IPL 2024: Updated points table, Orange Cap & Purple Cap after match 42 KKR vs PBKS

PBKS chased down 262 against KKR in match No. 42 of the IPL 2024.

In the 42nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024), Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) big total of 261/6 went in vain as the visitors Punjab Kings (PBKS) chased down the target successfully at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

After opting to field first, PBKS had a horror night with the ball as Kolkata openers Phil Salt (75 off 37 balls) and Sunil Narine (71 off 32 balls) hammered a 138-run partnership for the first wicket as both batters provided a solid platform for other batters. 

Venkatesh Iyer (39), Andre Russell (24), and skipper Shreyas Iyer (28) helped the hosts post a huge total of over 250 runs. For Punjab, Sam Curran, Harshal Patel, and Rahul Chahar picked one wicket each, while Arshdeep Singh took two wickets.

While chasing 262, visitors went off to a flier as their openers Jonny Bairstow and Prabhsimran Singh (54 runs off 20 balls) hammered 93/1 in the first six overs. However, Bairstow and Rille Rossouw (26) stitched a stunning partnership of 39-ball 85, which helped visitors reached a commanding position. In the 16th over, Bairstow completed his century off 45 balls.

Towards the end, Bairstpw and hard-hitter Shashank Singh (60*) chased down the impossible target of 262 runs as the visitors hammered the hosts by eight wickets in Kolkata. Bairstow remained unbeaten on 107 runs. This is also the highest ever total chased down in IPL history and in T20 cricket till now.

IPL 2024 Updated Points Table:

After the end of the high-scoring match between KKR and PBKS, Kolkata remained at the second position with 10 points, and their NRR is +0.972. After a record-breaking win over KKR, Punjab jumped to eighth position and now have six points and a negative NRR of 0.187.

Meanwhile, the Rajasthan Royals continue to stay at the top of the IPL 2024 standings with 14 points and an NRR of +0.698. Sunrisers Hyderabad remained at the third spot with 10 points and a positive NRR of 0.577.

On the other hand, the Lucknow Super Giants are slotted in the No. 4 spot with 10 points and an NRR of +0.148. With eight points and a positive NRR of 0.415, defending champions Chennai Super Kings hold the fifth position in the IPL 2024 points table.

Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals and Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans are slotted at the sixth and seventh positions, respectively with eight points each. Five-time champions Mumbai Indians dropped to ninth spot with just six points and an NRR of -0.227.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are languishing at the bottom of the points table with just four points and an NRR of -0.721 after the end of match No. 42 in the ongoing IPL 2024 tournament.

IPL 2024: Most Runs (Orange Cap)

Kolkata opener Sunil Narine smashed a 32-ball 71 against PBKS and jumped to the second spot with 357 runs in the IPL 2024 Orange Cap leaderboard. Meanwhile, former RCB skipper Virat Kohli continues to stay at the top with 430 runs to his name.

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad slipped down to third place with 349 runs to his name. DC wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant dropped at the No. 4 spot with 342 runs in nine matches in the IPL 2024. GT young batter Sai Sudharsan is at the fifth position with 334 runs to his name.

IPL 2024: Most Wickets (Purple Cap):

After the end of match No. 42nd in the ongoing IPL 2024, there is just one change in the Purple Cap leaderboard. PBKS pacer Harshal Patel, who picked up one wicket against KKR, jumped to the No. 1 spot with 14 wickets to his name.

Meanwhile, MI’s Jasprit Bumrah (13) and RR’s Yuzvendra Chahal (13) slipped down to the second and third positions respectively in the list of bowlers with most wickets in IPL 2024.

Capitals leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav and SRH left-arm pacer T Natarajan remained in the fourth and fifth spots respectively with 12 wickets to their name after the end of the KKR vs PBKS match.

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