Orange Cap IPL 2018 Winner: Kane Williamson Becomes the Highest Run-Getter of IPL 11
SRH Captain Kane Williamson becomes the new Orange Cap Winner. DD's Rishabh Pant & KXIP's Lokesh Rahul are next on the list. Read the full list here!
Sunrisers Hyderabad might have lost the finals of the IPL 2018 against Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium. But It was SRH's captain Kane Williamson who remained the highest run-getter of the IPL 11. He scored 735 runs with 8 half centuries of 17 matches. His highest score in the IPL was 81 runs with an average of 52.50. His average was 142.44 this season. Delhi Daredevil's Risabh Pant is on number 2 with 684 runs from 14 matches. (Check out the complete list here).
The Orange Cap is presented to that individual who is the leading run scorer in the most run-scoring batsmen's list. Former Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain David Warner of Australia was the leading scorer of last IPL season, who disappointingly is missing from this year after BCCI banned him due to an infamous ball-tampering scandal. Nevertheless, the news is no dampener with IPL filled with flamboyant players itching to smash boundaries out of the park and become the highest run-scorer of the new season. It is the form of the batsmen that will decide the fate of eight teams and their standings in the IPL 2018 points table. Purple Cap in IPL 2018: List of Leading Wicket Taker Bowlers in 11th Indian Premier League T20 Cricket Tournament.
A total of 60 matches including qualifiers, eliminator and final will be played in a span of two months. The 51-day tournament will see every team play a home and an away match with seven other sides i.e. a total of 14 games will be played by each side in the league stage. It is going to be interesting to see stars such as Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma and others cement their killer reputation of scoring tons of runs. And, at the same time, you can also expect an unknown name to shine in the biggest of a platform like IPL!
Orange Cap in IPL 2018: List of Highest Run Scorer Batsmen:
The leading run-scorers of each of previous ten IPL editions have been Australia's Shaun Marsh of Kings XI Punjab (IPL 2008), Australia's Matthew Hayden of Chennai Super Kings (IPL 2009), India's Sachin Tendulkar of Mumbai Indians (IPL 2010), West Indies' Chris Gayle of Royal Challengers Bangalore (IPL 2011), West Indies' Chris Gayle of Royal Challengers Bangalore (IPL 2012), Australia's Michael Hussey of Chennai Super Kings (IPL 2013), India's Robin Uthappa of Kolkata Knight Riders (IPL 2014), Australia's David Warner of Sunrisers Hyderabad (IPL 2015), India's Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore (IPL 2016) and Australia's David Warner of Sunrisers Hyderabad (IPL 2017).
Who will be the Orange Cap holder in IPL 2018? Well, keep following the updated highest run-scorer list here for the next two months to figure out the next name!
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