Four-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who did not make the playoffs stage in 2022 season, have managed to climb to the highest spot within the IPL 2023 Points Table after their dominant 49-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. MS Dhoni’s CSK now have 10 factors from 7 matches with 5 wins and a pair of losses and a internet run-rate of 0.662.
CSK are the one group in IPL 2023 up to now to have posted 5 wins, forward of second-placed Rajasthan Royals (RR), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in third, Gujarat Titans (GT) in 4th, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in fifth and Punjab Kings (PBKS) in sixth – all of whom are on 8 factors with 4 wins to their title.
At the tip of Match 3__3__ of #TATAIPL 2023, this is how the Points Table stands! _
Where does your favorite group rank on this? _ pic.twitter.com/EW4DqyTpw7
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 23, 2023
Two-time champions KKR, owned by Bollywood tremendous star Shah Rukh Khan, are in eighth place now with simply 2 wins in 6 matches – identical as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). However, SRH can transfer forward of KKR and be a part of Mumbai Indians (MI) on six factors with a win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match No. 34 of the IPL 2023 on Monday night time.
Devon Conway in 2nd spot in Orange Cap race
CSK opener Devon Conway scored his fourth successive fifty in IPL 2023 – notching up 56 off 40 balls – to maneuver to second place on the Orange Cap desk behind RCB skipper Faf du Plessis. Conway now has 314 runs in 7 matches with 4 fifties and a strike-rate of 143.37.
Du Plessis stays within the high place with 405 runs in 7 matches after scoring his fifth fifty of the IPL 2023, towards Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. DC skipper David Warner is in third place with 285 runs in 6 matches with 4 fifties to his title.
.@faf1307 dons the @aramco Orange cap on the finish of Match 3__3__ of #TATAIPL 2023 _
Meanwhile @mdsirajofficial is main the wicket-tally & is the @aramco Purple Cap holder _ pic.twitter.com/Y3PXwWFYkk
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 23, 2023
Conway’s opening companion at CSK – Ruturaj Gaikwad – moved to fifth place behind RCB stand-in skipper Virat Kohli with 270 runs in 7 matches.
Mohammed Siraj holds Purple Cap
RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj took the Purple Cap from PBKS pacer Arshdeep Singh together with his spectacular efficiency towards RR on Sunday. Siraj has 13 wickets from 7 matches – identical as Arshdeep Singh – however with a wonderful economic system fee of seven.17 in IPL 2023.
RR leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is in third place with 12 wickets in 7 matches, identical as GT leg-spinner Rashid Khan and CSK pacer Tushar Deshpande – in 4th and fifth place respectively. CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who claimed 1/34 towards KKR on Sunday is now in seventh place on Purple Cap desk with 10 wickets in 7 matches.
