The Indian Premier League (IPL) has played a total of 17 matches so far in 2021. The match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) took place on April 25. The match was won by Rajasthan Royals by six wickets. Sanju Samson knocked in 42 runs in a match played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. With this, he finished fourth in the Orange Cap race. Shikhar Dhawan tops the Delhi Capitals. KKR’s Nitish Rana was fifth in the Orange Cap race with 22 runs.
IPL point table: KKR slumped to last place, benefiting Rajasthan
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 | KL Rahul | The Kings of the Punjab | 221 |
| 3 | Rohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | 201 |
| 4 | Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals | 187 |
| 5 | Nitish Rana | Kolkata Knight Riders | 186 |
Speaking of bowlers, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Harshal Patel is leading the Purple Cap race. Harshal has taken 12 wickets. Rahul Chahar of Mumbai Indians took 9 wickets. Rajasthan Royals’ Chris Morris took four wickets against the Rajasthan Royals and finished third in the Purple Cap race with a total of 9 wickets.
Sanju Samson played the captaincy innings, beating Rajasthan KKR by 6 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 | Rahul Chahar | Mumbai Indians | 9 |
| 3 | Chris Morris | Rajasthan Royals | 9 |
| 4 | Deepak Chahar | Chennai Super Kings | 8 |
| 5 | Awesh Khan | The capitals of Delhi | 8 |
