IPL 2022 Orange Cap Race: Jos Butler throws BIG-CHALLENGE to KL Rahul & Quinton De Kock, ‘Catch me if you can' -

IPL 2022 Orange Cap Race – IPL 2022 Highest Scorers: The race for the Orange Cap in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 looks all but over. Jos Buttler now leads the race by huge margin of 181 Runs from challenges KL Rahul and Quinton De Kock. The Englishman Buttler scored 89 runs against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) which took his season tally to 718 runs. As LSG takes on RCB today, Butler has thrown the challenge at Rahul & De Kock – Catch Me if you can? Follow IPL 2022 Live Updates & LSG vs RCB LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.

Jos Buttler leads the Orange cap race with 718 runs
Buttler is currently 181 runs ahead of second-place KL Rahul on 537 runs
Both Rahul and De Kock will be in action on Wednesday against RCB in the Eliminator

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IPL 2022 Orange Cap Race: Jos Butler throws BIG-CHALLENGE to KL Rahul & Quinton De Kock, ‘Catch me if you can’

‘Catch me if you can’ says Buttler–

While both Rahul and De Kock will have their opportunities in the Eliminator, Butler took full advantage of the Qualifier 1 and scored a blistering 89 runs.
Buttler’s knock of 89 runs included 12 fours and two sixes as he missed out on a fourth hundred of the IPL 2022.
Despite ending on the losing side, Buttler took full advantage of the opportunity to ruber stamp his authority on the Orange Cap.
As things stand both De Kock and Rahul will need to put on a performance of highest quality to reach close gap to Buttler.

RCB could be the perfect prey for Rahul and De Kock –

The formidable LSG opening pair has the all necessary tools to damage RCB in the Eliminator clash, if they fire on all cylinders.
Both Rahul and De Kock put together a record 210-run opening stand against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) which propelled them to come near Buttler.
RCB could be the perfect opponent for them as they Rahul and De Kock will face off against the likes of Harshal Patel and Wanindu Hasaranga.
There aren’t too many fond memories for the pair against RCB, in their only meeting this season they lost by 18 runs.

Rahul’s dangling form-

KL Rahul on a given day can be a nightmare to any bowler, but at times he has disappointed as well.
While Rahul has two hundreds and three fifties to his name in the IPL 2022, he has been dismissed on duck on three occasions as well.
The nature of inconsistency could be another factor in Rahul’s pursuit of the Orange Cap.

IPL 2022 Orange Cap Race: Jos Butler throws BIG-CHALLENGE to KL Rahul & Quinton De Kock, ‘Catch me if you can’

IPL 2022 Orange Cap Race: Jos Butler throws BIG-CHALLENGE to KL Rahul & Quinton De Kock, ‘Catch me if you can’

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Buttler and LSG pair could face off in Qualifier 2–

Jos Buttler and KL Rahul could end up facing one another in a head-to-head contest if LSG beat RCB in Eliminator.
RR’s defeat to GT on Tuesday means that Buttler and co will play in the Qualifier 2, while KL Rahul and Quinton De Kock can face Buttler in the same match.
As things stand, Rahul and De Kock need a big innings and win in the Eliminator to hunt Buttler, however a defeat will see them end their journey.

Orange Cap standings in IPL 2022-

POS	Player	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50	4s	6s
1	Jos Buttler	15	718	116	51.29	148.34	3	4	68	39
2	K L Rahul	14	537	103*	48.82	135.26	2	3	42	25
3	Quinton De Kock	14	502	140*	38.62	149.40	1	3	47	22
4	Shikhar Dhawan	14	460	88*	38.33	122.66	0	3	47	12
5	Hardik Pandya	14	453	87*	45.30	132.84	0	4	46	11