IPL 9: Points table, Purple Cap, Orange Cap and fixtures after the MI v KXIP match 21

The 9^th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has now almost reached the mid-way stage and from here no teams can afford to lose matches. A defeat from here would only make things tougher for the sides on their road to the qualifiers. Such has been the case with the Kings XI Punjab, who were handed over their 5th defeat in the season by Mumbai Indians last night. Only if they afford to win all their following games, they can make it to the playoffs.

The Mumbai Indians with their win last night have swapped places with the RCB in the points table but have a poorer run rate of -0.268. The table stands pretty much the same apart from that. The key point to notice is that Mumbai have played the most number of matches, that is 7 matches for their 6 points. The Kolkata Knight Riders sit comfortably at the top of the table with 8 points and a healthy net run rate, followed by the Gujarat Lions, Delhi Daredevils, and the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The Orange Cap is still with the RCB skipper Virat Kohli, who has been in scintillating form this season with 367 runs. He is followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner, who will have a chance to get it back tonight in the game against Rising Pune Supergiants. Rohit Sharma’s duck in the other game saw a dip in his average. On the other hand, a good knock by Ambati Rayudu against the Kings XI has seen him break into the top ten with 217 runs.

In the bowling department, the Purple Cap is with Mumbai’s Mitch McClenaghan, who with his 2 wickets in the match against Kings XI has strengthened his position at the top with 11 wickets. His bowling partner Jasprit Bumrah has made his way to the second spot with a 3-wicket haul against the Kings. The duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mustafizur Rahman follow next. Kings XI bowlers Mohit Sharma and Sandeep Sharma have also made it to the top 10, though their team has been underperforming. Mustafizur Rahman has the best economy rate among all the bowlers with 5.75 and Amit Mishra follows him with an economy of 6.

Fixtures of the next 5 days:

26^th April 2016 | 8:00 pm

22nd Match Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiants, Hyderabad

27^th April 2016 | 8:00 pm

23rd Match Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions, Delhi

28^th April 2016 | 8:00 pm

24th Match Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai

29^th April 2016 | 8:00 pm

25th Match Rising Pune Supergiants vs Gujarat Lions, Pune

30^th  April 2016 | 8:00 pm

26th Match Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi

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