Top three highest run-getter in IPL 2022, Orange Cap in IPL 2022 – Prediction: The most lucrative and the biggest T20 league in the world is just around the corner, with less than four weeks left for the tournament opener. The Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) season 2022 is scheduled to begin on March 26 by the BCCI and the final is staged to be held on May 29.
The two-month-long T20 tournament will see ten teams in close contests and high-pressure battles to end on the winning side. With two new teams getting inducted to the pool of eight, the tournament will see more heat of competition from the players and teams.
Social media is set abuzz by the fans getting as their excitement has crossed roofs. As usual, the hype and pre-tournament predictions of the game have already begun with fans taking drivers’ seats.
In this article, we will lead you through the top three highest run-getters in the IPL 2022, Orange Cap winner prediction.
In the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Orange Cap is presented to the batter who piles up the most runs in that particular season of the tournament. If two batters end with equal total runs then the strike rate is given second priority to decide the Orange Cap winner. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) young batter Ruturaj Gaikwad won the Orange Cap in the IPL 2021.
Top three highest run-getter in IPL 2022, Orange Cap in IPL 2022 – Prediction:
KL Rahul (Lucknow SuperGiants):
The skipper of one of the two new IPL teams, KL Rahul’s name has become synonymous with a run-machine in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The dashing batter has scored huge runs in the last four editions of the IPL.
Since IPL 2018, KL Rahul has continuously breached 600 runs mark (in IPL 2019, he scored seven runs short of 600). Moreover, his strike rate has been phenomenal (136).
Notably, Rahul, who was with Punjab Kings during IPL 2020, was the leading run-getter in the IPL 2020 with 670 runs in just 14 matches.
The Karnataka-cricketer likes to play long roles in the team and he will once again play the second fiddle to his opening partner. He will surely become one of the highest getters in the IPL 2022.
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Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders):
India’s middle-order batsman, Shreyas Iyer has been in a tremendous form of late. The cricketer is scoring a lot of runs consistently and is a serious candidate to win the Orange Cap in the upcoming season fifteen of the Indian Premier League.
Iyer, in the recently concluded T20I series against Sri Lanka, scored three consecutive half-centuries. On top of that, he remained unbeaten in the entire series.
The Mumbai-cricketer has proved his mettle in the stage of IPL as well. Shreyas Iyer has regularly scored crucial runs for the team and more often than not he has been successful in giving support to the top order.
Owing to his ongoing form in international cricket, Iyer is highly likely to enter the highest run-getters chart with mammoth personal scores in the IPL 2022.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings):
Young batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad is in the form of his life. He has been consistently scoring runs in whichever tournament he is featuring in.
Gaikwad, who is the opening batter for Chennai Super Kings, won the Orange Cap award in the recently concluded IPL 2021. The batter finished with 635 runs in 16 IPL matches. He also smacked a century during the season along with four half-centuries.
With his current impressive form and sublime touch, he is also a probable candidate to feature in the highest run-getters list of the IPL 2022.
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