IPL 2024: Sunil Narine closes in on Virat Kohli in the Orange Cap race; Jasprit Bumrah's Purple Cap at Risk

In the IPL 2024 season, KKR's opener Sunil Narine is in exceptional form. On the night of May 5th, during an IPL 2024 match, he played a pivotal role for his team by scoring an explosive 81 runs against the Lucknow Super Giants. This outstanding performance has catapulted him into the top five of the IPL 2024 Orange Cap race. Following this inning, Narine now ranks third in the IPL 2024 standings, just behind Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad, with KL Rahul and Philip Salt in fourth and fifth places respectively.

Royal Challengers Bangalore's star batsman, Virat Kohli, leads the pack with the highest score of 542 runs in 11 matches in IPL 2024. Following him closely is Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has accumulated 541 runs. Sunil Narine, with 461 runs, holds the third position, while KL Rahul with 431 runs, and Philip Salt with 429 runs are in fourth and fifth places, respectively.

In the same match, LSG's Marcus Stoinis, who scored 36 runs, is currently ranked 12th with a total of 352 runs for the season.

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Punjab Kings' fast bowler Harshal Patel took three wickets against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2024, matching Jasprit Bumrah's tally. Despite the tie in wickets, Bumrah holds the top spot due to a better average, putting Harshal in second. In addition, Varun Chakravarthy has entered the top five after claiming three wickets against Lucknow. Other notable fast bowlers include T. Natarajan and Arshdeep Singh.

Additionally, Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders has secured 14 wickets, reaching sixth position, while Harshit Rana of Kolkata Knight Riders is in eighth position with the same number of wickets. In addition to Sam Curran and Andre Russell, both of them hold 13 wickets and are ranked eleventh and twelfth respectively.

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