Updated IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange Cap, And Purple Cap After RCB vs RR And KKR vs CSK

The second double header of the weekend saw two enthralling encounters in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 as Royal Challengers Bangalore took on the Rajasthan Royals in the first fixture of the day while it was the Kolkata Knight Riders who hosted the Chennai Super Kings in the evening game.

RCB won their second consecutive game in a row in the tournament defeating RR by 7 runs to bag 2 crucial points and move up the points table. Batting first RCB lost Virat Kohli and Shahbaz Ahmed early. However, Faf du Plessis who has been in great form in IPL 2023 continued his tremendous run alongside Glenn Maxwell as the duo provided a great platform to the side as they registered 189 runs on the board.

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RR in reply despite two valiant half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal failed to get past the mark with Bangalore keeping it tight in the death overs with Harshal Patel, David Willey, and Mohammed Siraj stepping up to help their side get past the finish line.

The second game of the day between CSK and KKR saw a bloodbath as Chennai lodged a massive total of 235 runs on the board, thanks to three blistering half-centuries from Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, and Shivam Dube. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravindra Jadeja also made valuable contributions to the total as the Super Kings registered their third-highest total in IPL history.

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KKR in reply never looked comfortable chasing the mammoth score on the board as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals, while Chennai’s bowling unit were reluctant on giving away any freebies. Jason Roy tried to go on the offensive but it was a solo effort as the batter was dismissed on 61 off 26 deliveries.

Rinku Singh tried his best to get KKR past the finish line but 59 runs off 12 balls were too much for KKR’s miracle man as CSK registered the win by a margin of 49 runs.

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IPL 2023 Updated Points Table

Big changes to the points table as Chennai Super Kings for the first time in this edition of the tournament have moved to the top spot in the standings becoming the first side to bag 10 points so far with MS Dhoni and his side winning 5 out of their 7 games. Following Chennai’s rise to the top Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants have dropped down by a spot each.

Royal Challengers Bangalore on the other hand have moved up to the fifth spot on the points table with 8 points to their name pushing Punjab Kings down by a spot to 6th place. Kolkata despite their loss remain in the 8th spot on the table.

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IPL 2023 Orange Cap Standings

Faf Du Plessis continues to be on the top of the Orange Cap standings with the RCB skipper now boasting 405 runs to his name, also becoming the first batter in this edition of the tournament to get past the 400 runs mark. Devon Conway following his knock against KKR has also moved up the table and now stands in 2nd place with 314 runs to his name.

David Warner following Conway’s rise has slipped to 3rd place while Virat Kohli despite some poor showings as of late drops down to the 4th spot with 279 runs to his name. Chennai’s Ruturaj Gaikwad has also reclaimed his spot in the top 5 moving up to the 5th spot with 270 runs to his name.

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IPL 2023 Purple Cap Standings

Mohammed Siraj following his wicket against Rajasthan has once again reclaimed the Purple Cap with 13 wickets to his name. The bowler is being closely followed by Punjab Arshdeep Singh who also boasts 13 wickets to his name albeit with a higher economy rate. Yuzvendra Chahal and Rashid Khan remain in the 3rd and 4th spots with 12 wickets each while Mark Wood is closely behind the duo with 11 wickets to his name.

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