IPL 2020 Orange Cap: 5 highest run-scorers in the tournament

The Mumbai Indians (MI) recently won the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) to firmly establish their standing as the most storied franchise in the history of the league.

Over the course of the two-month-long tournament, many players piled on the runs in their efforts to take their team to the knockout stages. Unsurprisingly, 4 of the 5 players on this list took part in the IPL 2020 playoffs.

Here are the top 5 run-scorers from IPL 2020.

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#5 Ishan Kishan - 516 runs in IPL 2020

Kishan was MI's leading run-scorer in IPL 2020

A surprising name who topped MI's run-scoring charts in IPL 2020, Ishan Kishan was his team's standout performer after missing out on the first two games. The explosive southpaw batted wherever he was asked to, and notched up 516 runs in just 14 games at an average of 57.33 and a strike rate of 145.76.

Kishan announced himself on the IPL 2020 stage with a fantastic 99 against RCB, and went on to hit 30 sixes in the tournament - the most by any player. The youngster was also superb in the field, and threw his name into the ring for an Indian call-up.

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#4 Shreyas Iyer - 519 runs in IPL 2020

Iyer led from the front as DC made their first-ever IPL final

Shreyas Iyer was a underrated presence in the DC batting order during IPL 2020, and played the anchor role to perfection for the side. The DC skipper scored 519 runs in 17 games at an average of 34.6 and a strike rate of 123.27, and rotated strike effectively in the middle overs.

Iyer rescued his side from a precarious position in the IPL final against MI, and was astute with his leadership as well. The 25-year-old added weight to claims that he is the man to succeed Virat Kohli as the captain of the Indian team, and we are only seeing the beginning of what could be a glorious career.

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#3 David Warner - 548 runs in IPL 2020

Warner led his team's late comeback in IPL 2020

David Warner didn't start IPL 2020 too fluently, and struggled for timing during the initial phase of the tournament. However, he eventually came into his own once he started to play shots freely in the powerplay, and finished yet another IPL season with over 500 runs.

Warner ended IPL 2020 on 548 runs from 16 games at an average of 39.14 and a strike rate of 134.64, and solidified his standing as the highest-scoring overseas player in the history of the league. The SRH skipper led his team to Qualifier 2, and he'd be upset that he couldn't deliver in the final two games of the tournament.

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#2 Shikhar Dhawan - 618 runs in IPL 2020

Dhawan scored two hundreds in IPL 2020

Much like Warner, Shikhar Dhawan started IPL 2020 scratchily, but burst into form with two hundreds (back-to-back) and two fifties in 4 innings. The southpaw's form waned immediately after as he registered three ducks in 4 innings, but he played another crucial knock in Qualifier 2 to take DC to the final.

Dhawan ended IPL 2020 on 618 runs in 17 innings at an average of 44.14 and a strike rate of 144.73, and was the only man who had the chance to challenge KL Rahul at the top of the Orange Cap list.

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#1 KL Rahul - 670 runs in IPL 2020

Rahul held the Orange Cap for most of IPL 2020

The undisputed holder of the Orange Cap for most of IPL 2020, KL Rahul had a stellar individual season in which he scored 670 runs in 14 games at an average of 55.83 and a strike rate of 129.34. Although he came under a bit of criticism for his below-par strike rate, the KXIP skipper was an assured presence at the top of the order and nearly engineered a late playoff-securing run.

Rahul recorded the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in IPL history against RCB (132*), and scored 5 fifties as well (joint-most with Devdutt Padikkal and AB de Villiers). Although his team couldn't make the playoffs, the Karnataka man will draw great confidence from his maiden Orange Cap win.