After another double header on Saturday, the upper and lower halves of the 2020 IPL make for interesting reading. The Kolkata Knight Riders have moved up one position to third place after a narrow two-run win against Kings XI Punjab. KKR’s fourth win of the season sees them side by side with the leading Delhi Capitals, followed by the Mumbai Indians in second place.
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The spectacle of KXIP’s failure continued in the IPL when the team suffered its fifth consecutive loss. As expected, the 2014 IPL finalists have fallen to the bottom of the points table with 2 points and their chances of qualifying for the Playoffs have taken a major hit. Only a mathematical miracle hopes to save his shaky campaign.
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Like KKR, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have also jumped one place and are currently fourth in the table following their 37-run win against Chennai Super Kings. MS Dhoni CSK lost the “southern derby”, their fifth loss of the season, but still sixth, ahead of the Rajasthan Royals due to slightly higher race pace.
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Orange cap
KL Rahul continued his good form at IPL 2020, scoring another half century to improve his lead on this season’s fastest runners list.
With 387 races at an average of 64.50, Rahul owns the Orange Cap, ahead of his KXIP teammate Mayank Agarwal by 50 races, while Faf du Plessis, Jonny Bairstow and David Warner continue in the top five.
Purple cap
This is what the Purple Cap list looks like.
Kagiso Rabada’s 15 lots of Delhi Capitals mean he still has the Purple Cap, despite KXIP’s Mohammed Shami equaling Trent Boult’s 10-lot count for a top-five spot.
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