IPL 9: Points table, Purple Cap, Orange Cap and fixtures after the KKR v RCB Match 30

Published - 03 May 2016, 14:47 IST | Updated - 03 May 2016, 14:47 IST

2 Min Read

The IPL 9 is half way through and the race to make it to the playoffs is getting intense. Kolkata Knight Riders registered a crucial win against the Royal Challengers Bangalore to jump back to the second spot in the points table with 10 points. RCB, on the other hand, did no good to their position in the points table and still languish in the bottom four of the points table with 5 defeats now.

Gujarat Lions sit comfortably at the top spot with 12 points and Mumbai Indians are placed at the 3^rd spot with 10 points, though they have played an extra game.

IPL 9 Points Table:

Teams	MAT	WON	PTS	Net RR
GL	8	6	12	-0.115
KKR	8	5	10	0.362
MI	9	5	10	-0.009
DD	6	4	8	0.441
SRH	7	4	8	0.06
RPS	8	2	4	0.13
RCB	7	2	4	-0.031
KXIP	7	2	4	-0.811

Virat Kohli has regained the Orange Cap despite his team’s poor performance in the last match. Kohli scored 52 against the Kolkata Knight Riders to take his total to 433 runs in 7 matches at an average of 72.16. David Warner slipped to the 2^nd spot with 386 runs in 7 matches. Kolkata Knight Riders skipper got yet another good start to his team and has now risen to the 4^th spot.

Gujarat Lions skipper Suresh Raina will have his opportunity to climb up the ladder in the match against Delhi Daredevils.

Players in the race for the Orange Cap:

Player	Team	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	SR
Virat Kohli	RCB	7	433	100*	72.16	137.02
David Warner	SRH	7	386	92	77.2	168.55
Rohit Sharma	MI	9	383	85*	63.83	137.27
Gautam Gambhir	KKR	8	339	90*	56.5	123.72
AB de Villiers	RCB	7	320	83	45.71	163.26
Ajinkya Rahane	RPS	8	280	67	40	125.56
Ambati Rayudu	MI	9	271	65	33.87	124.88
Steve Smith	RPS	8	270	101	45	153.4
Robin Uthappa	KKR	7	218	60	31.14	160.29
Suresh Raina	GL	8	228	75	28.5	128.08

Mumbai Indians spearhead Mitch McClenaghan picked up a wicket against RPS to continue his reign at the top spot with 13 wickets. He is followed by his teammate Jasprit Bumrah, who rose to the second spot following a 3-wicket haul against the RPS. Mohit Sharma, too, bagged 3 wickets against the Gujarat Lions to rise to the 3^rd spot in the leading wicket-takers column. RCB bowler Shane Watson and KKR bowlers Umesh Yadav rose to 8^th and 5^th position respectively after picking up a wicket each when RCB played KKR at home.

Players in the race for the Purple Cap:

Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Econ
MJ McClenaghan	MI	9	275	13	7.97
J Bumrah	MI	9	275	11	8.08
Mohit Sharma	KXIP	7	176	10	7.7
B Kumar	SRH	7	220	10	8.14
Umesh Yadav	KKR	7	190	10	9.04
DJ Bravo	GL	8	286	10	9.22
Andre Russell	KKR	8	207	9	8.28
Shane Watson	RCB	7	228	9	8.6
Mustafizur R	SRH	7	170	9	6.53
Amit Mishra	DD	6	135	8	7.1