Here is the list of the top cricket players competing for the Orange Cap in the IPL Tournament 2018. Every year an Orange Cap Award is given to the cricketer with the most runs in the IPL league. While the Purple Cap Award goes to the bowler with the highest number of wickets.
This year the SunRisers Hyderabad has one player on the top five list for the Orange Cap. The Royal Challengers Bangalore on the other hand have two players standing in the race for the Orange Cap.
1. Ambati Rayudu: The right handed Indian batsman from the Chennai Super Kings has played a total of 7 matches and made 329 runs with the highest score of 84 runs in one match.
2. Kane Williamson: The New Zealand cricketer plays for the SunRisers Hyderabad and has batted in 8 matches making a total of 322 runs. His highest score in this IPL tournament is 84 runs in one match.
3. Virat Kohli: The Captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore has played 7 matches with 317 runs and a high score of 92 runs.
4. AB de Villiers: The right handed batsman plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has played 6 matches in this IPL and scored a total of 280 runs. The amazing South African batsman made the highest score of 90 runs in one match.
5. Sanju Samson: The constant Rajasthan Royals player has batted in 7 matches and scored a total of 279 runs. The right hand batsman made his highest score of 92 in one match.
At the end of the tournament, the top contender who scores the highest runs in this tournament will receive the Orange Cap honor.
