With back-to-back victories, Kolkata Knight Riders have jumped five spots to second in the 2020 IPL points table. Two-time IPL champion KKR was second from the bottom before Wednesday’s game, and following a sweeping victory. out of 37 races over the Rajasthan Royals, he overtook Steve Smith’s team, allowing the Delhi Capitals to regain the number one position in the standings.
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KKR started with a loss to the Mumbai Indians but has since returned to the winning track with victories against Sunrisers Hyderabad and now the Royals, who are now one spot behind KKR in third place. The result has pushed Sunrisers Hyderabad up to seventh place, while Royal Challengers Bangalore is the only other team with two victories in fourth place. In the fifth and sixth positions are the Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians respectively, while the Chennai Super Kings continue at the bottom of the table.
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Orange cap
There has been no change to the 2020 IPL Orange Cap roster with Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul continuing to hold Orange Cap possession with 222 runs at a staggering 111 average.
Behind him are Mayank Agarwal, Faf du Plessis (CSK), Sanju Samson (RR) and AB de Villiers (RCB) with 221, 173, 159 and 134 races respectively.
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Kagiso Rabada from Delhi Capitals and Mohammed Shami from Kings XI Punjab are currently the top wicket takers from this IPL with seven wickets each.
Behind them are Sam Curran from CSK, Yuzvendra Chahal from RCB and Trent Boult fast from MI with five wickets each.
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