IPL 2021 Orange Cap holder: Full list of highest run-scorers in Indian Premier League 2021

Dixit Bhargav | 27/09/2021
IPL 2021 Orange Cap holder: Full list of highest run-scorers in Indian Premier League 2021

IPL 2021 Orange Cap holder: The Sportsrush present for you the list of highest run-scorers in Indian Premier League 2021.

A primary reason why the ongoing second phase of the 14th season of the Indian Premier League is a tough challenge for the batters is the sluggish nature of pitches at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Staidum, Dubai International Cricket Stadium and the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

It is due to the same reason that high-scoring encounters have been rare since the UAE leg of IPL 2021 has begun. In such a situation, batters are mostly seen accumulating runs in singles and doubles than hitting the big shots at will from the word go.

Having scored consecutive half-centuries against Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has replaced Delhi batter Shikhar Dhawan at the top in the list of highest run-scorers this season. Samson, who has amassed 433 runs in his maiden season as a captain, needs just nine more runs to register his career-best season in the IPL.

Not part of India’s 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 also scheduled to be played in the UAE from next month, Dhawan has remained consistent for Capitals scoring 430 runs at an average and strike rate of 47.77 and 131.09 respectively.

Barring Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are reeling at the bottom of the points table, a batter from each franchise is among the Top 10 run-scorers this season. Delhi, Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings have a couple of batters among the Top 10 scorers.

IPL 2021 Orange Cap holder

Batsman Matches Runs Highest Average SR 100 50 4s 6s
Sanju Samson (RR) 10 433 119 54.12 141.96 1 2 41 15
Shikhar Dhawan (DC) 10 430 92 47.77 131.09 0 3 50 9
KL Rahul (PBKS) 9 401 91* 57.28 135.01 0 4 34 18
Faf du Plessis (CSK) 10 394 95* 49.25 141.21 0 4 38 15
Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) 10 362 88* 40.22 137.12 0 3 40 13
Mayank Agarwal (PBKS) 9 332 99* 41.5 142.48 0 3 31 13
Prithvi Shaw (DC) 10 329 82 32.9 160.48 0 3 39 12
Rohit Sharma (MI) 9 326 63 36.22 128.85 0 1 27 12
Virat Kohli (RCB) 10 307 72* 34.11 122.8 0 3 31 8
Rahul Tripathi (KKR) 10 306 74* 38.25 143.66 0 2 33 8
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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