IPL Points Table 2023, Orange Cap, Purple cap leaders after RCB vs KKR: PBKS, GT on top

RCB vs KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens in Kolkata in match 9 of IPL 2023 by 81 runs. Chasing target of 205 ne of RCB batsmen were t able to make up scoring run rate and got cheaply on low scores. However, Bangalore-based side started off pretty well as y had t lost any wickets for score of 43 but after Virat Kohli fell to Suni Narine it didn't take much time for Kolkata to expose visitors' batting lineup and or wickets fell like a deck of cards. 

Coming in to bat first Kolkata Knight Riders didn't have a good start as y lost big names like Venkatesh Iyer, Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, and Andre Russell for low scores. At one point it didn't even look possible that hosts would even reach 130 but n came Shardul Thakur and Rinku Singh to rescue and y toger put up a match-winning eighth-wicket partnership and took KKR over 200-run mark. Shardul Thakur smashed 68 runs off 29 balls which included nine fours and three sixes. Rinku and Rahmanullah Gurbaz also chipped in with good scores and hit 46 and 57 runs respectively. 

Shardul Thakur had pushed momentum back toward KKR and in front of a packed Eden Gardens, it won't have been easy to chase a target of over 200. Royal Challengers Bangalore openers gave m a good start and were going smoothly till fourth over. Things changed when Virat Kohli got out to Sunil Narine and n it didn't take much time for KKR bowlers to wrap up visitors' innings and Kolkata Knight Riders won match by 81 runs. 

IPL 2023 Points Table: KKR dethrone RCB from 4th spot

Kolkata Knight Riders after a whopping 81 runs victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore moved to fourth spot and RCB fell down to seventh spot. KKR has a net run rate of +2.056 whereas Bangalore-based franchise had to face a lot of loss and has a net run rate of -1.256. Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings are among top two teams and top tally with two wins from two matches each and Rajasthan Royals sit at fourth spot. 

IPL Points Table 2023: Updated Orange Cap Standings after RCB vs KKR match 

In updated orange cap standings after RCB vs KKR match, Chennai Super Kings batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad still remains at top spot and has 149 runs from two matches. Kyle Mayers and Shikhar Dhawan share second and third spot with 126 runs each whereas RCB batsman Virat Kohli has entered top-five tally and has 103 runs from two matches. RR captain Sanju Samson sits in fifth spot with 97 runs from two matches. 

IPL Points Table 2023: Updated Purple Cap Standings after RCB vs KKR match 

purple cap standings have seen a lot of shift after RCB vs KKR match as Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Varun Chakravarthy move to second spot with five wickets after his match-winning performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore. LSG bowler Mark Wood still tops tally with eight runs whereas Rashid Khan, Ravi Bishi, and Nathan Ellis share third, fourth, and fifth spot with five wickets each.