Top Run Scorers and Wicket Takers of IPL 2024 So Far

IPL2024: After the first 16 matches of IPL 2024 (as of April 3), here is a look at:

The Top Run-Scorers This Season: Topping the list is the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and India star player Virat Kohli. Kohli has amassed 203 Runs at a strike rate of 140 in 4 innings so far. He is followed by his idol Riyan Parag who has scored 181 runs in his first 3 innings. Parag has an opportunity to overtake his idol in the next match in terms of runs scored.

The list of Top 5 run-scorers is given below:

Player                   Innings      Runs         Average      Strike Rate

Virat Kohli                4               203            67.67         140.97
Riyan Parag              3               181             181.0            160.18
Heinrich Klaasen     3               167            83.50          219.74
Rishabh Pant            4               152             38.0           158.33
David Warner           4               148             37.0           143.69

The Top Wicket-Takers This Season: The list is dominated by Bangladesh’s premier pacer Mustafizur Rahman who has taken 7 wickets in his first 3 innings. He has taken the wickets at a staggering bowling average of 15.14. He is followed by this year’s young bowling sensation Mayank Yadav who has taken 6 wickets in just 2 innings. The next 3 have on the list have also taken 6 wickets but Mayank has taken the wickets at a better average and lesser innings.

The list of Top 5 wicket-takers is given below:

Player                        Innings     Wickets      Average      Strike Rate

Mustafizur Rahman       3              7               15.14            10.29
Mayank Yadav                2              6                6.83              8.0
Yuzvendra Chahal          3              6                9.17             10.0
Mohit Sharma                3              6                15.50            12.0
Khaleel Ahmed              4               6                21.83            16.0

Note: These stats are as of the first 16 matches (April 3, 2024).