Quinton de Kock jumped in race for Orange Cap Jos Buttler still on top

Indian Premier League IPL 2022 Orange Cap Holder: A total of 15 matches have been played so far in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 and Rajasthan Royals' star batsman Jos Buttler remains in possession of the Orange Cap. Butler is the only batsman so far who has crossed the 200-run mark. Lucknow Super Giants opener Quinton de Kock played a swashbuckling innings of 80 runs to help Delhi Capitals on Thursday and leapfrogged in the race for the Orange Cap. De Kock has reached number two in this race with a total of 149 runs.

De Kock, who was adjudged man of the match, hit 80 runs off 52 balls and hit nine fours and two sixes. At the same time, team captain KL Rahul played an innings of 24 runs and reached number four in the race for the Orange Cap.

Deepak Hooda was dismissed after scoring just 11 runs in this match, but despite this, he remains among the top-5 batsmen in the race for the Orange Cap. Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets with two balls to spare in this match.