IPL 9: Points table, Purple Cap, Orange Cap and fixtures after the SRH v KXIP match 18

The 9^th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has now reached a stage from where no teams can afford to lose matches. A defeat from here would only make things tougher for the sides in their road to the qualifiers. Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils are looking in great form and are the teams to beat at the moment. Gujarat Lions, having suffered a massive defeat, would like to get back to winning ways. Rising Pune Supergiants and Kings XI Punjab languish at the bottom of the table with just one win so far.

KKR sit comfortably at the top with 6 points and a healthy net run rate. Three other teams are tied at 6 points with the Knights, the Delhi Daredevils (3/4), Sunrisers Hyderabad (3/5) and Gujarat Lions (3/4). SRH have played an additional game. The bottom half of the table sees Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians tied with 4 points each. However, the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai have played 6 matches as against RCB’s 4. Rising Pune Supergiants and Kings XI Punjab languish at the bottom of the table with just one win so far.

Sunrisers skipper David Warner has taken over the orange cap from Virat Kohli. With a flashy half century (59 off 31 balls) against KXIP, Warner now has 294 runs in 5 matches. He has a staggering average of 98, the best among all batsmen this season. Kohli comes next with 267 runs in 4 matches. Kohli’s partner at RCB, AB de Villiers comes in next with 249 runs. Both Kohli and de Villiers will have a chance to get the orange cap when they take on Gujarat Lions.

Mumbai’s Mitch McClenaghan sits with 9 wickets in 6 matches to get the purple cap. Sunrisers bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has 8 wickets in 5 matches and is second in the list. His bowling partner Mustafizur has 7 wickets to his name and is tied with Amit Mishra’s tally of 7 wickets. 2/9 against the KXIP propelled the Bangladesh pacer to the 4^th spot. Also in the list is rookie leg spinner Murugan Ashwin, who has bagged 6 wickets so far. Ashwin will take the field against KKR on Sunday and will have a chance to climb up the ladder.

Fixtures of the next 5 days:

24^th April 2016 | 4:00 pm

19th Match Gujarat Lions vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajkot

24^th April 2016 | 8:00 pm

20th Match Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Pune

25^th April 2016 | 8:00 pm

21st Match Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Mohali

26^th April 2016 | 8:00 pm

22nd Match Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiants, Hyderabad

27^th April 2016 | 8:00 pm

23rd Match Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions, Delhi

28^th April 2016 | 8:00 pm

24th Match Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai