IPL 2023 Updated points table, Orange cap & Purple cap after Match 45 & 46, LSG vs CSK & PBKS vs MI

Rain washed out the afternoon game, while MI defeated hosts PBKS in the night game of Wednesday's double-header in the IPL 2023.

Punjab Kings have failed to defend a huge target of 214 runs against Mumbai Indians. Onslaught from Mumbai Indians' batsmen Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav has given MI a chance in keeping their hopes alive for playoffs qualification. They both had an outstanding partnership to defeat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. MI had a poor start to the chase with captain Rohit Sharma going back early in the first over on a duck. Even after the poor start, Ishan and SKY with a blistering 116 runs partnership for 3rd wicket helped MI chase 215 runs. Punjab Kings also had a good batting day. Liam Livingstone smashed 82 runs in 42 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes and added unbeaten 119 runs in 9 overs with Jitesh Sharma. Jitesh also played a crucial knock of 49 runs in 27 balls. Punjab with the help of these two in the middle order gave MI 215 runs to chase. Ishan Kishan scored 75 runs in 41 balls, while Suryakumar smashed 66 runs in 31 balls. Tilak Verma (26) and Tim David (19) took MI over the line. Piyush Chawla once again impressed with his bowling spell, he picked up 2 wickets in his 4 overs conceding only 29 runs.

Rain played a spoilsport in Lucknow. Due to heavy rain and inclement weather in central India, only one innings was possible. Lucknow batters struggled early in their innings against Chennai Super Kings spin trio, Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana, and Ravindra Jadeja bowled brilliant spells to pick up Lucknow’s first 5 wickets under 10 overs. Once, LSG, were once 42/5 after 10 overs in the innings. Young Ayush Badoni (59) took charge of the innings and scored a half-century. Lucknow were 125/7 when rain arrived in the 20th over of the game. Since then no action was possible due to poor weather and heavy rain. Moeen Ali, Matheesha Pathirana, and Maheesh Theekhsana picked up 2 wickets each, and Ravindra Jadeja picked up one wicket. Lucknow and Chennai both shared the 1-1 points and the game ended with no result.

IPL 2023 Updated Points Table:

With another 200-plus run chase, Mumbai Indians are slowly moving towards place in playoffs, Mumbai with a win over Punjab Kings have now moved up to 6th place in the Points table. Punjab with a loss against MI have moved down to 7th place. Both teams have 10 points. Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants have shared 1-1 points each after the game finished with no result. Lucknow are 2nd in the table with 11 points and Chennai are 3rd with 11 points. Rajasthan Royals are at 4th in the table with 10 points. Gujarat Titans are at the top of the points table and Delhi Capitals are still languishing at the bottom.  

IPL 2023 Updated Orange Cap:

Despite the doubleheader, there was no change in the Orange cap race. Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis is still leading the batting chart with 466 runs in 9 innings. Faf has smashed 5 half-centuries in the IPL 2023. Faf is batting with a great strike rate (159.58) as well. Rajasthan Royals' opener Yashaswi Jaiswal is 2nd in the list with 428 runs in 9 innings. Jaiswal had played a crucial role in the Royals campaign so far. Chennai’s Devon Conway had an opportunity to overtake the top 2 but rain spoiled his chances. Conway is 3rd in the race with 414 runs in 9 innings. Virat Kohli is 4th in the list with 364 runs. Chennai’s Ruturaj Gaikwad is 5th in the orange cap list with 354 runs in 9 innings.

IPL 2023 Updated Purple Cap:

With a consistent performance in the IPL 2023, Piyush Chawla has made his entry in the purple cap race. Piyush Chawla bowled 4 overs and picked up 2 wickets against Punjab Kings. Chawla conceded only 29 runs in his spell. With 15 wickets in 9 games, he is now 4th in the top wicket-taker list. Punjab's Arshdeep Singh is 3rd with 16 wickets. Titans pacer Mohammed Shami is still leading the race with 17 wickets in 9 games. Tushar Deshpande is 2nd on the list with 17 wickets. RCB’s Mohammed Siraj is 5th in this list with 15 wickets.

What's in IPL on Thursday?

On Thursday, Sunrisers Hyderabad will be taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Both teams are struggling to get their campaign on track. Sunrisers Hyderabad have failed to live up to their expectations, despite having a decent T20 squad they are placed just above Delhi Capitals at 9th place. They have won only 3 of their 8 games. They won their last game against Delhi Capitals. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders are also struggling this season. They have won only one game in their last 5 they played. KKR are placed in 8th position with 3 wins and 6 points in 9 games.