IPL 2019, Orange and Purple Caps, updated after KXIP vs MI, DC vs KKR: Andre Russell surges to the top of run charts

With a ballistic half-century, Andre Russell surged to the top of the run-scorers’ list and is currently the proud incumbent of the Orange Cap. He scored a 28-ball 62 against Delhi Capitals – his first half-century of the tournament, having missed out marginally in the first two outings – and is five runs ahead of the second-placed David Warner on the run charts. 

Chris Gayle made it to the top three after scoring 40 against Mumbai Indians on Saturday. There was also changes further down, with Prithvi Shaw entering the fray after hammering a 99 against Kolkata.

Here is the list of the run-getters. 

Player	Team	R	SR	6s
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	159	248.43	15
David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	154	171.11	5
Chris Gayle	Kings XI Punjab	139	165.47	10
Sanju Samson	Rajasthan Royals	132	165.00	5
Nitish Rana	Kolkata Knight Riders	132	159.03	10
Prithvi Shaw	Delhi Capitals	130	168.83	3
Mayank Agarwal	Kings XI Punjab	123	155.69	5
Rishabh Pant	Delhi Capitals	114	207.27	8
Robin Uthappa	Kolkata Knight Riders	113	136.14	3
Quinton de Kock	Mumbai Indians	110	146.66	4

Among the bowlers, Yuzvendra Chahal remained at the top, but Russell surged to No.2 after claiming another wicket against Delhi. Kagiso Rabada also moved up a couple of slots, after adding to his wicket tally on Saturday.

Here is the wicket-takers’ list.

Player	Team	W	Econ
Yuzvendra Chahal	Royal Challengers Bangalore	5	5.50
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	5	9.00
Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	4	4.83
Dwayne Bravo	Chennai Super Kings	4	7.92
Jasprit Bumrah	Mumbai Indians	4	7.50
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	4	7.71
Shreyas Gopal	Rajasthan Royals	3	6.40
Ravindra Jadeja	Chennai Super Kings	3	4.75
Mohammed Siraj	Royal Challengers Bangalore	3	7.16
Harbhajan Singh	Chennai Super Kings	3	6.25
Ishant Sharma	Delhi Capitals	3	8.85
Amit Mishra	Delhi Capitals	3	8.87
Hardus Viljoen	Kings XI Punjab	3	9.50
Piyush Chawla	Kolkata Knight Riders	3	8.50