Four-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings posted their first win of IPL 2023, defeating KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants by 12 runs on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday. The win lifted MS Dhoni’s CSK to sixth spot of the IPL 2023 Points Table with two factors from two matches with 1 win and 1 loss to their title.
LSG, who made the IPL 2022 Playoffs on debut, slipped one place down to 3rd on account of their defeat on Monday. The Lucknow aspect even have 2 factors from two matches however have a greater web run-rate than CSK because of their large 50-run win over Delhi Capitals of their opening match final week.
Check IPL 2023 Points Table after CSK win over LSG right here…
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IPL 2022 finalists Rajasthan Royals proceed to be on prime of the desk after thrashing Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs of their opening match whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are in second spot. Faf du Plessis-led RCB defeated five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians by eight wickets with greater than 3 overs to spare and have a powerful NRR of 1.981.
Defending champions Gujarat Titans are in 4th place after defeating CSK within the IPL 2023 opener. Hardik Pandya’s aspect will subsequent tackle Delhi Capitals, who’re but to open their account, on Tuesday.
Ruturaj Gaikwad leads Orange Cap race
CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad scored his second successive fifty of IPL 2023 to retain his prime spot on the Orange Cap checklist. Gaikwad now has 149 runs from two matches at a mean of 14.5 and a strike-rate of 183.9. LSG opener Kyle Mayers additionally scored back-to-back fifties in IPL 2023 and is second on the run-getters’ checklist with 126 runs at a strike-rate of 210.
Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma is third on the Orange Cap checklist with a top-score of 84 not out towards Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Ruturaj Gaikwad – Orange Cap holder presently in IPL. pic.twitter.com/N0BgPU9y2O
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Mark Wood on prime of Purple Cap desk
England and LSG pacer Mark Wood is the present holder of Purple Cap in IPL 2023. Wood, who picked up a five-wicket haul towards Delhi Capitals of their opening match, claimed three wickets towards CSK on Monday evening. Wood has 8 wickets from 2 matches at a mean of seven.87.
Wood’s teammate Ravi Bishnoi is second on the Purple Cap desk with 5 wickets from 2 matches, together with three wickets towards MS Dhoni’s CSK.
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Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is in third place with a four-wicket haul towards SRH. Chahal shall be subsequent seen in motion towards Punjab Kings on Wednesday.
