Big fall in Sourav's win, double change in IPL points list due to Lucknow's loss
Royal Challengers Bangalore are now the ‘last boy’ of the league. Delhi Capitals went one step higher with the win. As Lokesh Rahul lost on Friday, it was not possible for them to be number one in the league.
Lucknow Super Giants had a chance to climb to the top of the league table. But that was not possible as Lokesh Rahul lost on Friday. Rather, Royal Challengers Bangalore is now the ‘last boy’ of the league. Delhi Capitals went one step higher with the win.
Rishabh Panthera showed power in Lucknow vs Delhi match on Friday. Lucknow could not score more than 167 runs. That would not have happened if Ayush Badoni had not scored a half-century in the last over. With 11 balls to spare, however, Delhi picked up the winning run. As a result of that victory, Sourav Gangopadhyay‘s team rose to ninth place with 4 points in 6 matches. Bengaluru dropped to tenth place. They got 2 points in 6 matches. With that, Lucknow went down a step. They came down from number three and moved to fourth place. Lucknow dropped below Chennai Super Kings due to reduced run rate.
Rajasthan Royals are at the top of the IPL league table. They have won four out of five matches. Kolkata Knight Riders are in the second position. They got 6 points in 4 matches. Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans have the same number of points. Among these teams, Kolkata played four matches. Chennai, Lucknow and Hyderabad played five matches each. Six matches of Gujarat have been played.
