Most Runs in IPL 2024 (IPL Orange Cap 2024)

Orange Cap in IPL 2024: RCB's veteran batter Virat Kohli leads the Orange Cap race in IPL 2024 with 542 runs after PBKS vs CSK Match 53.

RCB star batter Virat Kohli has looked at his vintage best this season, carrying his team batting lineup. He even notched up his first hundred of IPL 2024, scoring an unbeaten 113* off 72 balls with the help of 12 fours and four sixes against Rajasthan Royals during Match 19 in Jaipur. He has been leading from the front having notched 542 runs in 11 matches so far. 

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad stormed to the second of the Orange Cap list with a 62 off 48 in Match 49 against PBKS. The right hand batter has now 541 runs in 11 matches an sensational average of 147.41. He is also the first batter to breach 50 boundaries in the IPL 2024. The 27 year old has four half centuries and one century so far in the IPL 2024

The surprise entry in the Orange Cap Race is of the Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Sunil Narine who’s once enjoying the opportunity to open the innings for his side. The southpaw has been butchering bowling lineups with his blade as he occupies the 3rd spot in the list with 461 runs to his name from 11 innings at an average of 41.91 and a phenomenal strike rate of 183.67.

KL Rahul is also in the race with his timely 76 against RR in Match 44. The LSG captain has been leading from the front having notched 431 runs in 11 matches so far. His strike rate of 141.31 isn't too shabby either.

KKR star batter Philip Salt has been leading from the front, having notched 429 runs in 11 matches so far. Philip Salt boasts a strike rate of 183.33 with an average of 42.9.

Sai Sudharsan's IPL purple patch continued at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The left-hand batter scored 84* from 49 balls at a strike rate of 131.68. He also climbed the run-getter charts jumping to 5th place with 424 runs in 11 innings.

Riyan Parag has answered all his critics with style. The Rajasthan Royals' batter has 409 runs to his name in 10 matches so far. With an average of 58.43 and a strike rate of 159.14, Parag shows no signs of stopping. His latest exploits of 77 off 49 against SRH, Parag has moved to fourth in the IPL Orange Cap list.

Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant has also looked in imperious form on his comeback to the cricket field after surviving a near-fatal car accident. The southpaw sits on the fourth spot with 398 runs from 11 innings at an average of 44.22 and a strike rate of 158.57. He recently played a breathtaking innings of 88* (43) against Gujarat Titans in Match 40.

IPL Orange Cap Trivia

• Shaun Marsh (616 runs in 11 matches in 2008) was the first player to win the award.
• The record of most runs in a single IPL season is held by Virat Kohli (973 runs in 2016 edition).
• David Warner has the record of winning the Orange Cap most number of times (3).
• Yashasvi Jaiswal (625 runs, 14 innings) scored the most runs by an uncapped batter in the 2023 season 

Rules for IPL 2024 Orange Cap

• The Orange Cap is awarded to the leading run-scorer of the IPL season.
• The batsman who holds the Orange Cap during the season is allowed to wear it while in the field during the games, as long as he retains the top-scorers spot in the tournament.
• In an event where two or more batsmen are tied on runs, the batsman with a better strike rate is awarded the Orange Cap.
• In an event where an opposition batsman overtakes the tally of the current holder of the Orange Cap, the previous holder is allowed to wear the Cap until the end of that particular innings in which another batsman overtakes him.

List of IPL Orange Cap Winners from (2008 to 2024)

The first-ever recipient of the Orange Cap was Shaun Marsh. The Aussie, who represented the Punjab Kings in the inaugural edition of the IPL plundered 616 runs in the tournament. The first-ever Indian player to win the Orange Cap award in the IPL is Sachin Tendulkar. The legendary cricketer scored 618 runs in the year 2010.

Chris Gayle is the only player to have won the Orange Cap award on two consecutive occasions. The West Indian emerged as the highest run-scorer in the 2011 and 2012 editions of the IPL. Also, Aussie David Warner has won the Orange Cap award the most number of times (three). The other players who have won the award are Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kane Williamson and KL Rahul.

In the 2021 edition of the IPL, the Orange Cap award was won by Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) Ruturaj Gaikwad. The right-hander scored a mammoth 635 runs in the tournament and scored them at an average over 45 and a strike rate of 136.27.

Jos Buttler won the coveted award for the first time in IPL 2022 scoring 863 runs at an average of 57.53 and a strike-rate of 149.05. IPL 2024 is set to begin on March 22. The IPL 2024 schedule is released and the opening game is a blockbuster clash between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Super Kings will be raring to make their presence felt on the IPL 2024 points table this time around too and establish their supremacy.

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