Lucknow: A total of 27 matches have been played so far in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and every day the players are making their mark by giving new excellent performances. Meanwhile, there is a race going on among all the players for the Orange and Purple Cap. Let us tell you that the 27th match of this tournament was played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). In this match, Rajasthan won by 3 wickets and took another step forward for the playoffs.
After the Rajasthan vs Punjab match, a different interesting race is being seen for the Orange and Purple Cap. On the other hand, there have been some changes in the mark sheet also. This match was very exciting and RR won it in the last over and defeated Punjab by 3 wickets.
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If we talk about Orange Cap, then Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) veteran batsman Virat Kohli is at the top and till now no player has been able to leave him behind. Kohli has scored 319 runs in the 6 matches played so far at an average of 79.75 and during this he has scored one century and two half-centuries. So now Rajasthan's young batsman Riyan Parag is at second place, who has scored 284 runs in 6 matches. Apart from him, RR captain Sanju Samson has reached third position with 264 runs.
An interesting race is being seen among the players for the Purple Cap. Before this match, this cap was in the name of Mumbai fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and now star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has taken it in his name. He has taken 11 wickets in 6 matches. Bumrah has now slipped to second place and has taken 10 wickets in 5 matches. Apart from him, Punjab's fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is at third place with 9 wickets.
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With the victory, Rajasthan has further strengthened its position in the points table. In the points table, RR is at the first position with 5 wins out of 6 matches and 10 points. So Punjab is at 8th position with 2 wins out of 6 matches.
