IPL 2021 points table, orange and purple cap list: Deadlock among 4 teams; SRH keep mathematical hopes alive
IPL points table: SRH's victory meant, RR were left stranded at the sixth spot with 8 points in 10 matches. The mid-table clutter which has KKR, PBKS, RR and MI all locked with 8 points each has given an interesting dimension to the race to play-offs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's seven-wicket victory - their first of the UAE leg of IPL 2021 - against Rajasthan Royals did not make any changes to the IPL points table but it made life difficult for RR and also kept a mathematical possibility, albeit slim, of SRH sneaking into the play-offs.
SRH were languishing at the eighth spot with just one win in 9 matches but their decision to make a host of changes to their playing XI did wonders as they registered their second win of IPL 2021 on Monday in Dubai.
SRH's victory meant, RR were left stranded at the sixth spot with 8 points in 10 matches. The mid-table clutter which has KKR, PBKS, RR and MI all locked with 8 points each has given an interesting dimension to the race to play-offs.
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Although not out of the woods completely but RCB have given themselves a fair amount of breathing space with 12 points.
Table toppers CSK and DC - both with 16 points - look more or less certain to finish in the top two, which means their is a five-team battle going around for the remaining two spots. And like mentioned earlier, if stars align then SRH too have a mathematical possibility of reaching the playoffs.
Here is how the IPL 2021 points table looks like after the SRH vs RR encounter
Orange Cap
There was a major change in the IPL 2021 highest run-scorer's list for the orange cap. RR captain Sanju Samson displaced Shikhar Dhawan from the spot, jumping four places with a scintillating knock of 82 off 57 balls. Samson now has 433 runs in 10 matches but both Dhawan (430) and Rahul (401) will have their chance to reclaim the orange cap on Tuesday.
Purple Cap
There was a major change in the IPL 2021 highest run-scorer's list for the orange cap. RR captain Sanju Samson displaced Shikhar Dhawan from the spot, jumping four places with a scintillating knock of 82 off 57 balls. Samson now has 433 runs in matches but both Dhawan (430) and Rahul (401) will have their chance to reclaim the orange cap on Tuesday.
Purple Cap
|#+|There was one minor change in the IPL 2021 highest wicket taker's list for the purple cap. SRH leg-spinner Rashid Khan rose to the fifth spot after picking up one wicket against RR. RCB's Harshal Patel continued to enjoy a healthy lead over others, maintaining the spot with 23 wickets in 10 matches followed by DC's Avesh Khan, who has 15 in 10.