IPL 2019, Orange and Purple Caps, updated after RCB vs MI: Yuzvendra Chahal leapfrogs ahead of others to clinch Purple Cap

The top eight names in the race for the Orange Cap in IPL 2019 did not change despite a high-scoring match at Chinnaswamy last night. However, AB de Villiers (of Royal Challengers Bangalore) and Yuvraj Singh (Mumbai Indians) have broken into the top ten.

The top eight include three batsmen from Kolkata Knight Riders – Nitish Rana (current holder of the Cap), Robin Uthappa (at third position), and Andre Russell (fifth). Here are the top ten:

Player	Team	R	SR	6s
Nitish Rana	Kolkata Knight Riders	131	161.72	10
Rishabh Pant	Delhi Capitals	103	257.50	8
Robin Uthappa	Kolkata Knight Riders	102	132.46	3
Chris Gayle	Kings XI Punjab	99	165.00	6
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	97	269.44	9
Shikhar Dhawan	Delhi Capitals	94	113.25	1
David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	85	160.37	3
Mayank Agarwal	Kings XI Punjab	80	137.93	3
AB de Villiers	Royal Challengers Bangalore	79	154.90	6
Yuvraj Singh	Mumbai Indians	76	161.70	6

Yuzvendra Chahal had taken a solitary wicket in Bangalore’s first match, the tournament opener against Chennai. But here, he took 4/38 – the first four-wicket haul in the tournament – to clinch the Purple Cap.

Jasprit Bumrah (3/20) made it to the top bracket as well, as did Mohammed Siraj (2/38). Despite going wicketless, Mitchell McClenaghan stayed put. Here is the list:

Player	Team	W	Econ
Yuzvendra Chahal	Royal Challengers Bangalore	5	5.50
Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	4	4.83
Jasprit Bumrah	Mumbai Indians	4	7.50
Dwayne Bravo	Chennai Super Kings	4	7.92
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	4	9.00
Ravindra Jadeja	Chennai Super Kings	3	4.75
Harbhajan Singh	Chennai Super Kings	3	6.25
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	3	6.39
Mohammed Siraj	Royal Challengers Bangalore	3	7.16
Ishant Sharma	Delhi Capitals	3	8.85
Mitchell McClenaghan	Mumbai Indians	3	10.66