Lucknow: Former Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma played a century against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and with this he has also joined the Orange Cap race. Let us tell you that the 29th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 was played between Mumbai and Chennai at Wankhede Stadium. Chennai won this match by 20 runs and after this there have been major changes from Orange Cap to Purple Cap and also in the points table.
While playing a century against Chennai, Rohit scored an unbeaten 105 runs in 63 balls with the help of 11 fours and 5 sixes. After this, he has also reached the top-5 in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs this season. If we talk about Orange Cap, then Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) veteran batsman Virat Kohli remains at the first position. He has scored 319 runs in the 6 matches played so far this season at an average of 79.75. Apart from him, Rajasthan Royals' young batsman Riyan Parag is in second place, who has scored 284 runs in 6 matches.
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Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson is also in the race for the Orange Cap and has scored 264 runs with his bat. Rohit has now reached fourth place in this list and he has 261 runs in his name in 6 matches.
RR's star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has also strengthened his claim regarding the Purple Cap. He has taken 11 wickets in the 6 matches played so far. So at the second place is Mumbai's star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has 10 wickets in his name so far in IPL 2024. CSK's experienced fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman is also in this race and has taken 10 wickets in his name so far.
How is the points table after MI vs CSK match
If we talk about the points table, with the win against Mumbai, Chennai has got 8 points and they are in third place. Rajasthan is at the first position in the points table, which has 10 points with 5 wins in 6 matches and is at the top. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is in second place.
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