Five-times champions Mumbai Indians (MI) have changed Punjab Kings (PBKS) at sixth place on the IPL 2023 Points Table with their six-wicket win in Mohali, chasing down the very best whole this season with 7 balls to spare. Rohit Sharma’s MI now have 10 factors from 9 matches whereas Shikhar Dhawan-led PBKS even have 10 factors however from 10 matches.
MI have a web run-rate of -0.373 as in comparison with PBKS who’ve NRR of -0.472. The season’s first washout in Lucknow means, Gujarat Titans (GT) proceed to stay at prime with 12 factors whereas each Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings have 11 factors every from 10 matches and are in 2nd and third place respectively.
IPL 2023 Points Table:
– GT with 12 Points.
– CSK and LSG with 11 Points.
– RR, MI, RCB and PBKS with 10 Points.
– KKR, SRH and DC with 6 Points.– What a contest! pic.twitter.com/BLnE5403g1
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Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are in fourth and fifth place respectively with 10 factors – identical as MI and PBKS. The race to achieve the Playoffs stage may be very a lot on with 6 groups vying for 3 place as defending champions GT look favorite to prime the desk proper now.
Shikhar Dhawan strikes to tenth place in Orange Cap record
PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan, who’s coming back from harm, rose to tenth place on the Orange Cap race after scoring 30 off 20 balls towards MI on Wednesday night time. Dhawan now has 292 runs from 7 matches.
MI opener Ishan Kishan additionally moved as much as twelfth place along with his match-winning 75 off 41 balls towards PBKS. Kishan now has 286 runs from 9 matches with two fifties – changing into the very best run-scorer for MI this season forward of Tilak Varma, who has 274 runs from 9 matches.
RCB skipper Faf du Plessis continues to carry the Orange Cap with 466 runs in 9 matches together with 5 fifties whereas RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is in second place with 428 runs in 9 matches with 1 century and three fifties.
Piyush Chawla enters into the highest 5 in purple cap record.
Faf du Plessis and Mohammed Shami retains their Orange and Purple caps after the forty sixth match in IPL 2023.
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CSK opener Devon Conway is in third place with 414 runs in 10 matches however failed so as to add to his tally because the match towards Lucknow Super Giants was washed out.
Piyush Chawla rises to 4th in Purple Cap race
MI’s veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla continued his high-quality type in IPL 2023, claiming 2/29 in 4 overs whilst PBKS posted a large 214-run whole. Chawla’s two wickets helped him transfer as much as 4th place within the Orange Cap race with 15 scalps in 9 matches, identical as RCB’s Mohammed Siraj and GT leg-spinner Rashid Khan.
GT pacer Mohammad Shami continues to carry the Purple Cap with 17 wickets in 9 matches together with CSK’s Tushar Deshpande, who has 17 wickets in 10 video games. PBKS pacer Arshdeep Singh is in third place and has 16 wickets in 10 matches.
