IPL 2023 Orange Cap, Purple Cap, Most Runs, Most Wickets Complete Details after RCB vs MI: Season sixteen of the Indian Premier League (IPL) got underway on 31st March 2023 with a blockbuster clash between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Since the IPL 2023 opener, three days of action have already been witnessed by the fans and supporters. All 10 teams of the IPL have played one game each to embark on their journey in IPL 2023.
The tone for the IPL 2023 has already been set with the first five games garnering huge viewership and obviously with a great contest of bat and ball. The likes of Rajasthan Royals (RR), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Gujarat Titans (GT) have registered their first victory of the season. On the other side, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have ended on the losing side.
Though these are still early days to say anything, but we have got our early contenders of the IPL 2023 Orange Cap, Purple Cap. CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad was fantastic in the opening clash against Gujarat Titans (GT). The CSK opener amassed 92 runs and was devoid of yet another IPL century by mere 8 runs.
A couple of days later, MI’s Tilak Verma (84) and RCB’s Virat Kohli (82) and Faf du Plessis (73) put up a sensational batting display during the RCB vs MI fixture on 2nd April 2023.
On the bowling front, LSG’s Mark Wood is leading the table with a five-for against Delhi Capitals (DC). Rajasthan Royals (RR) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal scalped four wickets against SRH.
Down below is the complete list of IPL 2023 Orange Cap, Purple Cap, Most Runs, Most Wickets Complete Details after RCB vs MI.
IPL 2023 Orange Cap, Most Runs
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | AVG | SR | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK | 1 | 92 | 92.00 | 184.00 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Tilak Varma | MI | 1 | 84 | – | 182.61 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 1 | 82 | – | 167.35 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Faf du Plessis | RCB | 1 | 73 | 73.00 | 169.77 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Kyle Mayers | LSG | 1 | 73 | 73.00 | 192.11 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Shubman Gill | GT | 1 | 63 | 63.00 | 175.00 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | David Warner | DC | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 116.67 | 7 | – |
| 8 | Sanju Samson | RR | 1 | 55 | 55.00 | 171.88 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Jos Buttler | RR | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 245.45 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | RR | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 145.95 | 9 | – |
IPL 2023 Purple Cap, Most Wickets
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | BALLS | WKTS | AVG | RUNS |
| 1 | Mark Wood | LSG | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2.80 | 14 |
| 2 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4.25 | 17 |
| 3 | Arshdeep Singh | PBKS | 1 | 18 | 3 | 6.33 | 19 |
| 4 | RS Hangargekar | CSK | 1 | 24 | 3 | 12.00 | 36 |
| 5 | Trent Boult | RR | 1 | 24 | 2 | 10.50 | 21 |
| 6 | Rashid Khan | GT | 1 | 24 | 2 | 13.00 | 26 |
| 7 | Avesh Khan | LSG | 1 | 24 | 2 | 14.50 | 29 |
| 8 | Mohammed Shami | GT | 1 | 24 | 2 | 14.50 | 29 |
| 9 | Khaleel Ahmed | DC | 1 | 24 | 2 | 15.00 | 30 |
| 10 | T Natarajan | SRH | 1 | 18 | 2 | 11.50 | 23 |
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