Latest IPL 2020 Points table, Orange and Purple cap holders after SRH vs RCB game

Match no 42 of the Indian Premier League witnessed action between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Hyderabad. In what was a must-win game for SRH, they flaunted their dominance defeating RCB by five wickets. Batting first, RCB were dismal and saw an end to their innings with just 120 runs on the board. Their usual heroes failed to rise on the occasion, and Josh Philippe’s 32 off 31 was the highest score from a batter from their artillery.

Sandeep Sharma was named as the player of the match for his class pace bowling, where he knocked down two mainstays of RCB in form of Devdutt Padikkal, and Virat Kohli. AB de Villiers and Washington Sundar added 24 and 21 runs from their end to help the team. The bowling display of SRH was too strong to handle as Jason Holder picked two wickets, and T Natarajan conceded just 11 runs to name one scalp on his credit.

SRH chased the easy target with 35 balls to spare

Chasing the below-average target, small contributions from batsmen were enough to take the team to the victory line. Wriddhiman Saha scored 39 off 32 from his side, and in the end, innings got accelerated incredibly as Jason Holder who got 26 off 10 balls. Yuzvendra Chahal scalped two wickets while maintaining the best economy from RCB’s bowling unit.

Who has Orange and Purple Cap?

After SRH vs RCB game, Mumbai Indians continue to keep their top position with 18 points in the points tally and have become the first team to qualify for playoffs.  Next on the list are Royal Challengers Bangalore at 2nd spot. Delhi Capitals have moved to the third position while SRH have jumped to the fourth slot. Three spots are still open for playoffs.

KL Rahul keeps possession of the Orange Cap, with huge 641 runs in his bag. He is followed by Delhi’s ace batsman Shikhar Dhawan who has amassed 471 runs. 3rd and 4th slots are held by David Warner and Virat Kohli in the race for Orange Cap. Jasprit Bumrah is the new holder of the purple cap with 23 wickets under his belt. Kagiso Rabada also has 23 wickets, but Bumrah has a better economy. Mohammed Shami, Trent Boult, and Yuzvendra Chahal have 20 wickets each under their belt.

List of top run-scorers in IPL 2020 – Orange Cap Holder

List of most wicket-takers in IPL 2020 – Purple Cap Holder

Here’s the IPL 2020 points table in detail: