There are 44 IPL matches finished. On Saturday, there were two games played. In the opening game, Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by a score of ten runs. The Rajasthan Royals defeated the Lucknow Supergiants by seven wickets in the second game.
Rajasthan is still in first place following Saturday's results, and Lucknow is still in the top four. However, Delhi has moved up to the top-5, and Mumbai is still ranked ninth.
Delhi secured a spot in the top five.
Batting first on Saturday, Delhi Capitals amassed 257 runs in 20 overs. Mumbai put up a strong fight as well, but in just 20 overs, the team could only muster 247 runs.
Delhi had won four of the previous five games. With 10 points and five victories from ten games, the squad finished in fifth place. Chennai was pushed to sixth place by Delhi.
Mumbai now sits in ninth place with six points from just three wins this season after suffering its sixth loss in nine games.
Rajasthan continues to lead.
The Lucknow Supergiants, batting first in the second encounter on Saturday, amassed 196 runs in 20 overs. In 19 overs, Rajasthan lost just 3 wickets to reach the mark.
In nine games, Rajasthan has won eight of them. With 16 points, the squad holds its top spot. Rajasthan is now just one victory away from earning a postseason spot.
After suffering its fourth loss in nine games, Lucknow is still in fourth place with 10 points from five victories. With an equal number of points, Hyderabad and Kolkata are ranked higher than LSG. since both have superior run rates than Lucknow.
Gujarat has a chance to finish in the top five today because two games in the 17th season are being played. Gujarat Titans will play Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening game. Gujarat is ranked seventh with eight points from nine games—four wins and five losses. With ten points, the club will move up to sixth place if it wins today. The squad may also finish in the top 5 if they win by a score of 70 runs or more. The team will stay at number seven if it loses.
Royal Challengers Bangalore has a chance to finish eighth.
Royal Challengers Bangalore has only won two of their nine games, placing them in tenth place with four points in the standings. If the club wins today's game, they will still have six points, which will put them in last place. The club can also finish at number eight if they win by a margin of 60 runs or more.
CSK has a chance to finish in the top 4.
Chennai Super Kings will host Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second game on Sunday. CSK has won four of their last eight games to take sixth place with eight points. With 10 points from today's game, the club will move up to fourth place. The club can also go up to number two if they win by a score of 40 runs or more. The team will stay in sixth place if it loses.
Hyderabad could end up in second place.
This season, the Sunrisers Hyderabad team's batsmen have garnered media attention. On his own power, the club has won five of the last eight games. Hyderabad, with ten points, is in third position. Should Chennai lose, the team will finish in second place. The team might drop to fourth place if it loses.
Violet Cap made it to Bumrah.
Jasprit Bumrah of MI claimed one wicket against Delhi, moving him up to the top of the list of wicket takers with 14 wickets. Mukesh Kumar of DC finished fourth with 13 wickets.
Rahul and Samson arrived at Orange Cap Race.
With 430 runs in 9 games, Virat Kohli of the RCB has amassed the most runs in the competition. Sanju Samson of RR finished second with 385 runs, while KL Rahul of LSG finished third with 378 runs. With 371 runs, Rishabh Pant of DC also finished in fourth place.
The king of boundaries is Kohli.
With 40 fours in 9 matches, Virat Kohli leads all four scorers in the 17th season. Travis Head of SRH can hit a four to move up to the top spot today. Rituraj Gaikwad of CSK can also win by hitting two fours.
Pant secured a position among the top six batters.
With 23 sixes in ten games, Delhi skipper Rishabh Pant rose to fourth place among the top six hitters. Henrik Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma from Hyderabad are in the starting lineup. Abhishek has 26 sixes while Clausen has 27.
