Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) posted their fourth win of the IPL 2023 season, defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 5 runs on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday. However, the win didn’t do a lot to vary their place within the IPL 2023 Points Table as the opposite 7 groups have already posted at the least 5 wins within the season.
KKR stay in 8th place within the IPL 2023 Points Table with 8 factors from 10 matches whereas SRH are rooted to ninth place as effectively with simply 6 factors from 9 matches – identical as Delhi Capitals (DC) in tenth place. Defending champions Gujarat Titans are in prime spot with 12 factors from 9 match however Rajasthan Royals (RR) can be a part of them on the prime with 12 factors with a win over Hardik Pandya’s facet on Friday night time in Jaipur.
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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are in second and third place respectively with 11 factors after their match on Wednesday afternoon was washed out attributable to rain. RR is a part of four-team group, together with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) who’re on 10 factors presently.
Rinku Singh rises to 7th in Orange Cap race
KKR batter Rinku Singh scored a powerful 46 off 35 balls in opposition to SRH to maneuver as much as 7th place within the IPL 2023 Orange Cap race. Rinku now has 316 runs in 10 matches with two fifties to his identify and a strike-rate of 148.35.
RCB captain Faf du Plessis continues to carry the Orange Cap and has scored 466 runs in 9 matches thus far with 5 fifties to his identify. Second-place Yashasvi Jaiswal from Rajasthan Royals with 428 runs in 9 matches, has the chance to take again the Orange Cap as he will get able to tackle GT on Friday night time.
Faf du Plessis and Mohammed Shami retain orange and purple caps respectively after the sport between SRH and KKR.
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CSK opener Devon Conway is in third place with 414 runs in 10 matches whereas RCB batter Virat Kohli is fourth with 364 runs in 9 matches thus far.
KKR off-spinner Varun Chakravarthy was the hero of their win in opposition to SRH on Thursday night time. Chakravarthy turned the primary spinner to defend lower than 10 runs within the ultimate over in IPL, claiming 1/20 in his 4 over. The off-spinner has moved as much as 8th place within the Purple Cap race and now has 14 wickets in 10 matches.
GT pacer Mohammad Shami holds the Purple Cap with 17 wickets in 9 matches and might lengthen that lead as he faces Rajasthan Royals on Friday night time. CSK pacer Tushar Deshpande is second on the desk with 17 wickets in 10 matches whereas PBKS pacer Arshdeep Singh is third with 16 wickets in 10 matches to his identify.
