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IPL 2024: Ruturaj Gaikwad Surpasses Virat Kohli to Claim Orange Cap as Leading Run Scorer

In the current Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Ruturaj Gaikwad defeated Virat Kohli to win the Orange Cap on Wednesday.The chief of the CSK conveyed an overwhelming blow at Chepauk following the hosts’ slight loss to the Punjab Kings.

With five limits and two sixes in a splendid 48-ball 62, Gaikwad set the vibe for the innings. Assuming that his innings laid the foundation for CSK’s rebound, MS Dhoni’s 14 off of 11 balls towards the completion saw the hosts reach 162/7 of every 20 overs.

After the triumph, PBKS climbed to seventh situation with eight places, while CSK kept up with their situation in fourth spot with ten places.

The Super Kings’ safeguard of 163 confronted numerous blockades as their spinners – Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja – were delivered insufficient due to dew and pacer Deepak Chahar strolled off the field with a niggle in the wake of bowling only two balls.

Dislodging Virat Kohli, Gaikwad is currently the top-scorer of IPL 2024 with 509 runs in 10 games, striking at 146.68.

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Top 5 Run-Scorers in IPL 2024

SR NO.	NAME	TEAM	MATCHES PLAYED	TOTAL RUNS	AVERAGE	STRIKE RATE
1	Ruturaj Gaikwad	CSK	10	509	63.63	146.66
2	Virat Kohli	RCB	10	500	71.42	147.49
3	Sai Sudharshan	GT	10	418	46.44	135.71
4	KL Rahul	LSG	10	406	40.6	142.95
5	Rishabh Pant	DC	11	398	44.22	158.56