IPL 9: Points table, Purple Cap, Orange Cap and fixtures after the SRH v DD Match 52

IPL 9 is now getting towards its business end when all teams are closing in to get to the playoffs stage. Rising Pune Supergiants and the Kings XI Punjab are the only teams that are out of the race for the playoffs. RPS will take on KXIP today at Vizag. All other teams have their chances to make it to the playoffs. Delhi Daredevils defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad at Raipur and have managed to stay alive in the tournament. Sunrisers, on the other hand, will have to wait another day to make it to the top two.

Mumbai Indians will clash with the Gujarat Lions tonight. If Gujarat Lions win today, they will make it to the top two. If Mumbai Indians win, they will keep themselves alive in the tournament and will have to wait for the results of the tomorrow’s game.

IPL 9 Points Table:

Virat Kohli tops the list of Orange Cap with 865 runs to his name. The RCB skipper continued his excellent run of form and hit the 4th century of the season during the match against the Kings XI Punjab. With 2 centuries in 3 matches, Kohli is looking in ominous touch. His teammate AB de Villiers is at the third place with 597 runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner scored a gritty 73 against the Delhi Daredevils to move to the second spot with 640 runs to his bank.

Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians skipper, is at the 5^th spot and will have his chance tonight to add to his total when Mumbai Indians play the Gujarat Lions tonight.

Players in the race for the Orange Cap:

Mitch McClenaghan continues to lead the Purple Cap list with 17 wickets despite failing to pick up a wicket against the Delhi Daredevils. He will be in action tonight against the Gujarat Lions. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at the 2nd spot though he went wicketless last night against the Delhi Daredevils. He has bagged 16 wickets so far. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s leggie Yuzvendra Chahal leapfrogged to the 3rd spot after bagging a 4-wicket haul against the Kings XI Punjab.

His teammate Shane Watson bagged a couple of wickets too, and is now placed on the 4th spot with 16 wickets to his name. It is the better economy rate of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, which gives him the 2nd spot over Chahal and Watson.

Players in the race for the Purple Cap:

Fixtures for the next 5 days:

21^st May 2016 | 4.00 pm

53^rd Match – Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kings XI Punjab, Pune

21^st May 2016 | 8.00 pm

54^th Match – Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians, Rajkot/Kanpur

22^nd May 2016 | 4.00 pm

55^th Match – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata

22^nd May 2016 | 8.00 pm

56^th Match – Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Raipur

Playoffs

24^th May 2016 | 8.00 pm

Qualifier 1, Bengaluru

25^th May 2016 | 8.00 pm

Eliminator, Delhi

27^th May 2016 | 8.00 pm

Qualifier 2, Pune