IPL 2024: Jasprit Bumrah snatches Purple Cap from Yuzvendra Chahal, Indian batsmen capture the Orange Cap race
Jasprit Bumrah, purple cap, IPL 2024: In this match, Bumrah bowled componently and took five wickets for 21 runs in four overs. This was his second five-wicket haul in the IPL. With this, Bumrah has captured the Purple Cap.
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 players are dominating the league. Indian gamers have taken the lead in both the Orange Cap and Purple Cap races. Five-time champion Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squared off on Thursday, and Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah caused havoc in that game.
In this match, Bumrah bowled componently and took five wickets for 21 runs in four overs. This was his second five-wicket haul in the IPL. With this, Bumrah has captured the Purple Cap. In this matter, he has defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Bumrah has taken 10 wickets at an average of 11.90 in the five matches played so far. Chahal has also taken 10 wickets in five matches at an average of 13.20. But Bumrah's economy is 5.95. That's why he has been given the purple cap. Chahal has an economy of 7.33 this season.
Mustafizur Rahman, a fast bowler for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), is in third place aside from these two. In the four games that have been played thus far, Mustafizur has claimed nine wickets at an average of 14.22. In the Purple Cap race, he is the only bowler from outside the country to place in the top 5. Arshdeep Singh of the Punjab Kings and Mohit Sharma of the Gujarat Titans (GT) are tied for fifth place with eight wickets apiece. In five games, Arshdeep has claimed eight wickets at an average of 20. Mohit, on the other hand, has claimed eight wickets at an average of 27 in six games.
Talking about Orange Cap, it is completely occupied by Indian batsmen. There is not a single foreign batsman in the top 5 in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in IPL 2024. At present the Orange Cap is with former RCB captain Virat Kohli. Kohli has scored 319 runs in the six matches played so far at an average of 79.75.
Riyan Parag of Rajasthan Royals is in second place on this list. Parag has scored 261 runs in five matches at an average of 87. Shubman Gill is at number three. Gill has scored 255 runs in six matches at an average of 51. Sanju Samson is in fourth place. Samson has scored 246 runs in five matches at an average of 82. Gujarat's Sai Sudarsan is in fifth position. Sudarsan has scored 226 runs in six matches at an average of 37.67.
