IPL 9: Points table, Purple Cap, Orange Cap and fixtures after the GL v MI Match 54
IPL 9 is finally a day away from the playoffs stage. With just 2 matches remaining to be played in the league stage, the fans are in for a treat as still the top four teams for the playoffs are not confirmed. The results of both the matches on Sunday will affect the proceedings of the tournament. The Sunrisers Hyderabad will lock horns with the Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata in the day game today and the Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Delhi Daredevils in the second match.
The Mumbai Indians lost to the Gujarat Lions and hence will be relying on the results of the two matches today for their outside chance to qualify. Lions have now consolidated one of the top two slots. If SRH wins by a big margin and so does RCB, MI will then be place 4th on the basis of the better net run rate.
IPL 9 Points Table:
| Teams | MAT | WON | PTS | Net RR |
| GL | 14 | 9 | 18 | -0.374 |
| SRH | 13 | 8 | 16 | 0.355 |
| RCB | 13 | 7 | 14 | 0.93 |
| KKR | 13 | 7 | 14 | 0.022 |
| DD | 13 | 7 | 14 | -0.102 |
| MI | 14 | 7 | 14 | -0.146 |
| RPS | 14 | 5 | 10 | 0.015 |
| KXIP | 14 | 4 | 8 | -0.646 |
Qualification scenarios for the 5 teams – IPL 2016 qualification scenario after 54 matches
Virat Kohli leads the list for the Orange Cap with a staggering aggregate of 865 runs in 13 matches this season. He will be in action tonight against the Delhi Daredevils and hope to add more to his heavy kitty. He is followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner, who has 640 runs to his name. Warner’s side will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens today. AB de Villiers will also be in action tonight when RCB takes on the Daredevils. The South African batsman is placed at number 3 in the Orange cap list.
Players in the race for the Orange Cap:
| Player | Team | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR |
| Virat Kohli | RCB | 13 | 865 | 113 | 86.5 | 155.01 |
| David Warner | SRH | 13 | 640 | 92 | 58.18 | 152.38 |
| AB de Villiers | RCB | 13 | 597 | 129* | 54.27 | 172.54 |
| Rohit Sharma | MI | 14 | 489 | 85* | 44.45 | 132.88 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | RPS | 14 | 480 | 74 | 43.63 | 126.64 |
| Gautam Gambhir | KKR | 13 | 457 | 90* | 41.54 | 124.18 |
| Murali Vijay | KXIP | 14 | 453 | 89 | 34.84 | 124.45 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | SRH | 13 | 412 | 82* | 45.77 | 114.44 |
| Quinton de Kock | DD | 12 | 385 | 108 | 35 | 140 |
| Suresh Raina | GL | 13 | 397 | 75 | 33.08 | 133.22 |
Mumbai Indians’ pacer Mitch McClenaghan went wicketless against the Gujarat Lions but continues to be on the top of Purple Cap list with 17 wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will take the purple cap if he picks up a couple of wickets in the match against the Knight Riders today. Yuzvendra Chahal, too, is on 16 wickets with Kumar and will have his opportunity if he plays against the Delhi Daredevils in the last league game tonight. His teammate Shane Watson will be in the frame as well. The former Australian all-rounder has 16 wickets to his name as well.
Players in the race for the Purple Cap:
| Player | Team | Mat | Runs | Wkts | Econ |
| MJ McClenaghan | MI | 14 | 436 | 17 | 8.17 |
| B Kumar | SRH | 13 | 388 | 16 | 7.76 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | RCB | 10 | 292 | 16 | 7.85 |
| Shane Watson | RCB | 13 | 368 | 16 | 8.26 |
| Mustafizur R | SRH | 13 | 324 | 15 | 6.61 |
| Sandeep Sharma | KXIP | 14 | 366 | 15 | 7.32 |
| J Bumrah | MI | 14 | 406 | 15 | 7.8 |
| Andre Russell | KKR | 12 | 291 | 15 | 7.97 |
| DJ Bravo | GL | 13 | 436 | 15 | 8.89 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | GL | 12 | 318 | 14 | 7.75 |
Fixtures for the playoffs:
22nd May 2016 | 4.00 pm
55th Match – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata
22nd May 2016 | 8.00 pm
56th Match – Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Raipur
Playoffs
24th May 2016 | 8.00 pm
Qualifier 1, Bengaluru
25th May 2016 | 8.00 pm
Eliminator, Delhi
27th May 2016 | 8.00 pm
Qualifier 2, Delhi
Final, Bengaluru
29th May 2016 | 8.00 pm
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