IPL 2024 updated points table, Orange Cap & Purple cap after match 23 PBKS vs SRH

Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings to register their third win of the IPL 2024.

In match No. 23 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) 20-year-old all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy showed class with a crucial half-century, which lifted the visitors to a competitive total of 182/9 in 20 overs against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh  on April 9.

Reddy played a blistering knock of 64 runs and added a crucial 50-run partnership with Abdul Samad, who scored 25 runs in 12 balls. However, other Hyderabad batters failed to register a fifty in their first innings. For hosts, Arshdeep Singh (4/29) was the standout bowler, but they couldn’t stop Hyderabad from scoring over 175 runs.

While chasing 183, PBKS were off to a horrible start as they lost their skipper Shikhar Dhawan (14), Jonny Bairstow (0), and Parbhsimran Singh (4) inside the first six overs. Punjab crawled to 27/3 in powerplay. All-rounder Sam Curran played a gritty knock of 29 runs before pacer T Natarajan took his wicket in the 10th over. The hosts reached 58/4 in 10 overs.

However, Sikander Raza and Shashank Singh stitched a 33-run partnership before pacer Jaydev Unadkat removed Raza for 28 runs in the 14th over.

Towards the end, Shashank (46*) and Ashutosh Sharma (33*) played some stunning strokes as they added a 66-run partnership for the seventh wicket, but they couldn’t help hosts cross the finish line as they felt short by two runs.

IPL 2024 Updated Points Table:

Following their impressive win over PBKS, Pat Cummins-led SRH remained at fifth spot with six points and a positive NRR of 0.344. After suffering a defeat in Mullanpur, PBKS remained at No. 6 position with four points and NRR of -0.196.

Meanwhile, the Rajasthan Royals hold their top position in the IPL 2024 standings with eight points and a NRR of +1.120. The Kolkata Knight Riders remained at second place with six points and their NRR is +1.528.

KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants are slotted at the third spot with six points and NRR of 0.775. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings hold the fourth position with with six points and a positive NRR of 0.666 in the IPL 2024 points table.

The Gujarat Titans and five-time champions Mumbai Indians are slotted in seventh and eighth positions in the IPL 2024 standings after the end of match No. 23 between PBKS and SRH.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals are languishing at bottom of the points table with two points each.

IPL 2024: Most Runs (Orange Cap)

After the end of the exciting contest between SRH and PBKS, there is just one change in the IPL 2024 Orange Cap leaderboard. SRH’s middle-order batter Heinrich Klassen, who scored nine runs against PBKS, jumped to the No. 3 spot with 186 runs.

Meanwhile, RCB opener Virat Kohli continues to stay at the top with 316 runs. GT’s left-handed batter Sai Sudharshan, holds the second spot with 191 runs.

On the other hand, RR’s stylish batter, Riyan Parag, fell down to the fourth spot with 185 runs to his name. Titans captain Shubman Gill dropped to fifth place with 183 runs to his name.

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

IPL 2024: Most Wickets (Purple Cap)

After the end of match No. 23, there are two changes in the IPL 2024 Purple Cap leaderboard. PBKS left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who bagged a four-wicket haul against SRH, jumped to third position with eight wickets to his name.

Another pacer from Punjab, Kagiso Rabada, who took one wicket against Hyderabad, moved to fifth position with seven wickets.

CSK pacer Mustafizur Rahman still leads the chart with nine wickets. RR spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is at second spot with eight wickets. DC’s Khaleel Ahmed is at fifth spot with seven wickets.

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

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