The Indian Premier League is heating up. Three teams that have never won the title before are now in the top four spots. On Wednesday, the Gujarat Titans took down the Rajasthan Royals with a big 58-run win. This changes things in the standings.
Gujarat played first and scored 217 runs. Sai Sudarshan hit 82 runs, which puts him in the running for the Orange Cap. Rahul Tewatia also played well, scoring 24 runs in just 12 balls. Rajasthan tried to catch up, but only three of their players scored over 10 runs. Sanju Samson scored 41, Riyan Parag scored 26, and Shimron Hetmyer scored 52, but it wasn’t enough.
After 23 matches, the standings have changed. Gujarat is now in first place with 8 points and a net run rate of +1.413. Rajasthan is still in seventh place with 4 points, but their net run rate has dropped to -0.733. Delhi is in second place with 6 points, and the Royal Challengers Bangalore are in third. The Punjab Kings, led by Shreyas Iyer, are in fourth.
The Orange Cap is still with Nicholas Pooran from the Lucknow Super Giants. He has scored 288 runs in 5 matches. Sai Sudarshan is now in second place with 273 runs, and Mitchell Marsh is in third. Jos Buttler and Suryakumar Yadav are in fourth and fifth place.
Here’s how the Orange Cap standings look:
- Nicholas Pooran (LSG) – 288 runs
- Sai Sudarshan (GT) – 273 runs
- Mitchell Marsh (LSG) – 265 runs
- Jos Buttler (MI) – 202 runs
- Suryakumar Yadav (MI) – 199 runs
The Purple Cap is still up for grabs. Noor Ahmad from the Chennai Super Kings is in first place with 11 wickets. Sai Kishore and Mohammad Siraj from the Gujarat Titans are in second and third place with 10 wickets each. Khaleel Ahmad from the Chennai Super Kings is in fourth place, and Hardik Pandya is in fifth.
Here’s how the Purple Cap standings look:
- Noor Ahmad (CSK) – 11 wickets
- Sai Kishore (GT) – 10 wickets
- Mohammad Siraj (GT) – 10 wickets
- Khaleel Ahmad (CSK) – 10 wickets
- Hardik Pandya (MI) – 10 wickets
