Sunrisers Hyderabad's Virat Kohli won the coveted orange cap after finishing the 2016 Indian Premier League season on 973 runs following a 54-run total against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Sunday's final.
Hyderabad sealed their first-ever IPL title with an eight-run victory after selecting to bat first in Bengaluru.
India international Kohli ends the competition with an imperious record with the bat in hand, recording four centuries, six half-centuries, an average tally of 81.08 and a strike rate of 152.03.
The closest challenger to his crown, David Warner, ended his campaign with a 69 total to take his overall haul to 848 runs, having made nine half-centuries in 17 matches.
In the race to secure the purple cap, Hyderabad's Bhuvneshwar Kumar secured top spot having taken 23 wickets across 66 overs of competition, with RCB's Yuzvendra Chahal in second place with two wickets fewer.
Here’s a look at how the final match of the competition impacted on the standings in the standings for the orange and purple cap and a closer examination of how the star men fared in the contest.
Full standings available via the competition’s official website.
Recap
The clash at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium posed two of the sports' greatest rivals and players against one another as Kohli and Warner—captains and leaders of Bangalore and Hyderabad, respectively—met in the IPL showdown.
With both teams' batting hopes relying heavily on the fortune of their performances in front of a packed-out crowd, Australia international Warner elected to put his side into bat first.
Gujarat Lions' James Faulkner wished both players luck ahead of the contest:
The decision appeared inspired, as Hyderabad raced into an impressive 46-0 after the first five overs, with Warner and opening partner Shikhar Dhawan each striking Shane Watson for six within the space of four balls.
However, in the seventh over, Dhawan was caught out for 28 after taking his hand off his bat on the sweep to deep leg, with Yuzvendra Chahal adding to his wicket haul.
Warner chalked up his half-century in the final ball of the ninth over, slapping a four to cover to bring up his 50. Per Bangladesh Cricket, he tied the record for the fastest half-century in an IPL final:
Just five balls later, the Australian opener lost his batting partner, Moises Henriques, with the all-rounder departing from the action with four runs to his name, but SRH were on course for 200 runs with a run rate of 9.70 at the midway point.
Hyderabad's run scoring stalled after Warner was caught out in the 14th over, finishing on 69 off 24 balls. Cricket commentator Ayaz Memon felt the dismissal came at precisely the wrong moment for the Sunrisers:
Broken Cricket did the maths behind Warner's performances with the bat during this year's competition:
However, Sunrisers refused to collapse on 127 for three as they exploded in the final three overs with a score of 52 to end their innings 208 for seven. Ben Cutting made the most considerable impact following their skipper's dismissal, as he chalked up an unbeaten 39 runs.
The 209 target appeared daunting for Bangalore, but in Kohli and AB de Villiers, the Royal Challengers have two all-time greats at their disposal. After a slow start to proceedings, opening duo Kohli and Gayle began to find their rhythm at the crease, scoring 55 runs in the opening five overs as they looked to hunt down Hyderabad's total.
Gayle reached the half-century mark with a six at the opening ball of their sixth over but was finally caught out in the 11th on 76. Kohli, meanwhile, was hoping for another huge score to round off the tournament in style but was forced to settle for 54 runs after he was dismissed in the 13th over.
De Villier's time with the bat was short lived, as he faced just six balls, leaving RCB with the task of scoring 51 runs in 30 deliveries. The Sunrisers stepped up their bowling offensive to dismantle the Bangalore bottom end and secured a first-ever IPL title with four balls to spare.
Kohli finished the 2016 tournament with a stunning 973 runs in total. Per his team's official media account, the 27-year-old said he was inspired to play well for his team-mates:
The big-hitter finished 125 runs clear of Warner at the top of the scoring charts, with a high score of 113 and three centuries more than any other batsman.
In the battle for purple cap honours, Kumar topped the final table with 23 wickets at an average of 21.30 and an economy rate of 7.42. The 26-year-old ended the competition having bowled 66 overs, almost 17 more than Bangalore's Chahal in second spot just two wickets behind.
Third in the standings is Australia's Watson, who took 20 wickets in 16 matches, while Mustafizur Rahman recorded the best economy rate in the top 10 overall bowlers with figures of 6.90.