IPL 2019, Orange and Purple Caps, updated after KXIP vs RR: Rahul falls 14 short of Orange Cap

KL Rahul‘s 47-ball 52 against Rajasthan Royals took his tally in IPL 2019 to 387 runs. Rahul is 13 short of David Warner of Sunrisers Hyderabad, current holder of the Orange Cap. However, Warner will get a chance to increase his lead during tomorrow’s match against Chennai Super Kings.

Chris Gayle, Rahul’s opening partner at Kings XI Punjab, also crossed the 350-mark last night thanks to his 22-ball 30, while Jos Buttler’s 17-ball 23 pushed him to fifth spot.

Player	Team	R	SR	6s
David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	400	140.35	12
KL Rahul	Kings XI Punjab	387	127.72	13
Chris Gayle	Kings XI Punjab	352	155.06	26
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	312	213.69	30
Jos Buttler	Rajasthan Royals	311	151.70	14
AB de Villiers	Royal Challengers Bangalore	307	154.27	17
Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	304	156.70	10
Quinton de Kock	Mumbai Indians	278	138.30	11
Virat Kohli	Royal Challengers Bangalore	278	124.66	4
Shreyas Iyer	Delhi Capitals	266	120.36	7

Purple Cap owner Kagiso Rabada (17 wickets) still holds a 4-wicket lead over second-ranked Imran Tahir and Yuzvendra Chahal (13 each), but Mohammed Shami (2/46) has moved to fourth spot, with 12.

R Ashwin (2/24) is joint fifth with 11, Jofra Archer has 10 wickets, and Shreyas Gopal 8.

Player	Team	W	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	17	7.70
Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	13	5.76
Yuzvendra Chahal	Royal Challengers Bangalore	13	7.03
Mohammed Shami	Kings XI Punjab	12	9.08
R Ashwin	Kings XI Punjab	11	7.44
Chris Morris	Delhi Capitals	11	8.13
Deepak Chahar	Chennai Super Kings	10	6.64
Jofra Archer	Rajasthan Royals	10	6.77
Shreyas Gopal	Rajasthan Royals	8	6.60
Jasprit Bumrah	Mumbai Indians	8	6.81
Sandeep Sharma	Sunrisers Hyderabad	8	7.26