Virat Kohli played a stormy inning of 92 runs in 47 balls against Punjab Kings. He hit 7 fours and 6 sixes in his innings. At the same time, after this, Virat Kohli has again reached the top in the race for Orange Cap. Now Virat Kohli has 634 runs in his name in 12 matches at an average of 70.44. Virat Kohli has left Ruturaj Gaikwad behind. Rituraj Gaikwad has scored 541 runs in 11 matches at an average of 60.11. In this way the gap between Virat Kohli and Rituraj Gaikwad has become 93 runs.
Virat Kohli is getting competition from these batsmen
After Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Travis Head is at third place. Travis Head has scored 533 runs in 11 matches at an average of 53.30. Whereas Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has 471 runs in his name in 11 matches at an average of 67.29. At the same time, Sunil Narine, who is at fifth position in this list, has scored 461 runs in 11 matches at an average of 41.91.
Harshal Patel overtook Jasprit Bumrah in the race for Purple Cap
At the same time, Harshal Patel has left Jasprit Bumrah behind in the race for Purple Cap. Harshal Patel has reached the top with 20 wickets in 12 matches. In this way Jasprit Bumrah has slipped to second position. Jasprit Bumrah has 18 wickets in his name in 12 matches at an average of 16.50. After this, third and fourth positions Varun Chakraborty and Arshdeep Singh have equal 16-16 wickets.
T Natarajan is at fifth position and Mukesh Kumar is at sixth position. Both these bowlers have equal 15-15 wickets in their name. However, currently Virat Kohli is on top in the Orange Cap race and Harshal Patel is on top in the Purple Cap race.