IPL 2024 Orange Cap, Purple Cap Holders After RCB vs KKR IPL Match

IPL 2024: Check below Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Orange Cap, Purple Cap holders and IPL Points Table ahead Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) IPL 2024 match.

RCB's loss against Kolkata on Friday was their second loss in IPL 2024. So far, RCB have played three games, won one and lost two. 

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IPL 2024 Orange Cap, Purple Cap holders: Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 7 wickets (19 balls remaining) to register their second consecutive win in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. RCB lost the match but their star player Virat Kohli batted out the entire first innings, remaining not out. The RCB legend secured his second straight IPL fifty on Friday (March 29) but Kolkata still clinched the seven-wicket win.

Batting first, RCB had set a target of 183 runs for Kolkata. Openers Sunil Narayan and Phil Salt stitched a solid partnership of 86 runs for the first wicket. After this, Venkatesh played a crucial 50-run knock. KKR chased down the target with 19 balls remaining to win the game by 7 wickets.

RCB's loss against Kolkata on Friday was their second loss in the ongoing tournament. So far, RCB have played three games, won one and lost two. 

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Most Runs - List of top five batters in IPL 2024 Orange Cap List

The Orange Cap is awarded to the player who scores the highest number of runs throughout an Indian Premier League (IPL) season. 

1. Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) - 181 runs after 3 matches 

2. Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad) - 143 runs after 2 matches 

3. Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals) - 127 runs after 2 matches 

4. Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals) - 97 runs runs after 2 matches

5. Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad) - 95 runs runs after 2 matches

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Most Runs - List of top five bowlers in IPL 2024 Purple Cap List

The Purple Cap is awarded to the player who takes the highest number of wickets throughout an Indian Premier League (IPL) season. 

1. Mustafizur Rahman (Chennai Super Kings) - 6 wickets after 2 matches 

2. Harshit Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders) - 5 wickets after 2 matches

3. Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) - 4 wickets after 2 matches

2. Deepak Chahar (Chennai Super Kings) - 3 wickets after 2 matches, Economy: 8.12

3. Harpreet Brar (Punjab Kings) - 3 wickets after 2 matches, Economy: 3.85

Check below IPL 2024 updated Points Table ahead of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) IPL 2024 match

RANK	TEAM	MATCH	WIN	LOSS	NRR	POINTS
1	CSK	2	2	0	+1.979	4
2	KKR	2	2	0	+1.047	4
3	RR	2	2	0	+0.800	4
4	SRH	2	1	1	+0.675	2
5	PBKS	2	1	1	+0.025	2
6	RCB	3	1	2	-0.711	2
7	GT	2	1	1	-1.425	2
8	DC	2	0	2	-0.528	0
9	MI	2	0	2	-0.925	0
10	LSG	1	0	1	-1.000	0