So far 27 matches have been played in the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), in which Rajasthan Royals team’s star leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has once again occupied the first place in the race to win the Purple Cap. Chahal overtook Jasprit Bumrah by taking one wicket in the match played against Punjab Kings. At the same time, Virat Kohli still occupies the first place in terms of scoring the most runs so far this season, in which 319 runs have been seen from his bat so far. Now Riyan Parag has come very close to him in this list.
Bumrah has a chance to leave Chahal behind
Yuzvendra Chahal has taken 11 wickets at an average of 14.82 while playing 6 matches in this season of IPL. Just behind him in this list is Jasprit Bumrah, who has taken 10 wickets in his name so far. Mumbai Indians team will play against Chennai Super Kings at their home ground on 14th April in which if Bumrah is successful in taking 2 more wickets then he will again reach the first place in the list of Purple Cap. Kagiso Rabada has also made a big leap in this list, in which he has reached the third position by taking 2 wickets in the match against Rajasthan Royals. Mustafizur Rahman is at number 5 and sixth in the race to win the Purple Cap, who has also taken 9-9 wickets so far this season.
Riyan Parag just 35 runs away from Kohli
In the race to win the Orange Cap, Virat Kohli still maintains an lead over the other players. Kohli has also seen one century innings this season, after which he has so far scored 319 runs in 6 innings at an average of 79.75. At the second place is Riyan Parag who is just 35 runs away from Kohli. Parag has scored 284 runs with an average of 71. Apart from this, Rajasthan Royals team captain Sanju Samson is at number three with 264 runs. While Shubman Gill is at fourth position with 255 runs, Sai Sudarshan is at fifth position with 226 runs.
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