IPL 9: Points table, Purple Cap, Orange Cap and fixtures after the KXIP v DD Match 36

Published - 08 May 2016, 14:29 IST | Updated - 08 May 2016, 14:29 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. The Rising Pune Supergiants suffered their 7th defeat of the tournament and are now almost out of the race for the playoffs. They have to defend on the results of every other game from here on to have any chance to make it to the playoffs. Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated them and have kept their hopes alive. Skipper Virat Kohli will be a happy man at the moment but will know there is a long way to go.

Delhi Daredevils suffered yet another defeat and are faltering at the wrong time. They, however, maintain their 3rd position in the points table. Kings XI Punjab defeated the Daredevils to have 3 wins under their belt now but still languish at the bottom of the points table owing to a poor net run rate. Four teams will be in action today and expect changes in the points table after the Super Sunday encounters.

IPL 9 Points Table:

Teams	MAT	WON	PTS	Net RR
KKR	9	6	12	0.359
GL	10	6	12	-0.267
DD	9	5	10	0.309
SRH	8	5	10	0.115
MI	9	5	10	-0.009
RPS	10	3	6	0.118
RCB	8	3	6	0.027
KXIP	9	3	6	-0.622

Virat Kohli has extended a mile-long lead in the Orange Cap list with a scintillating century against the RPS last night. The Indian batsman scored his second century of the season and now has 541 runs to his name. RPS opener Ajinkya Rahane has jumped to the second spot with a gritty 74 off 48 that he scored in a losing cause against RCB. He has 417 runs in 10 matches with 6 half centuries.

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir will have an opportunity tonight against the Gujarat Lions to possible claim the second spot if he scores 25 more runs.

Players in the race for the Orange Cap:

Player	Team	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	SR
Virat Kohli	RCB	8	541	108*	90.16	144.65
Ajinkya Rahane	RPS	10	417	74	52.12	130.72
David Warner	SRH	8	410	92	68.33	166.66
Gautam Gambhir	KKR	9	393	90*	56.14	123.19
Rohit Sharma	MI	9	383	85*	63.83	137.27
AB de Villiers	RCB	8	321	83	40.12	161.3
Robin Uthappa	KKR	8	313	72	37.77	135.49
Quinton de Kock	DD	8	297	108	42.42	149.24
Suresh Raina	GL	10	272	75	27.2	130.76
Ambati Rayudu	MI	9	271	65	33.87	124.88

Andre Russell and Mitch McClenaghan take the top two spots in the Purple Cap list with 13 wickets each. A better economy rate gives Russell the Purple Cap at the moment. Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar is just one wicket behind after he took 2/28 in the match against the Lions. His bowling partner Mustafizur Rahman bowled excellently well in the same match to return with figures of 2/17 and is currently at the 7th position in the list.

Shane Watson, with a 3-wicket haul against the RPS, has jumped to the 4th spot with 12 wickets to his name.

Players in the race for the Purple Cap:

Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Econ
Andre Russell	KKR	9	227	13	7.82
MJ McClenaghan	MI	9	275	13	7.97
B Kumar	SRH	8	248	12	8
Shane Watson	RCB	8	252	12	8.26
DJ Bravo	GL	9	300	12	8.82
J Bumrah	MI	9	275	11	8.08
Mustafizur R	SRH	8	187	10	6.23
Amit Mishra	DD	9	219	10	7.3
Mohit Sharma	KXIP	9	236	10	8.01
Umesh Yadav	KKR	8	216	10	9