Punjab Kings turned the second staff after IPL defending champions Gujarat Titans to win their first two matches of the IPL 2023 be part of them on 4 factors on the high. Shikhar Dhawan’s PBKS defeated IPL 2022 runners-up Rajasthan Royals by 5 runs to maneuver to 4 factors from 2 matches however are in 2nd place with Titans forward as a consequence of their superior internet run-rate – 0.700 as in comparison with 0.333.
Sanju Samson’s Royals slipped down a {couples} of locations right down to 4th within the IPL 2023 Points Table after their loss on Wednesday night time. They had received their opening match towards the Sunrisers Hyderabad with a whopping margin of 72 runs.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore are at present in third place within the Points Table with 2 factors from 1 match however have an exquisite NRR of 1.981 after their large win over five-time champions Mumbai Indians. They shall be taking over two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in match No. 9 of the IPL 2023 on Thursday night time and a win over Nitish Rana’s aspect can take RCB to the primary place on the IPL 2023 Points Table.
Shikhar Dhawan as much as 2nd in Orange Cap race
One of the celebrities of Punjab Kings’s win in Guwahati was their skipper Shikhar Dhawan, who smashed an unbeaten 86 off 56 balls on the high. Dhawan’s sensible knock helped him climb to second positioned on the Orange Cap race with 126 runs from 2 matches – similar as Lucknow Super Giants opener Kyle Mayers.
Shikhar Dhawan and Sanju Samson climbs as much as no.3 and no.4 within the Orange cap checklist, Ruturaj Gaikwad nonetheless on the highest of the desk.#Cricket #cricketnews #CricketTwitter___ #OrangeCap #IPL2023 #SanjuSamson #ShikharDhawan #RuturajGaikwad #KyleMayers #DavidWarner @IamSanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/4yGogTCmas
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Mayers, nonetheless, has an incredible strike-rate of 210 as in comparison with 148.23 of Dhawan. Chennai Super Kings opener Ruturaj Gaikwad continues to reign on the high with 149 runs from 2 matches at a mean of 74.5.
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has additionally slipped into 4th place within the run-scorers checklist with 97 runs from 2 video games forward of Delhi Capitals skipper David Warner, who has 93 runs.
Nathan Ellis climbs to 4th place in Purple Cap race
PBKS pacer Nathan Ellis was the choose of their bowlers, claiming 4/30 in 4 overs to limit the Royals to 192 in chase of 198 runs. The Australian quick bowler has 5 wickets from 2 matches – similar as Gujarat Titans leg-spinner Rashid Khan and Lucknow Super Giants leggie Ravi Bishnoi.
Nathan Ellis strikes to the fourth place within the race for Purple Cap.#NathanEllis #MarkWood #RashidKhan #RaviBishnoi #YuzvendraChahal #TATAIPL #TATAIPL2023 #IPL #IPL2023 #IndianPremierLeague #Cricket #SBM pic.twitter.com/R4Pk9YmkWC
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LSG quick bowler Mark Wood continues to carry the Purple Cap with 8 wickets from his first two matches in IPL 2023. Royals leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, GT pacer Mohammed Shami and PBKS pacer Arshdeep Singh have additionally picked up 5 wickets from 2 matches.
