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In the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), 31 matches of the league stage have come to an end. Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday. With this, the team managed to secure 12 points with the highest number of wins in the league securing number-1 position in the points table. Kolkata remains at number 2.
Spinner RR Yuzvendra Chahal is the holder of the purple cap. On Tuesday he took 1 wicket, taking his total to 12 wickets. Sunil Narine has become second in the list of six batsmen with a century. At the same time, Riyan Parag from RR reached second place in the Orange Cap race.
Gujarat Titans will face Delhi Capitals in the tournament today. By winning this, Delhi can move from 9th to 6th. Gujarat can reach the fourth position with a win.
RR on top with 12 points
Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 wickets on Tuesday night. Rajasthan won the toss and chose to bowl at the Eden Gardens Stadium. Kolkata scored 223 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Rajasthan won the match by scoring 224 runs for the loss of 8 wickets after playing 20 overs.
- So far, Rajasthan has a total of 12 points in 7 matches with 6 wins and 1 loss. The team will now have to win at least 3 more games to secure their place in the play-offs. The team can even reach the top 4 by winning 2 matches, but they will have to keep the run rate better.
- Kolkata Knight Riders have 8 points from 6 matches with 4 wins and 2 losses. Due to better run rate, the team is higher than CSK and SRH, who also have only 8 points each. The team will have to win 4 games to qualify. By winning 3 games, the team can reach the top 4 with a better run rate.
Gujarat has a chance to be in the top 4
Today in the 17th season, Gujarat Titans will face Delhi Capitals. Gujarat has 6 points from 3 wins and 3 losses in 6 matches. The team is currently in sixth place. If Delhi is defeated, the team will reach the 5th position with 8 points.
If Gujarat wins by 80 runs or more, the team can overtake Hyderabad and go to the fourth position. Currently, KKR and CSK are also in the top-3 with 8-8 points but their run rate is much better than Gujarat. If Gujarat Titans lose to Delhi, they will remain in the sixth position.
Delhi has a chance to become number six
Delhi Capitals have just 4 points from 2 wins and 4 losses in 6 matches. The team is at number 9, Mumbai and Punjab have only 4 points each but due to better run rate, both teams are ahead of Delhi. By defeating Gujarat today, Delhi will move ahead of both to the 7th position by taking 6 points. If the team wins by 40 runs or more, it can overtake Gujarat and become sixth. If the team loses, it will remain at number 9.
An orange cap is still with Virat
RCB’s Virat Kohli is still leading the race for the Orange Cap. He has 361 runs to his name in 7 matches. While Riyan Parag reached second place with 318 runs. After scoring a century, KKR’s Sunil Narine has become number three. In today’s match, only Shubhman Gill from Gujarat can reach the top 5 by scoring 7 runs. He can also reach the top by scoring 107 runs.
Purple cap by Chahal
In the battle for the Purple Cap, RR’s Yuzvendra Chahal is on top with 12 wickets. Chahal took 1 wicket against KKR. At the same time, Jasprit Bumrah is in second place with 10 wickets. In today’s match, Delhi’s Khalil Ahmed has a chance to come top by taking 4 wickets. Khalil is sixth with 9 wickets. Meanwhile, GT’s Mohit Sharma is number 11 with 8 wickets. He can top by taking 5 wickets.
Sunil Narine reached the second position in six hitters
KKR’s Sunil Narine scored a century against Rajasthan on Tuesday by hitting 6 sixes. With this, he reached the second position among the six hitters of the tournament, he has 20 sixes to his name in 6 matches. Heinrich Klaasen of SRH is on top with 24 sixes. Riyan Parag of RR is also third with 20 sixes. Today Delhi’s Tristan Stubbs can reach the top by hitting 10 sixes.
Kohli still has the most fours
RCB’s Virat Kohli still has the most fours in the 17th season. He has hit 35 fours in 7 matches. RR captain Sanju Samson reached the fourth spot with 27 fours. KKR’s Sunil Narine reached the fifth spot with 26 fours. Today Sai Sudarshan of Gujarat can reach the top by hitting 13 fours.
