The most exciting thing in IPL- Indian Premier League is
Competition for Orange Cap ( Highest Run Scorer in IPL ) and Purple Cap (
Highest Wicket Taker in IPL ).
In IPL 2013 this competition for Orange cap and Purple cap is proving to be very nail biting stuff.
Orange Cap (Highest Run Scorer) winner is MEK Hussey (CSK)
Purple Cap (Highest Wicket Taker) winner is DJ Bravo (CSK)
The Purple Cap is given to the bowler with most number of wickets in the league. During the tournament, the top bowler will get the honour to wear this cap while on the field. At the end of IPL 6, the highest wicket-taker will receive an award for being the best.
In IPL 2013 this competition for Orange cap and Purple cap is proving to be very nail biting stuff.
Orange Cap (Highest Run Scorer) winner is MEK Hussey (CSK)
The Orange Cap will be awarded to the batsman with the most number of runs in the tournament. During the tournament, the top batsman will get the honour to wear this cap while on the field. At the end of IPL 6, the highest run scorer of the tournament will receive an award for being the best. | |||||||||||||
Orange Cap War (Highest Run Scorers ) | |||||||||||||
Players | Mat | Innings | No. | Runs | HS | Average | BF | S/R | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
MEK Hussey (CSK) | 17 | 17 | 3 | 733 | 95 | 52.35 | 566 | 129.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 17 |
CH Gayle (RCB) | 16 | 16 | 4 | 708 | 175* | 59.00 | 453 | 156.29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 51 |
V Kohli (RCB) | 16 | 16 | 2 | 634 | 99 | 45.28 | 457 | 138.73 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 22 |
SK Raina (CSK) | 18 | 17 | 4 | 548 | 100* | 42.15 | 365 | 150.13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 18 |
SR Watson (RR) | 16 | 16 | 2 | 543 | 101 | 38.78 | 380 | 142.89 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 22 |
RG Sharma (MI) | 19 | 19 | 5 | 538 | 79* | 38.42 | 409 | 131.54 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 28 |
KD Karthik (MI) | 19 | 19 | 1 | 510 | 86 | 28.33 | 411 | 124.08 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 14 |
AM Rahane (RR) | 18 | 18 | 4 | 488 | 68* | 34.85 | 458 | 106.55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 11 |
R Dravid (RR) | 18 | 17 | 1 | 471 | 65 | 29.43 | 425 | 110.82 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 5 |
AJ Finch (PW) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 456 | 67 | 32.57 | 336 | 135.71 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 16 |
Previous Orange Cap Winners: | |||||||||||||
2012 | Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 733 Runs | |||||||||||
2011 | Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 608 Runs | |||||||||||
2010 | Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians) | 618 Runs | |||||||||||
2009 | Matthew Hayden (Chennai Super Kings) | 572 Runs | |||||||||||
2008 | Shaun Marsh (Kings XI Punjab) | 616 Runs |
Purple Cap (Highest Wicket Taker) winner is DJ Bravo (CSK)
The Purple Cap is given to the bowler with most number of wickets in the league. During the tournament, the top bowler will get the honour to wear this cap while on the field. At the end of IPL 6, the highest wicket-taker will receive an award for being the best.
Purple Cap War (Highest Wicket Takers) | ||||||||||||
Player | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
DJ Bravo (CSK) | 18 | 18 | 62.3 | 0 | 497 | 32 | 4/42 | 15.53 | 7.95 | 11.7 | 1 | 0 |
JP Faulkner (RR) | 16 | 16 | 63.1 | 2 | 427 | 28 | 5/16 | 15.25 | 6.75 | 13.5 | 0 | 2 |
Harbhajan Singh (MI) | 19 | 19 | 70.0 | 0 | 456 | 24 | 3/14 | 19.00 | 6.51 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
MG Johnson (MI) | 17 | 17 | 64.0 | 0 | 459 | 24 | 3/27 | 19.12 | 7.17 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
R Vinay Kumar (RCB) | 16 | 16 | 60.1 | 0 | 493 | 23 | 3/18 | 21.43 | 8.19 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 |
SP Narine (KKR) | 16 | 16 | 64.0 | 1 | 350 | 22 | 4/13 | 15.90 | 5.46 | 17.4 | 2 | 0 |
A Mishra (SH) | 17 | 17 | 62.0 | 1 | 394 | 21 | 4/19 | 18.76 | 6.35 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 |
MM Sharma (CSK) | 15 | 15 | 50.4 | 0 | 326 | 20 | 3/10 | 16.30 | 6.43 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 |
SL Malinga (MI) | 17 | 17 | 64.2 | 0 | 460 | 20 | 3/39 | 23.00 | 7.15 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 |
DW Steyn (SH) | 17 | 17 | 67.5 | 3 | 384 | 19 | 3/11 | 20.21 | 5.66 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 |
Previous Purple Cap Winners: | ||||||||||||
2012 | Morne Morkel (Delhi Daredevils) | 25 wickets | ||||||||||
2011 | Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians) | 28 wickets | ||||||||||
2010 | Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers) | 21 wickets | ||||||||||
2009 | RP Singh (Deccan Chargers) | 23 wickets | ||||||||||
2008 | Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals) | 22 wickets |