Lucknow: In the 26th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, the teams of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals were face to face at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium. In this match, Delhi defeated Lucknow by 6 wickets and registered its second win of the season. After this match, there have been some major changes from Orange Cap to Purple Cap and points table. Let us tell you that this is the first time that Lucknow has been defeated by Delhi in the history of IPL. Before this, these two teams had come face to face thrice and LSG had won all the matches.
RCB's veteran batsman Virat Kohli has retained the Orange Cap in IPL 2024. He has remained the highest run-scorer batsman in the tournament for the last several days. Kohli has scored 319 runs in 6 matches played so far. So at the second place in this list is Rajasthan's young batsman Riyan Parag, who has scored 261 runs in 5 matches. Apart from him, Captain Shubhman Gill of Gujarat Titans is at third position with 255 runs. After playing an inning of 41 runs against Lucknow, Pant has also joined this race and is the sixth highest run scorer with 194 runs.
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If we talk about Purple Cap, its race is becoming interesting every day. Currently, it is with Mumbai Indians' star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and he has taken 10 wickets in 5 matches. Rajasthan's star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is also in second place with 10 wickets. Meanwhile, CSK's star pacer Mustafizur Rahman has also taken 9 wickets and is at third place in this list. Delhi's star fast bowler Khalil Ahmed is also present at fourth position with 9 wickets.
If we look at the points table, they have suffered a big loss with the defeat of Lucknow. Before this match, LSG was at the third position in the points table, whereas after the defeat against DC, they have lost one place and have slipped to the fourth position. After winning against Lucknow, Delhi team has now jumped one place to number 9, while RCB has slipped to the lowest position.
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Points table after Lucknow vs Delhi match
