IPL 2024: After the first round, know who has the Orange and Purple Cap, both names are shocking

The first tour game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 has taken place. All the teams have played one match each. Rajasthan Royals (RR) are at the top of the points table with the best net run rate. Whereas Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is in second place, Punjab Kings (PBKS) is in third place and Gujarat Titans (GT) is in fourth place.

Speaking of Orange Cap, Sanju Samson, the captain of the Rajasthan Royals, is wearing it right now. Samson had an outstanding batting performance against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), scoring 82 runs off of 52 balls in one inning. In addition to him, Nicholas Pooran of the Lucknow Super Giants, Andre Russell of the Kolkata Knight Riders, Sam Curran of the Punjab Kings, and Heinrich Klaasen of the Sunrisers Hyderabad are the top five batsmen who have scored the most runs in the 2024 Indian Premier League. In their opening matches, all of these batsmen have amassed more than sixty runs, and KL Rahul (58) and Phil Salt (54), among others, have each scored half-centuries.

The Purple Cap is occupied by Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman. Mustafizur took 4 wickets in the opening match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). After playing the first match of the league, no other team has been able to take more wickets than Mustafizur. Mumbai Indians fast, bowler, Jasprit Bumrah is at the second position in the list of bowlers taking the most wickets in IPL 2024. After him, the names of T Natarajan of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Harshit Rana of Kolkata Knight Riders and Kuldeep Yadav of Delhi Capitals are included in this list of top-5 bowlers.