Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul is currently the second-highest scorer in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2020 as he has scored 239 runs in four games at an average of 79.66. He has also smashed one century and one fifty so far.
However, the 28-years-old has also played the most number of dot balls by a batsman in the tournament. The wicket-keeper batsman has played 47 dot balls in IPL 2020 and he is followed by Kolkata Knight Rider’s opener Shubman Gill, who has played 45 dot balls.
Most dot balls played by batsmen
- 47 – KL Rahul
- 45 – Shubnam Gill
- 44 – Aaron Finch/Rohit Sharma
- 43 – Mayank Agarwal
Royal Challenger’s Bangalore batsman Aaron Finch and Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma are third on the list as they both have played 44 dot balls.
Interestingly, KXIP batsman Mayank Agarwal, who is leading the Orange Cap table, has 43 dot balls to his name.
IPL 2020 Orange Cap Leaderboard
POS | PLAYER | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Mayank Agarwal
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 246 | 106 | 61.50 | 148 | 166.21 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 |
KL Rahul
|
4 | 4 | 1 | 239 | 132* | 79.66 | 161 | 148.44 | 1 | 1 | ||
3 |
Faf du Plessis
|
4 | 4 | 1 | 195 | 72 | 65.00 | 135 | 144.44 | 0 | 2 | ||
4 |
Devdutt Padikkal
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 63 | 43.50 | 129 | 134.88 | 0 | 3 | ||
5 |
Sanju Samson
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 171 | 85 | 42.75 | 86 | 198.83 | 0 | 2 |