Ahmedabad: Mumbai Indians all-rounder Rohit Sharma has overtaken Sanju Samson in the battle for the orange cap in IPL. Rohit scored 36 runs off 25 balls in the match against Punjab Kings yesterday. With this, Rohit was able to climb to the third position among the runners. The Mumbai opener has 297 runs in seven matches. Rohit has an average of 49.50 and a strike rate of 164.09.
Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli remains number one. In the last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kohli scored 42 runs off 20 balls to take his total to 361 runs. The former RCB captain played seven matches. Kohli averages 72.20. Strike rate 147.34. Rajasthan’s Rian Parag is second. Parag scored 318 runs. Parag got out by 34 runs against Kolkata. Parag average is 63.60. Strike rate 161.42.
With Rohit’s rise, Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine fell to the fourth spot. Narine has 276 runs from six matches. Spinner Narine’s name is not even in the top 10 in the list of wicket takers. Seven wickets so far. That’s when the player became fourth among the runners. Narine reached the fourth spot after scoring 109 runs against Rajasthan in the last match. Sanju and Narine are tied with 276 runs. Sanju has played one more innings than Narine. Also behind in strike rate. This is what made him the Kolkata star ahead of Sanju. Sanju’s performance is a strike rate of 155.05 and an average of 55.20.
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Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill is ranked sixth. Gill scored 263 runs in seven matches. Gill has an average of 43.83 and a strike rate of 151.15. Gill was out for eight runs in the match against Delhi Capitals. Hentich Klaasen, who scored 67 runs off 31 balls against RCB, is in seventh place. Klassen scored 253 runs in six games in the entire season. Rajasthan opener Jos Buttler is at number eight. Jos Buttler took a huge leap in runs with his century against Kolkata. Buttler remained unbeaten on 107 runs off 60 balls.
Chennai Super Kings player Shivam Dubey is in the ninth position. Dubey scored 242 runs in six matches. Gujarat’s Sai Sudarshan (238) is in 10th position.
2024-04-19 03:19:43
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