IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange and Purple Cap list: LSG jump to top with five-wicket win; SRH remain at bottom
IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange and Purple Cap list: LSG jump to top with five-wicket win; SRH remain at bottom
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) jumped to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by five wickets in Lucknow on Friday, going past defending champions Gujarat Titans in the process.
SRH remained at the bottom of the points table after losing a second game in a row, having earlier lost by 72 runs against Rajasthan Royals at home.
GT and Punjab Kings (PBKS), meanwhile, are the only remaining teams to have a hundred per cent start to the 16th season that got underway on 31 March and occupy the second and third spots.
IPL 2023: Full coverage | Points table | Schedule | Results | Orange Cap | Purple Cap
On Thursday (6 April), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) earned their first win of the season with a 81-run smashing of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Rajasthan Royals (RR), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), KKR and RCB have all won a game each from two matches played and have two points.
Besides SRH, five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) are the only other team to not have won a single game so far.
Here’s a look at the updated IPL 2023 points table after KKR vs RCB game:
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Net RR | Points |
| 1 | LSG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1.358 | 4 |
| 2 | GT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.700 | 4 |
| 3 | PBKS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.333 | 4 |
| 4 | KKR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2.056 | 2 |
| 5 | RR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.675 | 2 |
| 6 | CSK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.036 | 2 |
| 7 | RCB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1.256 | 2 |
| 8 | DC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.703 | 0 |
| 9 | MI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.981 | 0 |
| 10 | SRH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.867 | 0 |
List of Orange Cap and Purple Cap holders
CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad (149 runs) is the current holder of the Orange Cap. LSG’s Kyle Mayers (139) is behind him in second place, with PBKS captain Shikhar Dhawan (126) right on his heels.
LSG pacer Mark Wood, who claimed a five-wicket haul against DC and took three against CSK, leads the Purple Cap standings, followed by Ravi Bishnoi with six wickets. KKR leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy, one of the six bowlers on five wickets so far, occupies the third spot.
Orange Cap holder: Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) – 149 runs
Purple Cap holder: Mark Wood (LSG) – 8 wickets
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