Head to head contest between Paul Valthaty and Chris Gayle for Orange Cap

After playing good knock in the previous match against Delhi Daredevils, Paul Valthaty has again achieved orange cup. Chris Gayle and Paul Valthaty are fighting for the orange cap from last few matches. In the today’s match both these talented players will be seen on the ground and will play against each other. Paul Valthaty has scored 438 runs while Gayle has scored 436 runs. Both these players will act as trump card for their respective teams.

Both the teams will come on the ground to move up in the table and they will not accept the defeat during last round of the Qualifying race. Paul Valthaty is the name which has come on the tone of the cricket fans during recent times. He has impressed everyone from his classic batting which helped Kings XI Punjab to win many matches so far in the tournament. It will be interesting to see that who will take orange cap after the match.

Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore today in IPL

After the arrival of Chris Gayle, Royal Challengers has not lost even a single match so far. Main aim of the Kings XI Punjab will be to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore. Adam Gilchrist will need to think over the weaknesses of Chris Gayle to make him out earlier in the match. Bowlers like Praveen Kumar, Bhargav and Ryan Harris can do this job for Punjab. Virat Kohli’s captaincy is working for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Kings XI Punjab will definitely try to remain on the winning track. They have won 3 consecutive games which has pulled them to 5^th position in the standings. Kings XI Punjab will play on their home ground and it will be a kind of advantage for them. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore has qualified for the semi finals of the IPL. Gayle will try to win orange cap back as he is just 2 runs behind Paul Valthaty.

Leading Players in IPL 2011- Purple and Orange Cap Competitors

IPL 2011 has just carried on the fever of Cricket after the World Cup 2011. As earlier there are competitors for Orange and Purple Cap. Paul Valthaty emerged as a very strong contender of Orange Cap and is giving tough competition to Sachin. Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) is currently at the top in the list of the contenders for IPL 2011 Orange Cap with a score of 511 and Shaun Marsh (Kings XI Punjab) is at the 2nd position with 504 runs in his account.

Orange Cap (Leading Run Getters in IPL 2011)

Player Name	Team	Runs
Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers	511
Shaun Marsh	Kings XI Punjab	504
Sachin Tendulkar	Mumbai Indians	477

 Talking about thee Purple Cap its the dangerous seam bowler Lasith Malinga who is at the top with 27 wickets. Amit Mishra and Munaf Patel are at the 2nd and 3rd place with 19 and 17 wickets each.

Purple Cap (Leading Wicket akers in IPL 2011)

Player Name	Team	Wickets
Lasith Malinga	Mumabi  Indians	27
Amit Mishra	Deccan Chargers	19
Munaf Patel	Mumabi  Indians	17

DLF Maximum that means the maximum number of 6's hit by a player in IPL Season-4 is again the danger batsman Chris Gayle who has hit 44 DLF Maximum in this season. Following him is MS Dhoni and Shaun Marsh with 23 and 20 sixes each..

DLF Maximum (Most Sixes Hit by Player in IPL 2011)

Player Name	Team	DLF Maximum (6’s)
Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers	44
MS Dhoni	Chennai Super Kings	23
Shaun Marsh	Kings XI Punjab	20