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Star Rajasthan Royals batter Sanju Samson on Sunday dethroned Royal Challenger Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli from the number one position in the list of top run-scorer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018.
Currently, Sanju is at the top with 239 runs in six games, followed by Virat Kohli with 231 runs.
SunRisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson at the number 3 with 230 (which included three consecutive half-centuries) runs in five games. Explosive Kings XI Punjab batsman Chris Gayle is at number four with 229 runs in three innings. Gayle is also the highest run-scorer in the list with his unbeaten innings of 104.
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Delhi Daredevils wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant had scored 223 runs so far and he is sitting at the number five. Followed by Lokesh Rahul, who has scored 213 runs in five games.
Star Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman AB de Villiers is at number 7. Ambati Rayudu, Suryakumar Yadav, and Dinesh Karthik are at number eight, nine and ten, respectively.
Here’s the list of top scorers of Indian Premier League 11
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Runs | Highest |
| 1 | Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals | 6 | 239 | 92* |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 | 231 | 92* |
| 3 | Kane Williamson | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 230 | 84 |
| 4 | Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 3 | 229 | 104* |
| 5 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi Daredevils | 5 | 223 | 85 |
| 6 | KL Rahul | Kings XI Punjab | 5 | 213 | 60 |
| 7 | AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 | 212 | 90* |
| 8 | Amabati Rayudu | Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 201 | 79 |
| 9 | Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 196 | 72 |
| 10 | Dinesh Karthik | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 194 | 43 |
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