IPL 2019, Orange and Purple Caps, updated after SRH vs RR: Warner claims Orange Cap, Samson hot on heels

Sanju Samson slammed the first hundred of IPL 2019 (102* off 55 balls) last night, at Hyderabad, during the course of which he also moved ahead of Nitish Rana by a solitary run, thereby claiming the Orange Cap. His joy did not last long: David Warner, who had led the charts after the first round of IPL 12 with 86 runs, added another 68 (in 37 balls) to claim the Orange Cap.

Other entries in the top ten from last night’s match are Rajasthan captain Ajinkya Rahane and Jonny Bairstow of Hyderabad. Here is the list:

Player	Team	R	SR	6s
David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	154	171.11	5
Sanju Samson	Rajasthan Royals	132	165.00	5
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
Ajinkya Rahane	Rajasthan Royals	97	140.57	3
Shikhar Dhawan	Delhi Capitals	94	113.25	1
Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	84	133.33	2

There was no significant change in the top half of the Purple Cap contenders (Yuzvendra Chahal stays on top), but Rajasthan’s Shreyas Gopal and Ben Stokes both reached the 3-wicket mark. 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
Shreyas Gopal	Rajasthan Royals	3	6.40
Mohammed Siraj	Royal Challengers Bangalore	3	7.16
Ishant Sharma	Delhi Capitals	3	8.85
Mitchell McClenaghan	Mumbai Indians	3	10.66
Ben Stokes	Rajasthan Royals	3	12.57