Chennai, May 26: Star India batter Virat Kohli has ended the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 2024 with the Orange Cap for most runs in the season, becoming the only Indian to have won this honour twice.
Virat, whose team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bowed out of the competition in the eliminator after a loss to Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the eliminator, scored 741 runs in 15 matches at an average of 61.75, with a century and five fifties. His best score was 113* and his strike rate stood at 154.69, the highest it has ever been for Virat in a single IPL season. He also smashed 38 sixes this season, joint-most by him in a single season, tying with his tally of 38 sixes in the 2016 season, when he scored 973 runs in 16 matches with four tons and seven fifties.
The 35-year-old broke a lot of records in the season and won acclaim for changing his game to a much-more attacking one, especially against spin. . His best score is 113*.At the second spot is Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, who scored 583 runs in 14 matches at an average of 53.00.
The third spot is occupied by Rajasthan Royals (RR) all-rounder Riyan Parag, who had a breakout season. He scored four half-centuries in the tournament, with the best score of 52.09.Some other top batters of the ongoing season are: Travis Head (SRH, 567 runs in 15 innings at an average of 40.50 and a strike rate of 191.55, with a century and four fifties), Sanju Samson (RR, 531 runs at an average of 48.27 and a strike rate of 153.46, with five half-centuries), Sai Sudarshan (Gujarat Titans, 527 runs in 12 matches at an average of 47.90 and a strike rate of 141.28, with a century and eight matches), KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants, 520 runs in 14 matches at an average of 37.14 and a strike rate of 136.12, with four half-centuries), and Nicholas Pooran (LSG, 499 runs in 14 matches at an average of 62.37, with a strike rate of 178.21 and three half-centuries. (Agencies)
