IPL 2024 Orange Cap: Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in a high-scoring match on Wednesday which prompted several changes in the IPL run-scorers, with Heinrich Klaasen moving to the top spot while Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma also found a place in the top 5.
Here’s a look at the top 5 run scorers in IPL 2024 so far:
1) Heinrich Klaasen (SRH):
An 80-run knock from 34 deliveries on Wednesday rowed Heinrich Klaasen to the top of the IPL Orange Cap list. Klaasen’s feisty innings helped Sunrisers Hyderabad post a mammoth total of 277 runs, which proved too much for Mumbai Indians to chase down.
The South Africa opener has scored 143 runs at an average of 143 and a strike rate of 226 in the two matches so far.
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2) Virat Kohli (RCB):
Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Virat Kohli has plunged to the second position in the IPL run scorers list with 98 runs to his name a strike rate of 142 and an average of 142.
3) Abhishek Sharma (SRH):
The uncapped left-hander was the pick of the Sunrisers Hyderabad batters on Wednesday with a score of 63 (23), helping provide a solid start to the match and get to the record-breaking total of 277. Sharma scored 63 runs off
Abhishek Sharma has scored 95 runs in the two matches so far with a strike rate of 226 and an average of 47.
4) Tilak Varma (MI):
A valiant 64 (34) run knock from Abhishek Sharma has propelled him to the 3rd position on the IPL run-scorers list. The left-hander has scored 89 runs in the two matches so far with a strike rate of 167 and an average of 44.
5) Sam Curran (PBKS):
With the inrush of changes following the SRH vs MI encounter, Sam Curran has slipped to the 5th position from the 2nd spot. The English batsman has played a crucial role in maintaining the run flow during the middle over for Punjab Kings with a total of 86 runs so far in the two matches with a strike rate of 134 and an average of 43.
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