IPL 9: Points table, Purple Cap, Orange Cap and fixtures after the GL v DD match 23

IPL 9 is 23 matches old and now all the teams are trying to nose ahead of the other. A win can help the sides from the bottom four to jump to the upper half of the table. The Delhi Daredevils had their chance to make it to the top of the points table, had they defeated Gujarat Lions at Delhi. But Gujarat won the cliffhanger to go to the top of the points table (5/6) with 10 points and a healthy net run rate. Delhi made no difference to their spot in the points table despite their defeat the other night.

Kolkata Knight Riders slipped to the number 2 spot and will have a chance to get back to the top if they beat the Mumbai Indians tonight.

IPL 9 Points table:

The Orange Cap is still with the RCB skipper Virat Kohli, who has been in scintillating form this season with 367 runs. He is followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner, who remains at the second spot following a duck in the match against the Rising Pune Supergiants. The match between Delhi Daredevils and the Gujarat Lions saw not many changes in the Orange Cap list but one. Quinton de Kock swapped places with Aaron Finch, who missed the match due a hamstring injury.

If the KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir scores another 55 runs in the match against Mumbai, he will move up the table to the second spot, behind Virat Kohli.

Players in the race for the Orange Cap:

In the bowling department, the Purple Cap is with Mumbai’s Mitch McClenaghan and is followed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Delhi Daredevils’ Amit Mishra went wicketless against Gujarat Lions and has slipped to the 4th spot following a poorer economy rate compared to Mustafizur Rahman. Gujarat Lions’ all-rounder Dwayne Bravo made it to the top 10 after adding the wicket of JP Duminy to his tally in the match against the Daredevils. The race for the Purple Cap is intense and a wicket or two can help any player move up in the list.

Players in the race for the Purple Cap:

Fixtures for the next 5 days:

28^th April 2016 | 8.00 pm

24^th March – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders

29^th April 2016 | 8.00

25^th Match – Rising Pune Supergiants vs Gujarat Lions, Pune

30^th April 2016 | 4.00

26^th Match – Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi

30^th April 2016 | 8.00

27^th Match – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Hyderabad

1^st May 2016 | 4.00 pm

28^th Match – Gujarat Lions vs Kings XI Punjab, Rajkot

1^st May 2016 | 8.00

29^th Match – Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians, Pune

2^nd May 2016 | 8.00

30^th Match – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Bengaluru

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