After the 49th match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League, RR is placed at the fourth spot with 12 points from 13 games and with the win, Kolkata Knight Riders have consolidated their position in top four with 14 points from 13 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 slipped to the fifth position in the table after their humiliating defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 48th match of the tournament. Punjab will today face desperate Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium, which is a must-win clash for both teams.
Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers is at number seven with five wins and seven losses in 12 outings. Followed by Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Daredevils, which are at the bottom of the table.
Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians are at number six with as many points as Bangalore but with a slightly better run-rate.
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 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -0.096 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.399 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.518 |
| Mumbai Indians | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.405 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.218 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.478 |
Purple Cap:
Kings XI Punjab speedster Andrew Tye 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.
RCB’s Umesh Yadav is at number three and Kolkata Knight Riders Sunil Narine is at number four, followed by Trent Boult, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Mayank Markande, 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 | 12 | 20 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 11 | 18 | 8.74 |
| 3 | Umesh Yadav | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 17 | 8.01 |
| 4 | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 15 | 7.77 |
| 5 | Trent Boult | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 15 | 9.24 |
| 6 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | 14 | 6.99 |
| 7 | Mayank Markande | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 14 | 8.02 |
| 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. Followed by KXIP’s KL Rahul and Rajasthan’s Jos Buttler.
SunRisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson is at number four, he has scored 544 runs in 12 matches so far. The fifth spot is reserved by Ambati Rayudu.
| IPL 2018 | Orange Cap | Most Runs | |||
| Position | Player | Team | Matches | Runs | HS |
| 1 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 582 | 128* |
| 2 | KL Rahul | Kings XI Punjab | 12 | 558 | 95* |
| 3 | Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 548 | 95* |
| 4 | Kane Williamson | SunRisers Hyderabad | 12 | 544 | 84 |
| 5 | Ambati Rayudu | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 535 | 100* |
| 6 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 514 | 92* |
| 7 | Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 473 | 72 |
| 8 | Shane Watson | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 424 | 106 |
| 9 | MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 413 | 79* |
| 10 | Dinesh Karthik | Delhi Daredevils | 13 | 386 | 93* |