IPL 2019, Orange and Purple Caps, updated after KXIP vs SRH: Warner extends lead, Rahul, Sandeep rise through the ranks

David Warner batted through 20 overs against Kings XI Punjab, scoring 70 not out. Jonny Bairstow, his opening partner for Sunrisers Hyderabad, fell for 1. As a result, Warner, owner of the Orange Cap, has now extended his lead over Bairstow to 86 runs.

The surprise ascent of the night, however, was KL Rahul‘s, who stormed into the top ten and rose to the third spot. Like Warner, Rahul batted through the innings as well, for an unbeaten 71, with Punjab winning with a ball to spare. Thanks to his 55, Rahul’s teammate Mayank Agarwal reached seventh spot.

Player	Team	R	SR	6s
David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	349	146.63	11
Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	263	161.34	10
KL Rahul	Kings XI Punjab	217	122.59	4
Shreyas Iyer	Delhi Capitals	215	122.85	7
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	207	268.83	22
Virat Kohli	Royal Challengers Bangalore	203	126.08	4
Mayank Agarwal	Kings XI Punjab	184	138.34	8
Rishabh Pant	Delhi Capitals	176	172.54	10
Jos Buttler	Rajasthan Royals	176	130.37	4
AB de Villiers	Royal Challengers Bangalore	173	157.27	10

Kagiso Rabada (11 wickets) and Yuzvendra Chahal (9) still retain the top two spots, but Sandeep Sharma‘s 3/21 has helped him occupy the joint-third spot, with Shreyas Gopal, with 8 wickets. R Ashwin took his 7th wicket of the tournament, while a wicket Mohammad Nabi stayed on 7.

Player	Team	W	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	11	7.55
Yuzvendra Chahal	Royal Challengers Bangalore	9	6.87
Shreyas Gopal	Rajasthan Royals	8	6.37
Sandeep Sharma	Sunrisers Hyderabad	8	7.22
Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	7	5.38
Mohammad Nabi	Sunrisers Hyderabad	7	5.49
R Ashwin	Kings XI Punjab	7	7.37
Dwayne Bravo	Chennai Super Kings	7	9.36