Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his way to the top three of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 run-scorers list on Saturday. His Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team-mate Ambati Rayudu maintained his lead at the top after Match 36.

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Dhoni made a quick-fire, unbeaten 23-ball 31 in CSK's win against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Rayudu, too, 32 off 25 to cement his place at the top.

In the second match on Saturday, Delhi Daredevils (DD) keeper-batsman Rishabh Pant continued to occupy the second position in the run-scorers list thanks to a 19-ball 18. His team, however, lost a close contest against table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

The Orange Army got over the line due to a crucial knock from skipper Kane Williamson. The New Zealander remained unbeaten on 32 off 30, hitting the winning runs. In the process, he climbed his way to fifth position on the run-scorers list.

RCB skipper Virat Kohli held on to his fourth place on the table.

IPL 2018- Race for Orange Cap: Here's list of top scorers of Indian Premier League 11

IPL 2018 Orange Cap Most Runs
Position Player Team Matches Runs High Score
1 Amabati Rayudu Chennai Super Kings 10 423 82
2 Rishabh Pant Delhi Daredevils 10 393 85
3 MS Dhoni Chennai Super Kings 10 360 79*
4 Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bangalore 9 357 92*
5 Kane Williamson Sunrisers Hyderabad 9 354 84
6 Shreyas Iyer Delhi Daredevils 10 351 93*
7 Suryakumar Yadav Mumbai Indians 9 340 72
8 Shane Watson Chennai Super Kings 10 328 106
9 Chris Gayle Kings XI Punjab 5 302 104*
10 KL Rahul Kings XI Punjab 8 292 60

The Orange Cap is worn by the leading run-scorer in the IPL at any given moment. The player with the most runs at the end of the tournament is awarded a special prize.

*This list was updated after Match 36 of IPL 2018 played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils.