IPL Point Table, Orange Cap List and Purple Cap List after RR vs SRH match today

With a scintillating win over Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad finally got to winning ways and registered their first win of the UAE leg of IPL 2021. Batting first, Rajasthan kept losing wickets but a Sanju Samson masterclass of 82 from 57 balls took them to a decent total. Chasing 165 to win, Sunrisers needed a good start and Warner’s replacement Jason Roy provided exactly that. Skipper Kane Williamson remained not out till the end and took the team home. The performance of fresh faces like Roy and Abhishek Sharma will certainly please SRH management.

IPL Point Table after RR vs SRH match

The point table doesn’t change after the result of RR vs SRH match but a loss to a bottom placed team will hurt Rajasthan Royals’ hopes of making to the playoffs. Sunrisers have kept their hopes alive and they have the ability to spoil other’s party on their day. This was SRH’s second win of the season and they will be looking to finish their season on a high. Meanwhile, RR’s hopes of qualification have taken a hit and they have a huge challenge ahead.

Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Net Run Rate	Points
Chennai Super Kings	10	8	2	+1.069	16
Delhi Capitals	10	8	2	+0.711	16
Royal Challengers Bangalore	10	6	4	-0.359	12
Kolkata Knight Riders	10	4	6	+0.322	8
Punjab Kings	10	4	6	-0.271	8
Rajasthan Royals	10	4	6	-0.369	8
Mumbai Indians	10	4	6	-0.551	8
Sunrisers Hyderabad	10	2	8	-0.501	4

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Orange Cap List after RR vs SRH IPL match

We have found a new Orange cap holder as Sanju Samson has surpassed Shikhar Dhawan to move to the top of the list. Samson scored a majestic 82 against SRH on a tricky surface at Dubai. With 433 from 10 matches to his name, Samson is now the leading run-scorer with a brilliant average of 54.12. The list can quickly change given there is little difference between all 5 top run-scorers. Dhawan is No. 2 on this list while KL Rahul is third.

Player	Matches	Runs	Bat Avg.	Strike Rate	Highest Score
Sanju Samson	10	433	54.12	141.96	119
Shikhar Dhawan	10	430	47.77	131.09	92
KL Rahul	9	401	57.28	135.01	91*
Faf du Plessis	10	394	49.25	141.21	95*
Ruturaj Gaikwad	10	362	40.22	137.12	88*

Purple Cap List after RR vs SRH IPL match today

There is no change in the top 5 standings in the Purple cap list. Harshal Patel’s hat-trick against MI has taken him way ahead of the others and he comfortably leads the list with 23 wickets. DC’s newest pace sensation Avesh Khan is second. Chris Morris continues to struggle in the phase 2 of this season and went wicketless against SRH. Still, Morris holds on to the third position on the list. Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh complete the top 5 wicket-taking bowlers list.

Player	Matches	Wickets	Bowl. Avg.	Econ. Rate	Best Figures
Harshal Patel	10	23	13.56	8.58	5/27
Avesh Khan	10	15	19.13	7.55	3/32
Chris Morris	9	14	21.28	9.03	4/23
Jasprit Bumrah	10	14	21.71	7.79	3/36
Arshdeep Singh	8	13	15.69	7.74	5/32