Rajasthan Royals retained their high spot on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Points Table regardless of their 10-run loss to second-placed Lucknow Super Giants on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday. Both RR and LSG now have 8 factors from 6 matches however Sanju Samson’s facet are forward of internet run-rate (NRR) – 1.043 as in comparison with 0.709 of LSG.
RR and LSG have each gained 4 matches to this point and misplaced two of them. MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings are in third spot with 6 factors from 5 matches with a NRR of 0.265 whereas defending champions Gujarat Titans are in fourth place with 6 factors and NRR of 0.192.
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Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings (PBKS) can be a part of RR and LSG on the high of the desk on 8 factors as they host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match no. 27 of IPL 2023 at dwelling in Mohali. Former champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), who’ve 4 factors from 5 matches also can transfer up the desk as they’re taking over bottom-placed Delhi Capitals, who’ve misplaced 5 successive matches, in match No. 28 on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday evening.
Jos Buttler strikes to 2nd in Orange Cap race
Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler has jumped as much as second place within the Orange Cap race behind chief and RCB skipper Faf du Plessis. Buttler now has 244 runs from 6 matches with 3 fifties to his title. Du Plessis leads the desk with 259 runs in 5 matches and can look so as to add to that tally as he takes on PBKS on Thursday.
KKR all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer has slipped to 3rd place and has 234 runs in 5 matches with 1 century and 1 fifty to his title. PBKS skipper Dhawan is in 4th spot with 233 runs in 4 matches, however doubts stay over his health forward of RCB conflict.
Jos Buttler strikes to second spot within the orange cap listing.
Yuzvendra Chahal slips to second within the main wicket-takers listing after going wicketless in opposition to LSG.#IPL2023 #JosButtler #YuzvendraChahal pic.twitter.com/D6oDsgbNok
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LSG opener Kyle Mayers scored his third fifty of IPL 2023 in opposition to RR to maneuver as much as eighth place. Mayers now has 219 runs in 6 matches.
Mark Wood takes over Purple Cap
LSG pacer Mark Wood took over the Purple Cap from RR leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal despite lacking the final match. Wood and Chahal each have 11 wickets to their title however the latter failed with the ball on Wednesday – leaking 41 runs for no wickets.
GT leg-spinner Rashid Khan and pacer Mohammed Shami are in third and fourth place respectively with 11 and 10 wickets to their title. RR off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has moved as much as sixth place with a few wickets in opposition to LSG. Ashwin now has 8 wickets in 6 matches.
