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After defeating Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore by 29 runs in Match No. 39 at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Tuesday, Rajasthan Royals have provisionally ascended to the top of the IPL 2022 Points Table (April 26). The Royals have 12 points from their first eight games, the same as the Gujarat Titans, who have played one game fewer.
The Royals, on the other hand, have a higher NRR of 0.561 than the Titans’ 0.396, putting them in the first place. By defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match No. 40 on Wednesday, Hardik Pandya’s Titans may reclaim the top spot (April 27).
The RCB, on the other hand, is in fifth place with 10 points from nine matches, with five victories and four losses so far. The fact that the Du Plessis-led squad has now lost two games in a row is the reason for concern.
After the RCB vs RR match, check out the IPL 2022 Points Table…
Jos Buttler wears an orange cap (499 runs)
Jos Buttler, the Royals’ opening batsman, had a rare failure against the RCB on Tuesday night, but he still leads the Orange Cap race with 499 runs from nine matches. With 32 maximums, Buttler is the leading six-hitter in the IPL 2022.
With 278 runs from nine matches, Du Plessis moved up to fifth place in the batter’s list, but he was removed for 23 off 21 balls against the Royals, unable to reach a higher score. KL Rahul (368 runs) of the Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings opener Shikhar Dhawan (302 runs) of the Punjab Kings are second and third on the Orange Cap list, respectively.
As he prepares to bat against SRH on Wednesday, Hardik Pandya may be able to move up from fourth. In six matches, Pandya has 295 runs.
Yuzvendra Chahal wears a purple cap (18 wickets)
Yuzvendra Chahal, the Purple Cap holder, went wicketless in a match for the first time this season. Chahal, on the other hand, With 18 wickets from eight matches, maintains his lead in the Purple Cap race.
As he prepares to face the Titans, SRH pacer T. Natarajan, who is in second place with 15 wickets from seven matches, may be able to climb up. Wanindu Hasaranga of the Royal Challengers Bangalore has risen to fourth place with 13 wickets in nine matches. Dwayne Bravo of the Chennai Super Kings is still in third place with 14 wickets in eight games.
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