Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2021. Thanks to the unbeaten innings of Virat Kohli and Devadath Padikkal, RCB managed to reach 16.3 overs without any wickets. Devadut Padikkal scored an unbeaten 101 and scored his first century in the IPL. Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 72. RCB’s Herschel Patel currently owns the Purple Cap. He took 3 wickets against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday.
In addition, he has taken 12 wickets in IPL 2021. After Herschel, Dasar topped with Chennai Super Kings’ Deepak Chahar. 8 wickets in IPL 2021 New Delhi’s Avesh Khan is the third highest wicket taker in IPL 2021. He has 8 wickets in his name. Mumbai’s Rahul Chahar is number four. Currently, four of the top 5 bowlers are Indians. Andre Russell is the only foreign bowler on this list. His name is 7 wickets.
Top 5 bowlers of all time wickets in IPL 2021
| Range | Name of the player | Team | Wicket |
| 1 | Herschel Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 |
| 2 | Deepak Chahar | Chennai Super Kings | 8 |
| 3 | Awesh Khan | The capitals of Delhi | 8 |
| 4 | Rahul Chahar | Mumbai Indians | 8 |
| 5 | Andrea Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 |
After the Purple Cap, talk about the Orange Cap and Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan has it. He tops the list by scoring 231 runs in four games. Dhawan has played a stunning 92 against RCB, scoring a record 176 and Royal Orangemen have taken the orange cap by Glenn Maxwell of Bangalore. His batting did not come against the Rajasthan Royals on Thursday.
Third on the list is Johnny Bierstowe of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bairstow has scored 173 runs in IPL 14. Faf du Plessis of Chennai Super Kings has reached the fourth spot. He has scored 164 runs in his name. KKR’s Nitish Rana also scored 164 out of the top 5 batsmen. Rohit Sharma and K Lau Rahul are out of the top 5.
Top 5 batsmen to score the most runs in IPL 2021
| Range | Name of the player | Team | Run |
| 1 | Shikhar Dhawan | The capitals of Delhi | 231 |
| 2 | Glenn Maxwell | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 176 |
| 3 | Johnny Bairstow | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 173 |
| 4 | Faf du Plessis | Chennai Super Kings | 164 |
| 5 | Nitish Rana | Kolkata Knight Riders | 164 |
IPL point table: Royal Challengers Bangalore tops the list again after defeating Rajasthan, CSK slips to second place
