IPL 2023 is up and working and Kolkata Knight Riders earned their first factors on Thursday (April 6) with a snug win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The Nitish Rana-led aspect jumped seventh to the third place in the factors desk whereas precisely reverse has occurred with RCB. Their NRR has affected loads as nicely and the 8-wicket win towards Mumbai Indians in their season opener has been neutralised with an 81-run loss vs KKR now. Defending champions Gujarat Titans have regarded a workforce to beat but once more and high the desk with two wins in as many matches.
Punjab Kings are on the second place with two wins and are solely behind GT attributable to their inferior NRR. Rajasthan Royals make up the highest 4 positions in the factors desk with Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) following them carefully in the subsequent two locations respectively. Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad are the underside three sides and they’re additionally but to open their account in IPL 2023.
Who has Orange Cap?
CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad is donning the Orange Cap in the meanwhile with 149 runs in two matches thus far. He has scored two half-centuries and can be seeking to proceed his good type with the bat for the remainder of the season as nicely. Kyle Mayers, LSG opener, is one other batter with two fifties to his title thus far and has scored 126 runs. Joining Mayers on the second place is Shikhar Dhawan who has additionally scored 126 runs up to now. Virat Kohli is on the fourth place with 103 runs together with an unbeaten 82 in RCB’s season opener towards MI.
Who has Purple Cap?
LSG pacer Mark Wood is the only proprietor of purple cap at present with 8 wickets to his title in two matches. He picked up a sensational five-wicket haul in the primary game towards Delhi Capitals after which adopted it up with three wickets vs CSK. As many as seven bowlers – Varun Chakaravarthy, Rashid Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Nathan Ellis, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, and Arshdeep Singh share the second place having picked up 5 wickets thus far.
