IPL 2024 updated points table, Orange Cap & Purple cap after match 20 & 21 MI vs DC & LSG vs GT

Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants won their respective games in the IPL 2024 on April 7.

In first match of the double header on April 7, Mumbai Indians (MI) hosted Delhi Capitals (DC) in 20th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and posted a huge total of 234/5 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Veteran MI opener Rohit Sharma provided a quick-start, smashing 49 off 27 balls. He along with left-handed batter Ishan Kishan (42 off 33 balls) added 80-run partnership for the opening stand. While, skipper Pandya (39 off 33 balls), Tim David ( 45* off 21 balls) and Romario Shepherd ( 39* off 10 balls) chipped in at the back-end of the Mumbai innings.

While chasing 235, DC opener Prithvi Shaw (66 off 40 balls) Abhishek Porel (41 off 31 balls) and Tristan Stubbs’ unbeaten knock of 71 runs off just 25 balls was not enough as Capitals lost the match by 29 runs.

What happened in the LSG vs GT clash in IPL 2024?

In the second match of the blockbuster Sunday, where Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) hosted Gujarat Titans (GT), LSG all-rounder Marcus Stoinis hit a fine fifty, while Nicholas Pooran played a cautious knock of 32 runs in 25 balls to guide the hosts to 163/5 against the visitors.

Opting to bat, Super Giants lost their opener Quinton de Kock in the very first over. After that, No. 3 batter Devdutt Padikkal also fell soon in the fourth over. Later, Marcus Stoinis (58 off 43 balls) and KL Rahul (33 of 31 balls) added 73 runs for the fourth wicket. However, Nicholas Pooran smashed 33 runs in the end, which helped the hosts reach to a respectable total of 163/5.

While chasing 164, GT skipper Shubman Gill (19 of 21 balls) and Sai Sudharsan (31 runs off 23 balls) stitched a 54-run partnership for the opening wicket. However, Krunal Pandya, who registered 3/11 in his quota of four overs, pulled things back for the hosts in the middle overs.

LSG pacer Yash Thakur was the star of the match as he took a five wicket-haul derailing GT batting line-up while chasing. In the end, Rahul Tewatia’s short cameo of 30 in 24 balls didn’t matter much as the hosts won the one-sided contest by 33 runs.

IPL 2024 Updated Points Table:

Following their first win of the season, Mumbai Indians jumped to eighth spot with two points and NRR of -0.704. After suffering yet another defeat in the ongoing edition, DC are now languishing at the bottom of the table with two points and NRR of +1.370.

Following win in the second match of Sunday, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) jumped to the fourth position in the IPL 2024 points table with six points and a NRR of 0.775. While, Gujarat Titans with four points and NRR of -0.797, remained at the seventh position.

Meanwhile, the Rajasthan Royals still are at the top with eight points and a positive NRR of 1.120. Following closely are KKR, who are slotted in the No. 2 position with six points and NRR +2.518. Following LSG’s 33-run win over GT, defending champions Chennai Super Kings have slipped down to the fourth spot with four points and a positive NRR of 0.517.

Sunrisers Hyderabad hold their fifth spot with two wins from four games, and their NRR is 0.409. Punjab Kings are placed sixth with four points and an NRR of -0.220. Royal Challengers Bengaluru slipped down to the ninth position in the IPL 2024 standings.

IPL 2024: Most Runs (Orange Cap)

After the end of entertaining Sunday, Super Giants batter Nicholas Pooran, who smashed 33 runs against the Titans, jumped to fifth place with 178 runs. Meanwhile, GT skipper Shubman Gill, who scored 19 runs against LSG, moved to No. 4 with 183 runs to his name. 

Titans’ young batter Sai Sudarshan, who scored 31 runs, took a huge jump in the leading run-scores list and is now slotted at second spot with 191 runs.

On the other hand, RCB veteran batter Virat Kohli holds his position at the top of the Orange Cap leaderboard with 316 runs to his name. RR’s stylish batter, Riyan Parag, slipped down to the third spot with 185 runs.

Top 5 leading run-scorers in the IPL 2024 (Orange Cap race):

1. Virat Kohli (RCB) – 316 runs

2. Sai Sudharsan (GT) – 191 runs

3. Riyan Parag (RR) – 185 runs

4. Shubman Gill (GT) – 183 runs

5. Nicholas Pooran (LSG) – 178 runs

IPL 2024: Most Wickets (Purple Cap)

Following double-header on Sunday, DC pacer Khaleel Ahmed, who picked up one wicket against MI in the afternoon game, jumped to the second spot with seven wickets. MI pacer Gerald Coetzee, who bagged a four-wicket haul against DC, leapfrogged to the fifth spot with seven wickets to his name.

Meanwhile, RR’s veteran leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal remains at the top of the Purple Cap leaderboard with eight wickets to his name. GT’s ace pacer Mohit Sharma, slipped down to the third position with seven wickets to his name. CSK pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who missed the SRH clash, is slotted at the No. 4 spot with 7 wickets.

Top 5 leading wicket-takers in the IPL 2024 (Purple Cap race):

1. Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) – 8 wickets

2. Khaleel Ahmed (DC) – 7 wickets

3. Mohit Sharma (GT) – 7 wickets

4. Mustafizur Rahman (CSK) – 7 wickets

5. Gerald Coetzee (MI) – 7 wickets

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