IPL 2021: Harshal Patel and KL Rahul extend stay at top

Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
seamer
Harshal,
who
took
a
wicket
in
his
team’s
thrilling
last-ball
win
over
Delhi
Capitals
in
Match
56
of
IPL
2021
at
the
Dubai
International
Cricket
Stadium
on
Friday
night,
took
his
overall
tally
in
the
tournament
to
30.

Harshal,
who
played
all
of
RCB’s
14
group
stages
matches
has
had
one
five-wicket
haul
as
well
and
his
30
wickets
have
come
at
an
average
of
14.67.

PURPLE
CAP

He
is
followed
in
the
wicket-taking
charts
by
DC’s
Avesh
Khan
(22
from
14)
while
Mumbai
Indians’ spearhead
Jasprit
Bumrah
is
third
(21
from
14).

With
RCB
and
DC
having
made
it
to
the
IPL
play-offs,
both
Harshal
and
Avesh
have
the
chance
to
boost
their
tally
while
Bumrah
is
out
of
reckoning
as
MI
failed
to
make
the
last
four.

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FIXTURES/RESULTS

For
now,
Harshal
has
a
clear
edge
over
his
rivals
and
it
looks
as
though
the
purple
cap
will
stay
with
him.

Meanwhile,
Punjab
Kings
skipper
KL
Rahul
continued
to
hold
on
to
the
orange
cap
despite
his
team
crashing
out
of
IPL
2021.

The
Karnataka
opener
has
amassed
626
runs
from
13
innings
at
an
average
of
62.6
and
a
strike
rate
of
138.8

Rahul
had
been
pretty
consistent
right
throughout
IPL
2021
and
registered
six
half-centuries.

ORANGE
CAP

Chennai
Super
Kings’ Faf
du
Plessis
is
the
second
highest
run
getter
in
the
tournament
with
546
from
14
innings
while
DC’s
Shikhar
Dhawan
is
third
(544
from
14).

With
both
DC
and
CSK
having
made
it
to
the
play-offs
Du
Plessis
and
Dhawan
have
a
chance
to
move
up
though
it
will
take
some
effort

IPL
2021
Qualifier
1:
CSK
vs
DC:
Dream11
Prediction,
Fantasy
Tips,
Match
Prediction

The
two
teams
will
face
each
other
in
Qualifier
1
on
Sunday
(October
10)
at
Dubai
and
the
battle
within
the
battle
promises
to
be
an
interesting
one.

RCB
will
take
on
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
in
the
Eliminator
tie
at
the
Sharjah
Cricket
Stadium
on
Monday
(October
11).