Lucknow: So far 33 matches have been played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The 33rd match of the tournament was played between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur. In this match, Mumbai won by 9 runs and after this match, there have been some big changes from Orange Cap to Purple Cap and also in the points table. Let us tell you that this is MI's third win this season, whereas Punjab has got only 2 wins so far. In such a situation, the path ahead has become even more difficult for them, while MI has kept their hopes alive.

There has been a big change in the Purple Cap after the MI vs PBKS match. Actually, before this match, this cap was with Rajasthan Royals star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal but now Mumbai's legendary fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has taken it in his name. Bumrah has taken 13 wickets in the 7 matches played so far in this tournament. So Chahal has also taken 12 wickets while playing so many matches. Mumbai's star pacer Gerald Coetzee has now reached the third place in this list. After taking three wickets against Punjab, he also has 12 wickets and has reached the third position.

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If we talk about Orange Cap, then Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) veteran batsman Virat Kohli has established his hold here. They have remained at the first position for the last several matches and no player has been able to leave them behind. Kohli has scored 361 runs in the 7 matches played so far at an average of 72.20. Rajasthan's young batsman Riyan Parag is at second place in this list, who has scored 318 runs in 7 matches this season at an average of 63.

Now former Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma has also joined the race for Orange. He has reached third place in this list. Till now he has played 7 matches and during this he has scored 297 runs at an average of 49.50. So Sunil Narine of Kolkata is at fourth place in this list with 286 runs.

Standings after PBKS vs MI match

With the defeat of Punjab by 9 runs, MI has slightly improved its position in the points table. Before this match, they were at 9th position in the points table but after the win, they have reached seventh position and Punjab has slipped to ninth position. Rajasthan Royals are at the top of the table with 12 points, while Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad are at second, third and fourth positions respectively.

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