IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange and Purple Cap list: SRH get off bottom with first win of season
IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange and Purple Cap list: SRH get off bottom with first win of season
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) moved up from bottom of the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table with a comfortable 8-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pulled off what could be described as one of the greatest victories in the history of the IPL, beating Gujarat Titans by three wickets in a last-ball thriller and jumping to the second spot.
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SRH’s first win of the season was fashioned by spinner Mayank Markande and later by batter Rahul Tripathi even as Shikhar Dhawan waged a lone battle with a 66-ball 99 run knock.
Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab became the last team to lose a match this season.
In the KKR-GT clash, Rinku Singh emerged the hero for Kolkata as he smashed an unbeaten 48 off just 21 deliveries, including five sixes in a row in the final over bowled by Yash Dayal after they were left needing 29 runs in the final over.
Gujarat Titans, as a result, suffered their first defeat of the season after starting off with two consecutive wins, and have dropped to the fourth spot.
The table is currently led by Rajasthan Royals, who defeated Delhi Capitals in Guwahati in the afternoon clash on Saturday, 8 April to register their second win in three games with a NRR in excess of +2.
Six teams are currently tied on four points: RRHere’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 | RR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2.067 | 4 |
| 2 | KKR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1.375 | 4 |
| 3 | LSG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1.358 | 4 |
| 4 | GT | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +0.431 | 4 |
| 5 | CSK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +0.356 | 4 |
| 6 | PBKS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.333 | 4 |
| 7 | RCB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1.256 | 2 |
| 8 | MI | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.394 | 0 |
| 9 | DC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.092 | 0 |
| 10 | SRH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.867 | 0 |
List of Orange Cap and Purple Cap holders
Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan (225) surged past Chennai Super Kings opener Ruturaj Gaikwad (189) to gain possession of the Orange Cap following a breathtaking 99 not out to singlehandedly power his side to a respectable 143/9 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Delhi Capitals skipper David Warner is third on the list with 158 runs.
Gujarat Titans’ Rashid Khan (5), who filled in as captain in place of an ill Hardik Pandya, got the Purple Cap from Rajasthan Royals’ Yuzvendra Chahal (8) after pulling off his maiden IPL hat-trick against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. What’s interesting to note is that Rashid and Chahal have the exact numbers (average: 11.75; economy: 7.83; strike rate: 9) at the moment. Mark Wood is third on the list, also wicket eight wickets.
Orange Cap holder: Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS) – 225 runs
Purple Cap holder: Rashid Khan (GT) – 8 wickets
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