Players shaking hands during the 52nd match of Tata Indian Premier League between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on May 7, 2023 in Jaipur. (Photo by: Arjun Singh / SPORTZPICS for IPL)
Check out the latest updates from IPL 2023 points table, Orange Cap batsmen and bowlers leading the Purple Cap race after SRH’s dramatic win over RR in Jaipur
Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a dramatic win over Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday and moved out of the bottom with 8 points from 10 matches.
They are level on points with Delhi Capitals, who have 8 out of 10 appearances, but the Hyderabad team are placed above on the basis of a better net run rate.
Rajasthan missed a chance to go second in the table as they let the match slip out from under their noses. Sandeep Sharma’s no-ball in the final delivery of the game, cost them the win as the free hit went for a boundary and helped SRH cross the finish line.
After the shock result, RR finished fourth in the table with 10 points from 11 games.
Defending champions Gujarat Titans extended their lead at the top with their win over Lucknow Super Giants earlier in the day as LSG missed out on a chance to overtake second-placed Chennai Super Kings.
After their loss against Hardik Pandya’s GT, LSG finished third with 11 points.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are fifth in the table with 10 points from as many games, followed by sixth-placed Mumbai Indians and seventh-placed Punjab Kings on points. The three teams are separated by net run rate alone.
Kolkata Knight Riders are at 8th position with 8 points after 10 matches.
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RCB skipper Faf du Plessis continues to top the run-scorer rankings this season with 511 runs, followed by RR youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has scored 477 runs this season.
GT opener Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten 94 in the day’s opening game against LSG to reach the third spot with 469 runs in the campaign.
CSK opener Devon Conway is fourth on the list with five runs this year with 458 runs Virat Kohli RCB’s 419 runs.
IPL 2023 Purple Cap
The battle for the Purple Cap is as tight as ever with the top three bowlers taking 19 wickets each.
GT pacer Mohammed Shami continues to top the wicket-taker rankings, followed by teammate Rashid Khan in second and CSK seamer Tushar Deshpande in third.
Veteran MI spinner Piyush Chawla comes in fourth with 17 scalps this season and RR’s Yuzvendra Chahal is fifth with 17 scalps after taking 4 wickets against SRH.
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