41 out of 70 matches of the league phase of IPL have been played on Thursday. Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad after a six-match losing streak. The loss of Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli has given Kolkata Knight Riders some advantage. Shreyas Iyer managed to retain the second spot in the points table before facing Punjab Kings.
Rajasthan Royals still hold the top spot in the IPL points table. Sanju Samson has won seven of the eight matches played. Their collection is 14 points. Second-placed KKR have won five of their seven matches. Shreyas has 10 points. Even though points are equal with Hyderabad, KKR is ahead in net run rate. Kolkata’s net run rate is 1.206. If they win against Bengaluru, Cumminsera could have climbed to the second place with 12 points. But it didn’t happen. They played eight matches and got five wins. Collect 10 points. Net Run Rate 0.577. Fourth placed Lucknow Super Giants also have 10 points. Lokesh Rahul played eight matches. Won in five. Their net run rate is 0.148. These four teams are in the race to reach the playoffs of the competition.
The first four teams in the points list have no way to rest assured even if they are ahead. At least three teams can make it to the top four at any given time. Teams ranked fifth to seventh in the points table collect eight points. Leading or lagging in terms of net run rate. Fifth-placed Chennai Super Kings have won four of their eight matches. Ruturaj Gaikwad’s net run rate is 0.415. Sixth-placed Delhi Capitals have four wins from nine matches played. Rishabh Pant’s net run rate is -0.386. Gujarat Titans in seventh place. Shubman Gill’s team played nine matches. Won in four. Their net run rate is -0.974.
Graphic: Sauvik Debnath.
Read more:
7 wickets for 0 runs, world record! A 17-year-old bowler is the first to debut in international cricket
Strike rate 118, the team does not expect such an innings from Kohli! Gaoskar criticizes Virat
Mumbai Indians are at the eighth position in the list. Hardik Pandya’s team has won three of eight matches. Their collection is six points. Net Run Rate -0.227. The last two places are Punjab Kings and Bengaluru. Punjab have won two of the eight matches they have played so far. Their collection is four points. Net Run Rate -0.292. Virat Kohli is at the 10th position in the points list. RCB played nine matches and won two. Point four. Net Run Rate -0.721.
(First all news, right news, every moment. Follow us on Google News,
X (Twitter),
Facebook, Youtube, Threads and Instagram Pages)
