Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) moved from third to first in the points table after their thrilling win against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Bengaluru. CSK remain at the 10th place in the points table. Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans dropped one position after RCB’s win against CSK.
RCB (213/5) managed to defeat CSK (211/5) by just 2 runs. Romario Shepherd‘s record-breaking fifty propelled RCB from 159/5 after 18 overs to 213/5 at the end of the innings. CSK’s 17-year-old opener Ayush Mhatre scored a stunning 94 off 48 balls. Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yash Dayal held their nerve and delivered a narrow win for RCB.
The points table will witness more changes after KKR vs RR and PBKS vs LSG on Sunday (May 4). Punjab Kings will move to the top of the table if they beat Lucknow Super Giants in Dharamshala.
PositionTeamMatchesWonLostNRPointsNRR1Royal Challengers Bengaluru11830160.4822Mumbai Indians11740141.2743Gujarat Titans10730140.8674Punjab Kings10631130.1995Delhi Capitals10640120.3626Lucknow Super Giants1055010-0.3257Kolkata Knight Riders1045190.2718Rajasthan Royals113806-0.7809Sunrisers Hyderabad103706-1.19210Chennai Super Kings112904-1.117
RCB batter Virat Kohli reclaimed the orange cap from Gujarat Titans (GT) batter Sai Sudharsan. Virat Kohli has 505 runs from 11 innings, whereas Sai Sudharsan has 504 runs from 10 innings.
Among the top 10 batters, RR’s Yashasvi Jaiswal, LSG’s Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh and PBKS’ Shreyas Iyer are in action on Sunday (May 4)
RankPlayerTeamMatchesRunsStrike rate50s1Virat KohliRoyal Challengers Bengaluru11505143.572Sai SudharsanGujarat Titans10504154.153Suryakumar YadavMumbai Indians11475172.734Jos ButtlerGujarat Titans10470169.155Shubman GillGujarat Titans10465162.056Yashasvi JaiswalRajasthan Royals11439154.057Nicholas PooranLucknow Super Giants10404203.048Mitchell MarshLucknow Super Giants9378158.849KL RahulDelhi Capitals9371146.1310Shreyas IyerPunjab Kings10360180.94
Gujarat Titans pacer Prasidh Krishna leads the purple cap race with 19 wickets. RCB pacer Josh Hazlewood missed out the home game against CSK due to shoulder niggle. CSK’s Noor Ahmad moved to the third place after taking one wicket against RCB. Krunal Pandya moved to the fifth place after taking one wicket against CSK.
KKR’s Varun Chakaravarthy and PBKS’ Arshdeep Singh are in action on Sunday (May 4)
RankPlayerTeamMatchesWicketsEconomy1Prasidh KrishnaGujarat Titans10187.52Josh HazlewoodRoyal Challengers Bengaluru10178.43Noor AhmadChennai Super Kings11168.14Trent BoultMumbai Indians11168.85Krunal PandyaRoyal Challengers Bengaluru11148.66Mohammed SirajGujarat Titans10148.97Khaleel AhmedChennai Super Kings11149.98Mitchell StarcDelhi Capitals101410.29Varun ChakaravarthyKolkata Knight Riders10137.210Arshdeep SinghPunjab Kings10138.5
Note: Players with same numbers of wickets are ranked by their economy rate.
Three other bowlers, MI’s Hardik Pandya, SRH’s Harshal Patel and PBKS’ Yuzvendra Chahal, have taken 13 wickets each and occupy 11th, 12th and 13th spots, respectively.
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