IPL 9: Points table, Purple Cap, Orange Cap and fixtures after the RCB v KXIP Match 39

Published - 10 May 2016, 13:37 IST | Updated - 10 May 2016, 13:37 IST

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Chris Jordan Royal Challengers Bangalore

IPL 9 is now getting towards its business end when all teams are closing in to get to the playoffs stage. Gujarat Lions sit comfortably at the top of the points table with 14 points. They need just one more win to qualify for the playoffs. Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad have 12 points each and a better net run rate gives the Sunrisers an edge over the Knights. Sunrisers will go to the top of the points table if they beat the Rising Pune Supergiants tonight.

Royal Challengers Bangalore moved the 6^th spot after their win over the bottom-placed Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI Punjab continues to languish at the bottom of the points table.

IPL 9 Points Table:

Teams	MAT	WON	PTS	Net RR
GL	11	7	14	-0.138
SRH	9	6	12	0.609
KKR	10	6	12	0.206
DD	9	5	10	0.309
MI	10	5	10	-0.447
RCB	9	4	8	0.032
RPS	10	3	6	0.118
KXIP	10	3	6	-0.567

Virat Kohli could add only 20 against the Kings XI to his tally of 541 runs. He still leads the Orange Cap list with 561 runs in 9 matches at an average over 80. . Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner rose back to the second spot after a knock of 48 against the Mumbai Indians. RPS opener Ajinkya Rahane is placed 3^rd with 417 runs to his name. Gautam Gambhir failed to get among the runs in the match against Gujarat Lions and still remains to be on the 4^th spot.

Shikhar Dhawan scored an unbeaten 82 against the Mumbai Indians and has made it to the 8^th spot with 310 runs to his name. Both Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner will have a chance to rise up the table in the match against the Rising Pune Supergiants tonight.

Players in the race for the Orange Cap:

Player	Team	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	SR
Virat Kohli	RCB	9	561	108*	80.14	142.02
David Warner	SRH	9	458	92	65.42	164.15
Ajinkya Rahane	RPS	10	417	74	52.12	130.72
Gautam Gambhir	KKR	10	398	90*	49.75	122.46
Rohit Sharma	MI	10	388	85*	55.42	137.58
AB de Villiers	RCB	9	385	83	42.77	164.52
Robin Uthappa	KKR	10	327	72	32.7	135.68
Murali Vijay	KXIP	10	318	89	31.8	126.69
Shikhar Dhawan	SRH	9	310	82*	62	116.54
Quinton de Kock	DD	8	297	108	42.42	149.24

Andre Russell takes the top spot with 14 wickets. Mumbai Indians’ Mitch McClenaghan and RCB’s Shane Watson have also scalped 14 wickets each. A better economy rate gives Russell the Purple Cap at the moment. Shane Watson rose to the second spot after picking up 2 wickets in the match against Kings XI Punjab. . Mustafizur Rahman picked up 3/16 against the Mumbai Indians to make it to 4^th position with 13 wickets. He is joined by his team mate Bhuvneshwar Kumar with 13 wickets as well at the 5^th spot.

Both the SRH bowlers will try to make it to the top spot in the match against Rising Pune Supergiants.

Players in the race for the Purple Cap:

Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Econ
Andre Russell	KKR	10	248	14	7.75
Shane Watson	RCB	9	274	14	7.94
MJ McClenaghan	MI	10	313	14	8.12
Mustafizur R	SRH	9	203	13	6.15
B Kumar	SRH	9	271	13	7.97
DJ Bravo	GL	10	339	12	8.92
J Bumrah	MI	10	310	11	8.15
Dhawal Kulkarni	GL	9	210	10	7
Amit Mishra	DD	9	219	10	7.3
Sandeep Sharma	KXIP	10	262	10	7.48