Virat Kohli Leads The Orange Cap Title, Sanju Samson Climbs Up to 3rd Spot

Virat Kohli is now leading the contest for Orange Cap. The last match, RCB vs RR, drastically changed the scenario of the rankings. Samson gains 3rd spot.

Virat Kohli is now leading the Orange Cap rankings by a huge margin. In a recent match, Virat scored (316) runs with the highest of (113*) against the Rajasthan Royals. Despite great batting, Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost the match.

Though Riyan Parag was expected to lead or at least match the runs and get the first spot. He was already at the second spot, followed by Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan.

It looks like yesterday wasn’t the perfect day for Riyan. The batter got caught out by Virat Kohli, bowled by Yash, and scored only (4) runs. Despite lesser runs, Riyan Parag is still in the (2nd) spot.

What was unexpected in RR vs RCB 2024 was Sanju Samson taking the lead in the Orange Cap rankings. With the highest score of (82*) runs, Sanju is currently in the (3rd) spot. Now, Rajasthan Royals have their two batsmen in the top three.

The last match went great for the Royals. Two batters are in the top three contenders’ list and the team won the match, currently standing at the top spot.