New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter, Ruturaj Gaikwad held the Orange Cap, while Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowler Harshal Patel took the Purple Cap in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 24-year-old Gaikwad registered a total of 635 runs in 16 matches in the IPL 2021. On the other hand, the 30-year-old Harshal scalped 32 wickets in 15 matches of this IPL season. During the course of this season, Harshal tied the record of CSK bowler Dwayne Bravo of taking the most wickets in a single IPL edition. Faf du Plessis' 86-run knock backed up by a spirited bowling performance helped CSK defeat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 27 runs in the final of IPL 2021 here at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday. https://twitter.com/i/status/1449094432360337412 With this, MS Dhoni's lineup won the IPL trophy for the fourth time, having previously won the tournament in 2010, 2011, and 2018. Most wickets in IPL 2021 PLAYER Inns Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w Harshal Patel 15 32 5/27 14.34 8.14 10.56 1 1 Avesh Khan 16 24 3/13 18.75 7.37 15.25 0 0 Jasprit Bumrah 14 21 3/36 19.52 7.45 15.71 0 0 Shardul Thakur 16 21 3/28 25.09 8.80 17.09 0 0 Mohammed Shami 14 19 3/21 20.78 7.50 16.63 0 0 Fastest deliveries of IPL 2021 PLAYER Speed (km/h) Lockie Ferguson 153.63 Umran Malik 152.95 Lockie Ferguson 152.75 Lockie Ferguson 152.74 Lockie Ferguson 152.35 Umran Malik 152.05 Umran Malik 151.97 Umran Malik 151.77 Lockie Ferguson 151.74 Lockie Ferguson 151.72 Most runs in IPL 2021 PLAYER Inns NO Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 4s 6s Ruturaj Gaikwad 16 2 635 101* 45.35 136.26 1 4 64 23 Faf du Plessis 16 2 633 95* 45.21 138.20 0 6 60 23 KL Rahul 13 3 626 98* 62.60 138.80 0 6 48 30 Shikhar Dhawan 16 1 587 92 39.13 124.62 0 3 63 16 Glenn Maxwell 14 2 513 78 42.75 144.10 0 6 48 21 Best batting strike-rate in IPL 2021 PLAYER Inns NO Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 4s 6s Shimron Hetmyer 13 6 242 53* 34.57 168.05 0 1 19 12 Pat Cummins 5 2 93 66* 31.00 166.07 0 1 5 8 Evin Lewis 5 0 151 58 30.20 162.36 0 1 18 7 Prithvi Shaw 15 0 479 82 31.93 159.13 0 4 56 18 Jos Buttler 7 0 254 124 36.28 153.01 1 0 27 13 Most sixes in IPL 2021 PLAYER Inns NO Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 4s 6s KL Rahul 13 3 626 98* 62.60 138.80 0 6 48 30 Faf du Plessis 16 2 633 95* 45.21 138.20 0 6 60 23 Ruturaj Gaikwad 16 2 635 101* 45.35 136.26 1 4 64 23 Glenn Maxwell 14 2 513 78 42.75 144.10 0 6 48 21 Moeen Ali 15 1 357 58 25.50 137.30 0 1 31 19 Emerging player of the season: Ruturaj Gaikwad Perfect Catch of the Season: Ravi Bishnoi Game changer of the season: Harshal Patel Power player of the season: Venkatesh Iyer Most Valuable Player: Harshal Patel Fairplay award: Rajasthan Royals
