IPL 2016: Top 10 Run-Scorers, Wicket-Takers After Royal Challengers vs. Kings XI

The Royal Challengers Bangalore's Virat Kohli kept hold of the Orange Cap in style in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday as he bagged his fourth century of the season in an 85-run thrashing of Kings XI Punjab.

Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets to move just one behind the Mumbai Indians' Mitchell McClenaghan, who holds the Purple Cap with 17 overall.

Here are the top run-scorers and wicket-takers in the IPL so far this year:

Pos	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50
1	Virat Kohli	13	13	3	865	113	86.50	558	155.01	4	5
2	AB de Villiers	13	13	2	597	129*	54.27	346	172.54	1	5
3	David Warner	12	12	2	567	92	56.70	364	155.76	0	6
4	Ajinkya Rahane	13	13	3	461	74	46.10	364	126.64	0	6
5	Rohit Sharma	13	13	3	459	85*	45.90	351	130.76	0	5
6	Gautam Gambhir	12	12	2	449	90*	44.90	360	124.72	0	5
7	Shikhar Dhawan	12	12	4	402	82*	50.25	352	114.20	0	3
8	Murali Vijay	13	13	1	394	89	32.83	323	121.98	0	4
9	Quinton de Kock	11	11	1	383	108	38.30	266	143.98	1	2
10	Lokesh Rahul	11	9	3	348	68*	58.00	238	146.21	0	4

Pos	Player	Mat	Inns	Overs	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
1	Mitchell McClenaghan	13	13	49.3	398	17	4/21	23.41	8.04	17.47
2	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	12	12	46.0	355	16	4/29	22.18	7.71	17.25
3	Yuzvendra Chahal	10	10	37.1	292	16	4/25	18.25	7.85	13.93
4	Shane Watson	13	13	44.3	368	16	3/24	23.00	8.26	16.68
5	Andre Russell	12	12	36.3	291	15	4/20	19.40	7.97	14.60
6	Mustafizur Rahman	12	12	45.0	300	14	3/16	21.42	6.66	19.28
7	Sandeep Sharma	13	13	46.0	337	14	2/11	24.07	7.32	19.71
8	Jasprit Bumrah	13	13	48.0	364	14	3/13	26.00	7.58	20.57
9	Amit Mishra	12	12	39.0	290	13	4/11	22.30	7.43	18.00
10	Chris Morris	11	11	41.0	277	12	2/30	23.08	6.75	20.50

Another stunning batting performance from Kohli on Wednesday took his total for the season to an outstanding 865 runs. According to Bharath Seervi of ESPNcricinfo, he became the first player to reach 4000 runs in the IPL overall as he overtook Suresh Raina's 3985.

To make his century even more impressive, the 27-year-old managed to achieve the feat in just 50 balls in a 15-over match. Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle could scarcely believe it, while colleague Ayaz Memon was lost for words:

Kohli converted 20 of the 50 balls into boundaries, eight of which were sixes. 

When combined with fellow opener Chris Gayle's excellent 73 from 32, Bangalore eventually finished their innings on an incredible total of 211.

Sky Sports Cricket hailed Kohli's contribution when he was eventually dismissed by Sandeep Sharma:

Per ESPNcricinfo, he said:

"

When all that was happening out there, I thought surely I can't get a 100 in 15 overs. I wasn't believing that it was happening. ... My main aim is to get runs, it doesn't matter how I play. Momentum is a big thing in T20s, when you get into the zone, you feel you can hit any ball. So you just want to give yourself. I didn't hit any balls because I was injured, but when I settled down, I thought I shouldn't think about my stitches. When I got the flow going, and the pain went away, I was able to play shots.

"

The tally puts him 268 clear of his nearest rival, team-mate AB de Villiers. As in stark contrast, the South African was bowled for a duck by Kyle Abbott when he dragged one onto his stumps.

Memon highlighted his change in fortune:

De Villiers remains just 30 runs ahead of David Warner, and the Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman has a game in hand.

RCB were also exceptional with ball in hand as they bagged nine wickets in 14 overs and restricted their opponents to 120.

Chahal got four of those in his three overs, the first time he has done, so according to Seervi:

Shane Watson grabbed two wickets at the cost of just seven runs in his two overs, so he sits level with his team-mate on 16 for the season.

Against the sixth-placed Delhi Daredevils in their next outing, RCB's players will stand an excellent chance of improving their positions further.