IPL Point Table, Orange Cap List and Purple Cap List after RCB vs CSK match today

After a comfortable win over Royal Challengers Bangalore last night, MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings have moved to the top of the table yet again. Chasing a modest target of 157 on a slow wicket in Sharjah, CSK got off to a flyer with the help of their openers. Despite losing some wickets in the middle overs, their batting depth ensured they were under no pressure in the run-chase. They finally nailed down the target in the penultimate over of the match.

IPL Point Table after RCB vs CSK match

The point table is constantly changing after every match. Chennai Super Kings have toppled Delhi Capitals again to go to the top. With 7 wins in 9 matches, they are comfortably placed to qualify for playoffs. Meanwhile, two consecutive losses for Royal Challengers Bangalore will be a cause of concern for them. They are still third on the points table but they need to get back to winning ways. DC and CSK are the top two teams currently with 7 wins from 9 games each.

Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Net Run Rate	Points
Chennai Super Kings	9	7	2	+1.185	14
Delhi Capitals	8	7	2	+0.613	14
Royal Challengers Bangalore	8	5	4	-0.720	10
Kolkata Knight Riders	9	4	5	+0.363	8
Rajasthan Royals	8	4	4	-0.154	8
Mumbai Indians	9	4	5	-0.310	8
Punjab Kings	9	3	6	-0.345	6
Sunrisers Hyderabad	8	1	7	-0.689	2

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Orange Cap List after RCB vs CSK IPL match

CSK’s openers Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad have climbed to 3^rd and 4^th places respectively in the Orange Cap list. Both have been in superb form since the Phase 1. du Plessis has started slowly in this phase but Gaikwad has continued from where he left off. After a match-winning 88* against MI, he scored a quickfire 38 in this match to move into the top 5 of the list. Delhi Capitals’ Shikhar Dhawan still holds the Orange Cap.

Player	Matches	Runs	Bat Avg.	Strike Rate	Highest Score
Shikhar Dhawan	9	422	52.75	131.87	92
KL Rahul	8	380	63.33	137.68	91*
Faf du Plessis	9	351	50.14	140.96	95*
Mayank Agarwal	8	327	46.71	144.05	99*
Ruturaj Gaikwad	9	322	40.25	136.44	88*

Purple Cap List after RCB vs CSK IPL match today

Harshal Patel has further consolidated his top position in the Purple cap list with 2 wickets against CSK last night. Though he has been expensive, Patel has been in excellent wicket taking form since the Phase 1 of the tournament. DC’s newest pace sensation Avesh Khan occupies the second spot in the list. Dwayne Bravo’s superb 3-24 against RCB has moved him to the top 15 in the list. Expect some changes in this list after Saturday’s double headers.

Player	Matches	Wickets	Bowl. Avg.	Econ. Rate	Best Figures
Harshal Patel	9	19	15.52	8.89	5/27
Avesh Khan	9	14	18.42	7.58	3/32
Chris Morris	8	14	19.35	9.03	4/23
Arshdeep Singh	7	12	15.16	8.14	5/32
Rashid Khan	8	11	18.00	6.18	3/36