IPL 2020 Tidbit: RR at loggerhead with KKR in today’s Match; CSK hits their lowest, Know who stands first in Point table
IPL 2020 : RR have been on an absolute roll with the bat in IPL 2020, and remain the only side who has hammered scores of 200+ twice in a row and emerged triumphant as many times. In their first game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), batting first, RR scored 216 and beat CSK by 16 runs. Will Rajasthan Royals (RR) continue their batting juggernaut? Or will Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) find a way to stop RR in their tracks?
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 season is in progress and it is Rajasthan Royals who have moved to the first position while Delhi Capitals slipped to second spot. Then, Mumbai Indians slipped to the fifth spot while Royal Challengers Bangalore scaled to the third situation subsequent to beating them on Tuesday.
MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) hit their lowest and are now at the eighth spot.
| No. | Teams | Played | Won | Lost | N/R | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.615 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +0.483 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1.450 |
| 4 | Kings XI Punjab | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1.498 |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.654 |
| 6 | SunRisers Hyderabad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.228 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.767 |
| 8 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.840 |
IPL 2020 Orange Cap
KL Rahul kept on bringing run for his franchise. In the conflict against Rajasthan, the KXIP captain scored 69 runs. He remains as the main run-scorer of the tournament with 222 runs from three games.
| No. | Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | High Score | Average | BF | SR | 100/50 | 4s/6s |
| 1 | KL Rahul | 3 | 3 | 1 | 222 | 132* | 111 | 142 | 156.33 | 1 | 7/7 |
| 2 | Mayank Agarwal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 221 | 106 | 73.66 | 130 | 170 | 1 | 11/4 |
| 3 | Faf du Plessis | 3 | 3 | 1 | 173 | 72 | 86.50 | 116 | 149.13 | 0/2 | 16/8 |
| 4 | Sanju Samson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 185 | 79.50 | 74 | 214.86 | 0/2 | 5/6 |
| 5 | AB De Villiers | 3 | 4 | 2 | 140 | 55 | 67.00 | 72 | 184.21 | 0/2 | 13/7 |
IPL 2020 Purple Cap
Kagiso Rabada returns of the head of the table with seven wickets. Mohammed Shami goes down to the second spot.
| No. | Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Econ | SR | 4w/5w |
| 1 | Kagiso Rabada | 3 | 3 | 12 | 75 | 7 | 3/26 | 10.71 | 6.25 | 10.28 | 0/0 |
| 2 | Mohd Shami | 3 | 4 | 11.2 | 85 | 7 | 3/15 | 12.14 | 7.50 | 9.71 | 0/0 |
| 3 | Sam Curran | 3 | 3 | 12 | 88 | 5 | 3/33 | 17.60 | 7.33 | 14.40 | 0/0 |
| 4 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 3 | 12 | 91 | 5 | 3/18 | 18.20 | 7.58 | 14.40 | 0/0 |
| 5 | Trent Boult | 3 | 3 | 11.2 | 87 | 5 | 2/30 | 17.40 | 7.67 | 13.60 | 0/0 |