In IPL 2022, along with the competition between the teams, there is fierce competition going on among the players to score the most runs. By the way, the player who scores the most runs in every season is awarded the Orange Cap.
In IPL 2022, this cap is with the Rajasthan Royals batsman so far, and looking at his performance, it seems that it is going to be very difficult for the rest of the players to snatch this cap from his head. After the match between Delhi Capitals and KKR. Let’s take a look at what has changed in the list of Orange Caps.
A New Name Joins The Race For The Orange Cap
After the 41st match of IPL 2022, a new name has been added to the Orange Cap race. In the Delhi Capitals vs KKR match, Kolkata captain Shreyas Iyer today managed to take his place in the top-5 of the Orange Cap race by scoring 42 runs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Abhishek Sharma had to drop out of the top-5 due to Iyer joining the top-5. By the way, in this list, Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler remains at the top with 499 runs so far. At the same time, KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow Super Giants, is in second place on this list.
Butler’s Dominance Continues
In IPL 2022, Rajasthan Royals batsman Jos Buttler has become the highest run-scorer in this season, presenting a great batting pattern. Butler has played 8 matches so far in IPL 2022, scoring 499 runs at an average of 71.29, including 3 centuries and 2 half-centuries.
Butler is followed by KL Rahul who has scored 2 centuries so far this season. Rahul is second in this list with 368 runs in his 8 matches at an average of 61.33. In this list, Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya has also come third in the Orange Cap race of IPL 2022 while batting amazingly. At the same time, Punjab Kings opener Shikhar Dhawan is at the fourth position with 302 runs so far, while KKR captain Shreyas Iyer has reached the fifth position with 290 runs, hitting the entry in this list.
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