Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) secured their place within the IPL 2023 playoffs by narrowly defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by a single run, regardless of Rinku Singh’s aggressive batting. This victory introduced LSG’s factors tally to 17 from 14 league matches. Unfortunately for KKR, their hopes of getting into the playoffs had been shattered with this loss. LSG at the moment holds the third place, three factors forward of the fourth-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, LSG’s win wasn’t sufficient to surpass CSK, who had a convincing victory over Delhi Capitals earlier within the day and secured their playoff spot. In the factors desk, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians are within the fifth and sixth positions, respectively. In the playoffs, GT will face CSK in Qualifier 1, whereas LSG will contend towards both RCB, RR, or MI in Eliminator 1. The final result of the ultimate spherical of matches on Sunday will decide the workforce that claims the ultimate spot within the playoffs.
IPL 2023 Points Table:
CSK seals their twelfth Playoffs out of 14 seasons – unbelievable consistency by the MS Dhoni’s military! pic.twitter.com/lGq2Ri54hs
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 20, 2023
Orange Cap Standings
Faf du Plessis, the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, at the moment holds a powerful place within the Orange Cap race with a formidable rating of 702 runs in 13 matches. Yashasvi Jaiswal from RR follows carefully behind in second place with 625 runs in 14 matches. CSK’s opening batsman Devon Conway stands at third place with 585 runs in 14 matches, whereas Shubman Gill, the opener for Gujarat Titans, holds the fourth place with 576 runs in 13 matches. RCB’s stalwart, Virat Kohli, completes the highest 5 record with 538 runs in 13 matches.
Purple Cap Standings
The Purple Cap standings are dominated by the Gujarat Titans duo of Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan, each of whom have taken 23 wickets every in 13 matches. Yuzvendra Chahal, the spinner from Rajasthan Royals, secures the third spot with 21 wickets in 14 matches. Piyush Chawla, the skilled spinner for Mumbai Indians, holds the fourth place with 20 wickets from 13 matches. Completing the highest 5 is Tushar Deshpande from CSK, who has taken 20 wickets in 14 matches.
