IPL 2021 Orange Cap Race: Ruturaj Gaikwad becomes youngest to win Orange Cap- CSK’s rising star Gaikwad has become youngest batsman to win Orange Cap in IPL history. He went past Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul to take the pole position with 600+ runs in the ongoing IPL season. The 24-year-old broke the previous record held by Australia’s Shaun Marsh, who scored 616 runs in IPL 2008 for Punjab Kings. Marsh was just 25 years old at that time. Follow IPL 2021 live updates on insidesport.in and live streaming on Star Sports, Hotstar
IPL 2021 Orange Cap Race: Ruturaj Gaikwad becomes youngest to win Orange Cap, Faf du Plessis misses by thinnest of margins
IPL 2021 Orange Cap Race: Faf du Plessis misses by thinnest of margins- Another CSK opener Faf du Plessis missed the Orange Cap by just 2 runs. However, he slammed 86 runs off 59 balls comprising 7 fours and 3 sixes to take CSK to the driver’s seat in IPL 2021 Final.
The CSK talsiman finished the season with 633 runs in 16 matches.
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Two players scoring 600+ runs in a season for a team:
C Gayle (708) & V Kohli (634) RCB, 2013
V Kohli (973) & AB de Villiers (687) RCB, 2016
R Gaikwad (635) & Faf du Plessis (633) CSK, 2021
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- Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 600+ runs in his only second IPL season for CSK. His sensational batting performance guided MS Dhoni’s CSK to the 9th IPL Final.
- He stepped up during key phases for the yellow army throughout the tournament and took CSK out of trouble in multiple games.
- The youngster also shared a number of match-defining opening partnerships with experienced Faf du Plessis throughout the season.
- Gaikwad, who became the only second player to complete 600 runs in IPL 2021, needed just 23 runs to overtake KL Rahul in IPL 2021 Final.
- Touted as one of the finds of the season, he announced his arrival in IPL 2021 after smashing 3 fifties in just 6 appearances during the last edition of IPL.
IPL 2021 Orange Cap- Check full list of players who won Orange Cap in Indian Premier League
Season – Player – Matches – Runs
- 2008 – Australia – Shaun Marsh – (KXIP) – 11 – 616
- 2009 – Australia – Matthew Hayden – (CSK) – 12 – 572
- 2010 – India Sachin Tendulkar -(MI) -15 – 618
- 2011 – West Indies – Chris Gayle (RCB) – 12 – 608
- 2012 – West Indies – Chris Gayle (RCB) – 15 – 733
- 2013 – Australia – Michael Hussey – (CSK) – 16 – 733
- 2014 – India – Robin Uthappa – (KKR) – 16 -660
- 2015 – Australia – David Warner – (SRH) – 14 – 562
- 2016 – India – Virat Kohlidagger – (RCB) – 16 – 973
- 2017 – Australia – David Warner – (SRH) 14 641
- 2018 – New Zealand – Kane Williamson – (SRH) 17 735
- 2019 – Australia David Warner (SRH) – 12 – 692
- 2020 – India – KL Rahul – (KXIP) – 14 – 670
| POS | PLAYER | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad
|
16 | 16 | 2 | 635 | 101* | 45.35 | 466 | 136.26 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 23 |
| 2 |
Faf du Plessis
|
16 | 16 | 2 | 633 | 95* | 45.21 | 458 | 138.20 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 23 |
| 3 |
KL Rahul
|
13 | 13 | 3 | 626 | 98* | 62.60 | 451 | 138.80 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 30 |
| 4 |
Shikhar Dhawan
|
16 | 16 | 1 | 587 | 92 | 39.13 | 471 | 124.62 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 16 |
| 5 |
Glenn Maxwell
|
15 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 78 | 42.75 | 356 | 144.10 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 21 |
| 6 |
Sanju Samson
|
14 | 14 | 2 | 484 | 119 | 40.33 | 354 | 136.72 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 17 |
| 7 |
Prithvi Shaw
|
15 | 15 | 0 | 479 | 82 | 31.93 | 301 | 159.13 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 18 |
| 8 |
Mayank Agarwal
|
12 | 12 | 1 | 441 | 99* | 40.09 | 314 | 140.44 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 18 |
| 9 |
Shubman Gill
|
17 | 16 | 0 | 427 | 57 | 26.68 | 359 | 118.94 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 12 |
| 10 |
Rishabh Pant
|
16 | 16 | 4 | 419 | 58* | 34.91 | 326 | 128.52 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 10 |
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Rules for IPL Orange Cap
- The Orange Cap is offered to the leading run-scorer of the season.
- The batsman with the most runs in the tournament during the season would wear the Orange Cap while in the field.
- In case of a tie, the batsman with a better strike rate is awarded the Orange Cap.
- The Orange Cap owner who is fielding is allowed to wear the Orange Cap till the end of the innings even if an opposition batsman has overtaken his runs.
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