
Yuzvendra Chahal	Royal Challengers Bangalore	6	7.33
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	6	7.78
Dwayne Bravo	Chennai Super Kings	6	7.95
Sam Curran	Kings XI Punjab	6	9.94
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	5	9.00
Mohammed Shami	Kings XI Punjab	5	9.12
Mohammad Nabi	Sunrisers Hyderabad	4	2.75
Jasprit Bumrah	Mumbai Indians	4	7.11
Chris Morris	Delhi Capitals	4	8.12
Sandeep Sharma	Sunrisers Hyderabad	4	8.36
Hardus Viljoen	Kings XI Punjab	4	8.90
Ben Stokes	Rajasthan Royals	4	11.80