Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders snapped a four-match shedding streak in IPL 2023 to defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 21 runs on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday night time. The win helped Nitish Rana’s aspect climb to 7th place on the IPL 2023 Points Table with 6 factors from 8 matches, forward of five-time winners Mumbai Indians on web run-rate (NRR).
KKR have a NRR of -0.027 as in contrast to MI’s NRR of -0.620, though Rohit Sharma’s aspect have performed one much less match than the Knight Riders. Virat Kohli-led RCB stay in fifth place with 8 factors from 8 matches.
IPL 2023 Points Table – KKR strikes up with 6 Points now. pic.twitter.com/uZKuzmNiZ3
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 26, 2023
MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) proceed to lead the Points Table with 10 factors in 7 matches, forward of defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT), who even have 10 factors. CSK can prolong their lead on the prime of the Points Table as they tackle IPL 2022 runners-up Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match No. 37 of the IPL 2023 on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday night time. RR are third on the factors desk with 8 factors, identical as fourth-placed Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Virat Kohli rises to 2nd in Orange Cap race
RCB stand-in skipper Virat Kohli rose to second place within the Orange Cap race behind his teammate Faf du Plessis. Kohli, who scored his fifth fifty of IPL 2023 making 54 towards KKR on Wednesday, now has 333 runs in 8 matches at a strike-rate of 142.3.
Regular RCB captain Du Plessis, who performed as an ‘Impact Player’ due to harm, was dismissed for 17 towards KKR. The former South African captain now has 422 runs in 8 matches at a strike-rate of 167.4. CSK opener Devon Conway stays third within the Orange Cap race with 314 runs in 7 matches and may add to his tally when he faces RR on Thursday night time.
#ViratKohli strikes to second place within the orange cap race.#MohammedSiraj hits the height.#IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/hiiXnFJC1B
— CricTelegraph (@CricTelegraph) April 26, 2023
KKR all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer rose to fifth place on the run-scorer’s listing and now has 285 runs in 8 matches with 1 century and 1 fifty and a strike-rate of 154.05.
Mohammed Siraj regains Purple Cap
RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj took again the IPL 2023 Purple Cap from GT leg-spinner Rashid Khan. Siraj claimed 1/33 towards KKR with the wicket of Andre Russell and now has 14 wickets from 8 matches, however with an economic system charge of simply 7.31.
Rashid Khan additionally has 14 wickets however his economic system charge is barely increased at 8.07. KKR off-spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who was ‘Player of the Match’ towards RCB, rose to third place on the Purple Cap race after claiming 3/27. Chakravarthy now has 13 wickets in 8 matches, identical as Arshdeep Singh who has 13 in 7 matches.
