After the 47th match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League, RR has taken the fifth spot with 12 points from as many games and with the defeat Mumbai Indians have slid two pints and currently are at number six with five wins in their 12 outings.
So far in IPL 2018, Kane Williamson-led SunRisers Hyderabad, which is also the table toppers with 18 points in 12 matches, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings have booked their berth in the IPL playoffs.
R Ashwin’s Kings XI Punjab have secured the third position in the table, for now, however, their inconsistency and fragile middle-order is a major concern for the captain.
Dinesh Karthik’s Kolkata Knight Riders are at number four with as many points as Rajasthan but with a slightly better run-rate. The two teams will face each other on Tuesday.
Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers is at number seven with four win and seven losses in 11 outings. Followed by Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Daredevils, which are at the bottom of the table.
IPL point table:
| IPL 2018 | Points Table | Team Standings | |||||
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Points | Net Run Rate |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.400 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.383 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.056 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.189 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.347 |
| Mumbai Indians | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.405 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.261 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.478 |
Purple Cap:
Kings XI Punjab speedster is currently the leading wicket-taker in IPL 2018 with 20 wickets under his belt in 11 games. Followed by Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has 18 wickets on his name in 12 games.
Delhi Daredevils bowler Trent Boult is at number three, followed by Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Sunil Narine, Mayank Markande, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Rashid Khan and Siddharth Kaul.
| IPL 2018 | Purple Cap | Most Runs | |||
| Position | Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
| 1 | Andrew Tye | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | 20 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 11 | 18 | 8.74 |
| 3 | Trent Boult | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 15 | 9.24 |
| 4 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | 14 | 6.99 |
| 5 | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 14 | 7.82 |
| 6 | Mayank Markande | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 14 | 8.02 |
| 7 | Umesh Yadav | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 | 14 | 8.23 |
| 8 | Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 13 | 7.13 |
| 9 | Rashid Khan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 13 | 7.20 |
| 10 | Siddarth Kaul | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 13 | 7.87 |
Orange Cap:
Delhi Daredevils’ wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is the leading run-getter In the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League. Pant has scored 582 runs in 12 games.
SunRisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson is at number two, he has scored 544 runs in 12 matches so far. The third spot is reserved by elegant KXIP opener Lokesh Rahul with 537 runs in 11 matches.
| IPL 2018 | Orange Cap | Most Runs | |||
| Position | Player | Team | Matches | Runs | HS |
| 1 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 582 | 128* |
| 2 | Kane Williamson | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 544 | 84 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | 537 | 95* |
| 4 | Ambati Rayudu | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 535 | 100* |
| 5 | Jos Butler | Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 509 | 95* |
| 6 | Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 473 | 72 |
| 7 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 | 466 | 92* |
| 8 | Shane Watson | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 424 | 106 |
| 9 | MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 413 | 79* |
| 10 | Shreyas Iyer | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 386 | 93* |