In the 2024 Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad orchestrated a remarkable assault to upset the Delhi Capitals by 67 runs on Saturday during the latter team’s homecoming to Delhi. With a brilliant exhibition of power hitting, SRH openers Travis Head (89) and Abhishek Sharma (40) smashed 125 without losing a wicket in the first six overs, shattering the IPL record for most runs in the powerplay.
The Orange Cap rankings were sure to shift significantly in a contest when 466 runs were scored in total. Travis Head, a southpaw for the San Jose Rams, shot up to the second place on the list of players who have scored the most runs this year with 324 in six games after his 89-run innings. Even more astounding, though, is his strike rate—despite only facing 150 deliveries, Head has the greatest scoring rate among the top-5 at 216.
After hitting 46 runs in only 12 deliveries, Abhishek Sharma surged to the tenth position. Heinrich Klaasen, who has scored 268 runs in seven IPL games this year, is ranked eighth.
With 361 runs to his credit, Virat Kohli is still at the top of the leaderboard, while Riyan Parag fell to third place (318 runs in seven innings). Star hitter Rohit Sharma (297) of the Mumbai Indians and skipper KL Rahul (286) of the Lucknow Super Giants are ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.
On Sunday, further adjustments are anticipated
In an attempt to maintain his lead at the top of the rankings, Orange Cap holder Virat Kohli will be playing again during the doubleheader on Sunday. Nevertheless, Kohli would also like Royal Challengers Bengaluru to snap their five-match losing skid. RCB takes against Kolkata Knight Riders, whose Sunil Narine has 276 runs and is now ranked sixth in the Orange Cap standings.
The Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings square off in the second game of the day. Shub““man Gill, the captain of the latter team, is presently ranked sixth with 263 runs.
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