IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange and Purple Cap list: GT go top with convincing win over KKR
IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange and Purple Cap list: GT go top with convincing win over KKR
Gujarat Titans (GT) moved to top spot on the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table with a convincing win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.
IPL 2023: Full coverage | Points table | Schedule | Results | Orange Cap | Purple Cap
With the 7-wicket win in Kolkata, Gujarat have inched closer to securing their place in the playoffs. While KKR remained seventh and could be eliminated soon.
GT, posting their third straight win, now have 12 points (six wins) after eight matches. Rajasthan Royals (RR), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are right behind with 10 points after eight matches as well. The top four teams qualify for the next stage of the T20 league.
Sitting outside the playoff spots are Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) with eight points to occupy the fifth and sixth spot. Below them are KKR and Mumbai Indians (MI) with six points although MI have games in hand.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Delhi Capitals (DC) are ninth and 10th respectively with four points each.
Here’s a look at the updated IPL 2023 points table after KKR vs GT:
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Net RR | Points |
| 1 | GT | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +0.638 | 12 |
| 2 | RR | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +0.939 | 10 |
| 2 | LSG | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +0.841 | 10 |
| 4 | CSK | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +0.376 | 10 |
| 5 | RCB | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -0.139 | 8 |
| 6 | PBKS | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -0.510 | 8 |
| 7 | KKR | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -0.147 | 6 |
| 8 | MI | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -0.620 | 6 |
| 9 | SRH | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -0.725 | 4 |
| 10 | DC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -0.961 | 4 |
List of Orange Cap and Purple Cap holders
RCB’s Faf du Plessis became the first batter to cross the 400-run mark during his 39-ball 62 against RR. Sitting firmly as the highest scorer this season, RCB skipper has scored five half centuries to tally 422 runs. Du Plessis’ RCB teammate Virat Kohli brought up his fifth half-century of the season against KKR to go second with 333 runs. Gujarat Titans batter Shubman Gill is third with 333 runs as well.
RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj is the current Purple Cap holder with 14 wickets. His figures of 1/33 against KKR saw him match GT spinner Rashid Khan, also on 14 wickets, but is in second place. Punjab Kings’ Arshdeep Singh climbed to the third spot — also with 14 wickets — after dismissing Lucknow Super Giants’ Nicholas Pooran on Friday.
Orange Cap holder: Faf du Plessis (RCB) – 422 runs
Purple Cap holder: Mohammed Siraj (RCB) – 14 wickets
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