Just like the previous three IPL seasons, in IPL 2011 also there is an award for player scoring most number as well as for player taking most number of wickets in the tournament. For player scoring most number of runs, he will be awarded Orange Cap while player taking most number of wickets will be handed Purple cap.
IPL 2008 Season award winner S.Tanveer has been awarded the Purple Cap for taking the most number of wickets in the tournament. He has taken 22 wickets in 11 matches. Shaun Marsh has been awarded Orange Cap for scoring most number of runs in the tournament. He has scored 616 runs in 11 matches with an Average of 56.00. IPL 2009 Season award winner R.P.Singh has been awarded the Purple Cap for taking the most number of wickets in the tournament. He has taken 23 wickets in 16 matches at an average of 18.13. Mathew Hayden has been awarded Orange Cap for scoring most number of runs in the tournament. He has scored 572 runs in 12 matches with an Average of 52.00. IPL 2010 Season award winner P.Ojha has been awarded the Purple Cap for taking the most number of wickets in the tournament. He has taken 21 wickets in 16 matches at an average of 20.42. Sachin Tendulkar has been awarded Orange Cap for scoring most number of runs in the tournament. He has scored 618 runs in 15 matches with an Average of 47.53. Here is the updated list of top 5 players who have scored most number of runs in IPL twenty20 2011. Player Name | M | I | Runs | HS | Avg. | S/R | 100’s | 50’s | 4’s | 6’s | C.Gayle (RCB) | 12 | 12 | 608 | 107 | 67.55 | 183.13 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 44 | V.Kohli (RCB) | 16 | 16 | 557 | 71 | 46.41 | 121.08 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 16 | S.Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians) | 16 | 16 | 553 | 100* | 42.53 | 113.31 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 5 | S.Marsh (Kings XI Punjab) | 14 | 13 | 504 | 95 | 42.00 | 146.51 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 20 | M.Hussey (CSK) | 14 | 14 | 492 | 83* | 41.00 | 118.84 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 6 | Here is the updated list of top 5 players who have taken most number of wickets in IPL twenty20 2011. Player Name | M | WKTS | BBI | Avg. | Econ | 4wkt | 5wkt | L.Malinga (Mumbai Indians) | 16 | 28 | 5/13 | 13.39 | 5.95 | 0 | 1 | M.Patel (Mumbai Indians) | 15 | 22 | 5/21 | 16.27 | 6.58 | 0 | 1 | S.Arvind (RCB) | 13 | 21 | 4/14 | 17.52 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 | R.Ashwin (CSK) | 16 | 20 | 3/16 | 19.40 | 6.15 | 0 | 0 | A.Mishra (Deccan Chargers) | 14 | 19 | 4/9 | 18.84 | 6.71 | 1 | 0 | |