IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange and Purple Cap list: MI climb to sixth after beating SRH
IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange and Purple Cap list: MI climb to sixth after beating SRH
Mumbai Indians (MI) jumped two places to sixth place in the IPL points table after beating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 14 runs in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
MI had posted 192/5 after 20 overs courtesy an unbeaten 64 runs from Cameron Green, and their bowlers, led by Riley Meredith and Jason Behrendorff helped restrict SRH for 178. Arjun Tendulkar collected his first IPL wicket, removing Bhuvneshwar Kumar to see off the Hyderabad innings.
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Five teams, including MI, are currently tied on six points from five games, with the second-placed Lucknow Super Giants registering the best Net Run Rate (+0.761) of the lot.
The table is currently led by last-year’s runners-up Rajasthan Royals, who have won four out of five matches so far this season. Delhi Capitals, meanwhile, find themselves at the bottom with five defeats in as many games, and are on the verge of bowing out of the playoffs race.
Here’s a look at the updated IPL 2023 points table after SRH vs MI:
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Net RR | Points |
| 1 | RR | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1.354 | 8 |
| 2 | LSG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +0.761 | 6 |
| 3 | CSK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +0.265 | 6 |
| 4 | GT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +0.192 | 6 |
| 5 | PBKS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -0.109 | 6 |
| 6 | MI | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -0.164 | 6 |
| 7 | KKR | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +0.320 | 4 |
| 8 | RCB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -0.318 | 4 |
| 9 | SRH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -0.798 | 4 |
| 10 | DC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1.488 | 0 |
List of Orange Cap and Purple Cap holders
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis became the holder of the Orange Cap after his 33-ball 62 against Chennai Super Kings on 17 April, taking his tally this season to 259 runs. Kolkata Knight Riders’ Venkatesh Iyer (234) and Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan (233) occupy the second and third spots respectively on the batting chart.
Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, meanwhile, retained the Purple Cap after it went into Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mark Wood’s possession for some time. Both Chahal and Wood have collected 11 wickets each though the spinner has the better economy (7.85) of the two. Gujarat Titans’ Rashid Khan is third on the list with 11 wickets as well.
Orange Cap holder: Faf du Plessis (RCB) – 259 runs
Purple Cap holder: Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) – 11 wickets
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