Ruturaj Gaikwad surpassed Virat Kohli to grab the Orange Cap in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Wednesday. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper played a decisive knock at Chepauk after the hosts suffered a little battle collapse against Punjab Kings. Gaikwad anchored the innings with a well-struck 48-ball 62, hitting 5 boundaries and 2 sixes. If his innings set the base for CSK’s fightback, then MS Dhoni’s 11-ball 14 towards the end guided the hosts to 162/7 in 20 overs.
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In reply, Punjab rode on quick 40s by Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw to move past Chennai’s modest 162 for seven, which was built around skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s solid 62.
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The win took PBKS to seventh place on the points table with eight points, while CSK stayed in fourth with 10 points.
The Super Kings’ defence of 163 faced multiple barricades as their spinners – Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja – were rendered ineffective because of dew and pacer Deepak Chahar walked off the field with a niggle after bowling just two balls.
Here are the top 5 run-getters after Ruturaj took the Orange Cap
Ruturaj Gaikwad: Displacing Virat Kohli, Gaikwad is now the top-scorer of IPL 2024 with 509 runs in 10 games, striking at 146.68. He has so far scored 4 fifties and a hundred in the tournament.
Virat Kohli: The RCB ace slipped to second after Gaikwad’s heroics at Chepauk on Wednesday evening. Kohli has 500 runs in 10 games and a strike rate of 147.49, which is better than Gaikwad. The former RCB skipper has also struck 4 fifties and a century.
Sai Sudharsan: The GT youngster is also moving upwards with every game So far, he has 418 runs in the season in 10 games and is striking 135.71 with 2 half-centuries.
KL Rahul: The LSG skipper is the second batter after Gaikwad to miss the flight to the West for the T20 World Cup despite scoring the bulk of runs in the IPL 2024. He has accumulated 406 runs in 10 games at a strike rate of 142.95 with 3 half-centuries.
Rishabh Pant: The Delhi Capitals captain is the highest scorer of his side with 398 runs and 3 fifties in 11 matches. Rishabh Pant has been striking at 158.86 and averages 44.22.
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Jasprit Bumrah: The Mumbai Indians ace has been outstanding with the ball in a struggling side. Despite MI struggling to find a place in the top-4, Bumrah has consistently showcased his class with 14 wickets in 10 matches and an economy of 6.40.
Mustafizur Rahman: The left-arm pacer has been outstanding for Chennai Super Kings. But on Wednesday, he returned empty-handed against Punjab. Though he bowled a maiden over, his figures of 0/22 weren’t enough to put CSK on the top. He currently has 14 wickets in 9 matches.
Harshal Patel: Punjab’s leading wicket-taker bowled just 1 over conceded 12 runs and returned no wickets. However, he managed to remain third on the table with 14 wickets in 10 games.
Matheesha Pathirana: The slinger from Sri Lanka missed out on Wednesday’s face-off but remains the fourth-highest wicket-taker of the season with 13 wickets in 6 matches.
T Natarajan: The left-arm is currently the highest top wicket-taker for SRH this season with 13 scalps in just 7 games and averages 19.38.
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