Ruturaj Gaikwad overtakes Virat Kohli in the CSK vs PBKS match, securing the Orange Cap in IPL 2024.
Ruturaj Gaikwad emerges as the leader in IPL 2024’s Orange Cap race after the CSK vs PBKS match, surpassing Virat Kohli with his stellar performance scoring 62 runs in 48 balls against PBKS.
Ruturaj Gaikwad surpassed Virat Kohli to grab the Orange Cap in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Wednesday. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper played a decisive knock at Chepauk after the hosts suffered a little battle collapse against Punjab Kings. Gaikwad anchored the innings with a well-struck 48-ball 62, hitting 5 boundaries and 2 sixes. If his innings set the base for CSK’s fightback, then MS Dhoni’s 11-ball 14 towards the end guided the hosts to 162/7 in 20 overs.
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Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane added 61 runs for the opening wicket but they consumed 49 balls for it. The slide of CSK began once PBKS brought their spinners on immediately after the Power Play that yielded 55 for no loss.
Dube, promoted to No. 3 to counter spin, failed to connect an almighty heave off a fuller ball on the middle-stump by Brar, and he had to walk back despite seeking help from DRS. In the next over, leg-spinner Rahul Chahar got rid of Ravindra Jadeja, who was deceived by a delivery that turned into him a whisker to beat his prod.
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Gaikwad did his best, using his timing and a good array of shots against pacers Harshal Patel and Curran to reach his fifty in 44 balls. The right-hander brought up his third fifty in a row in this IPL with a well-timed six off Curran over long-on and it was also the first six in CSK innings as they took 20 runs of that over.
CSK made 60 runs in the last five overs as Moeen Ali (15, 9b) helped Gaikwad to add 38 runs for the fifth wicket.
Here are the top 5 run-getters after Ruturaj took the Orange Cap
Ruturaj Gaikwad: Displacing Virat Kohli, Gaikwad is now the top-scorer of IPL 2024 with 509 runs in 10 games, striking at 146.68. He has so far scored 4 fifties and a hundred in the tournament.
Virat Kohli: The RCB ace slipped to second after Gaikwad’s heroics at Chepauk on Wednesday evening. Kohli has 500 runs in 10 games and a strike rate of 147.49, which is better than Gaikwad. The former RCB skipper has also struck 4 fifties and a century.
Sai Sudharsan: The GT youngster is also moving upwards with every game So far, he has 418 runs in the season in 10 games and is striking 135.71 with 2 half-centuries.
KL Rahul: The LSG skipper is the second batter after Gaikwad to miss the flight to the West for the T20 World Cup despite scoring the bulk of runs in the IPL 2024. He has accumulated 406 runs in 10 games at a strike rate of 142.95 with 3 half-centuries.
Rishabh Pant: The Delhi Capitals captain is the highest scorer of his side with 398 runs and 3 fifties in 11 matches. Rishabh Pant has been striking at 158.86 and averages 44.22.
Orange Cap Standing – CSK vs PBKS
| POSITION | NAME | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | AVERAGE | S/R |
| 1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK | 10 | 509 | 63.63 | 146.66 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 10 | 500 | 71.42 | 147.49 |
| 3 | Sai Sudharshan | GT | 10 | 418 | 46.44 | 135.71 |
| 4 | KL Rahul | LSG | 10 | 406 | 40.6 | 142.95 |
| 5 | Rishabh Pant | DC | 11 | 398 | 44.22 | 158.56 |
| 6 | Phil Salt | KKR | 9 | 392 | 49 | 180.64 |
| 7 | Sanju Samson | RR | 9 | 385 | 77 | 161.08 |
| 8 | Sunil Narine | KKR | 9 | 372 | 41.33 | 182.35 |
| 9 | Shivam Dube | CSK | 10 | 350 | 50 | 171.56 |
| 10 | Tilak Varma | MI | 9 | 343 | 42.87 | 153.81 |
