IPL 2024 updated points table, Orange Cap & Purple cap after match 26 LSG vs DC

Delhi Capitals registered their second win in the ongoing IPL 2024.

Despite recovering from 94/7 to 167/7, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) couldn’t capitalize on the momentum they gained and lost to Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 26th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, youngster Ayush Badoni added a 73-run stand along with Arshad Khan for eighth wicket to help the hosts reach a respectable total of 167/7 in 20 overs.

After missing three games due to groin niggle, DC leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav wreaked havoc on his return as he scalped three wickets while conceding only 20 runs in his quota of four overs. Meanwhile, Khaleel Ahmed chipped in with two wickets while Ishant Sharma and Mukesh Kumar picked one wicket apiece in the visitors’ cause.

While chasing 168, DC openers David Warner (8) and Prithvi Shaw stitched an opening partnership of 24 runs before pacer Yash Thakur sent back Warner in the fourth over. Shaw along with Fraser-McGurk helped the side reach 62/1 in six overs. However, Bishnoi removed Shaw in the seventh over. The right-handed batter Shaw scored 32 runs.

McGrurk along with skipper Rishabh Pant, added a crucial fourth-wicket partnership of 77 runs as it balanced the match. However, McGurk slammed a quick-fire 35-ball 55 before Naveen-ul-Haq removed him in the 15th over. In the very next over, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi removed Pant. The DC skipper hammered 21-ball 41 runs. Towards the end Tristan Stubbs (15*) and Shai Hope (11*) helped visitors win the match by six wickets.

IPL 2024 Updated Points Table:

After the end of the LSG vs DC clash in Lucknow, the Super Giants dropped to fourth position and now have six points and a positive NRR of 0.436. After winning the match by six wickets, Delhi moved to ninth spot with four points and NRR of -0.975.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals hold their top spot in the IPL 2024 standings with eight points and an NRR of +0.871. Following closely are the Kolkata Knight Riders, who are placed second with six points and a positive NRR of 1.528.

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings jumped to the third place with six points and an NRR of +0.666. Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans are placed at fifth and sixth positions respectively with six points each.

Mumbai and Punjab Kings are standing at the seventh and eighth positions respectively with four points each to their credit after the end of match No. 26 in the IPL 2024. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru are languishing at bottom of the IPL 2024 standings with two points and NRR of -1.124.

IPL 2024: Most Runs (Orange Cap)

After the end of match No. 26 of the IPL 2024, there are no changes in the orange cap leaderboard. RCB batter Virat Kohli stays at the top with 319 runs. Following closely is RR’s Riyan Parag, who has 261 runs to his name. 

GT skipper Shubman Gill is third with 255 runs. Royals skipper Sanju Samson is slotted fourth with 246 runs to his name. GT’s opener Sai Sudharsan finishes the list with 226 runs to his name in the IPL 2024 Orange Cap leaderboard.

IPL 2024: Most Wickets (Purple Cap)

After the end of the LSG vs DC clash, there is just one change in the IPL 2024 purple cap list. After taking one wicket against the Super Giants, the Capitals’ left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed jumped to fourth spot with nine wickets to his name.

Meanwhile, MI’s ace pacer Jasprit Bumarh remains at the top with 10 wickets so far. In the second spot is the Royals’ Yuzvendra Chahal, who also has 10 wickets to his name. 

On the other hand, CSK’s Mustafizur Rahman is slotted at third position with nine scalps to his name. PBKS’ Arshdeep Singh, with eight wickets, remains in the fifth spot after the end of match 26 in the IPL 2024.

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