IPL 9: Points table, Purple Cap, Orange Cap and fixtures after the RCB v KKR Match 48

Published - 17 May 2016, 15:32 IST | Updated - 17 May 2016, 15:32 IST

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IPL 9 is now getting towards its business end when all teams are closing in to get to the playoffs stage. Rising Pune Supergiants and the Kings XI Punjab are the only teams that are out of the race for the playoffs. All other teams have their chances to make it to the playoffs. Kings XI Punjab lost their must-win game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH, having won the match, have now consolidated their top spot with 16 wins and could well be assured of a place in the playoffs.

Mumbai Indians won against the Delhi Daredevils to jump to the 3rd spot. They, however, have got just one match left and it turns out to be their must-win match to qualify for the playoffs. The Delhi Daredevils, too, have to win all their remaining matches in a bid to qualify for the playoffs. They will play the Rising Pune Supergiants tonight. Kolkata Knight Riders lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore but retain their 2nd spot. RCB, on the other hand, having won convincingly have not only jumped to the 5th spot but also have the best net run rate among all teams.

IPL 9 Points Table:

Teams	MAT	WON	PTS	Net RR
SRH	12	8	16	0.4
KKR	12	7	14	0.28
MI	13	7	14	-0.082
GL	12	7	14	-0.747
RCB	12	6	12	0.64
DD	11	6	12	-0.038
KXIP	12	4	8	-0.371
RPS	12	3	6	-0.078

Virat Kohli tops the list of Orange Cap with 752 runs to his name. The RCB skipper continued his excellent run of form and hit the 3rd century of the season during the match against the Gujarat Lions. He followed it up with another match-winning half century last night against KKR. AB de Villiers hit a half century as well and in the process has jumped to the 2nd spot. He is followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner who struck his 6th half century of the season against the Kings XI Punjab. Rohit Sharma continues to be on the 4th spot.

Players in the race for the Orange Cap:

Player	Team	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	SR
Virat Kohli	RCB	12	752	109	83.55	148.03
AB de Villiers	RCB	12	597	129*	59.7	173.54
David Warner	SRH	12	567	92	56.7	155.76
Rohit Sharma	MI	13	459	85*	45.9	130.76
Gautam Gambhir	KKR	12	449	90*	44.9	124.72
Ajinkya Rahane	RPS	12	419	74	41.9	127.74
Shikhar Dhawan	SRH	12	402	82*	50.25	114.2
Quinton de Kock	DD	10	381	108	42.33	147.67
Murali Vijay	KXIP	12	378	89	34.36	120
Ambati Rayudu	MI	13	334	65	30.36	120.14

Mitch McClenaghan continues to lead the Purple Cap list with 17 wickets despite failing to pick up a wicket against the Delhi Daredevils. Bhuvneshwar Kumar rose to the 2nd spot after his 2/32 against the Kings XI Punjab at Vizag. He has bagged 16 wickets so far. His teammate Mustafizur Rahman is placed at the 4th spot with 15 wickets to his name. Andre Russell went wicketless in the match against RCB and continues to be in the 3rd place.

Royal Challengers Bangalore spinner Yuzvendra Chahal picked up a wicket against KKR and has now broken into the top 10 and is placed at the 9th position with 12 wickets to his name.

Players in the race for the Purple Cap:

Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Econ
MJ McClenaghan	MI	13	398	17	8.04
B Kumar	SRH	12	355	16	7.71
Andre Russell	KKR	12	291	15	7.97
Mustafizur R	SRH	12	300	14	6.66
J Bumrah	MI	13	364	14	7.58
Shane Watson	RCB	12	361	14	8.49
Sandeep Sharma	KXIP	12	308	13	7.16
Amit Mishra	DD	11	280	13	7.56
Yuzvendra Chahal	RCB	9	267	12	7.81
Mohit Sharma	KXIP	12	335	12	8.07