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In the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), 34 matches of the league stage have ended. On Friday, Lucknow Supergiants defeated Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets. Despite this, both the teams remain at their previous positions in the points table, although LSG definitely gained 2 points. With this, now 4 teams have 8 points each.
Today the 35th match of the league stage will be played between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH can reach number-2 by winning, while Delhi also has a chance to enter the top-4. MI’s Jasprit Bumrah has the Purple Cap and RCB’s Virat Kohli has the Orange Cap.
CSK remains at third place in the points table
On Friday, Chennai Super Kings lost against Lucknow Supergiants. Batting first, CSK scored 176 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. LSG achieved the target by losing only 2 wickets in 19 overs.
- CSK did not suffer much loss in the points table due to the close defeat. The team is still at third position with 8 points. The team has won 4 out of 7 matches and lost 3. The team’s remaining 2 defeats were against Hyderabad and Delhi.
- LSG now has 8 points from 7 matches with 4 wins and 3 losses. Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad also have the same number of points but due to poor run rate, Lucknow is at fifth position below these three teams.
Today DC has a chance to be in top-4
Today in the 17th season of IPL, the match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will start at 7:30 pm in Delhi. Currently, Delhi has 6 points from 3 wins and 4 losses in 7 matches and the team is at sixth position. If the team wins today’s match, it will reach 5th position with 8 points. If the victory is by a margin of 60 or more runs then the team can also reach fourth position. If the team loses, it will fall below Mumbai to 7th position.
SRH can reach second place
Sunrisers Hyderabad have 8 points from 6 matches with 4 wins and only 2 losses. By defeating Delhi, the team will reach second place with 10 points. If it loses, the team will remain at fourth position. However, if the team loses by 40 or more runs, it may fall out of the top-4 and may even slip to number 5.
Rahul made a place in the top-5 scorers
The top run scorer of the tournament is still RCB’s Virat Kohli. However, LSG’s KL Rahul reached fourth position after scoring 82 runs. Kohli has 361 runs and Rahul has 286 runs. Today SRH’s Heinrich Klaasen can come on top by scoring 109 runs.
Bumrah is still the top wicket taker
MI’s Jasprit Bumrah is at number one among the top wicket takers, he has 13 wickets in his name in 7 matches. On Friday, CSK’s Mustafizur Rahman reached fourth position by taking one wicket. He has 11 wickets in his name in 6 matches. Today DC’s Khalil Ahmed can reach the top by taking 4 wickets.
Abhishek Sharma can become number-1 six hitter
SRH’s Heinrich Klaasen is the top six hitter of the tournament, with 24 sixes to his name in 6 matches. Today he has a chance to strengthen his position at the top. However, Abhishek Sharma of his own team can surpass him and reach the top by hitting 7 sixes. Delhi’s Tristan Stubbs will have to hit 10 sixes to reach number one. LSG’s Nicholas Pooran reached third place with 20 sixes.
Kohli is still the king of boundaries
RCB’s Virat Kohli has still hit the most number of fours in the 17th season. He has 35 fours in his name in 7 matches. LSG’s KL Rahul reached 7th position and CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad reached 6th position. Gaikwad has 26 fours and Rahul has 25 fours. Today SRH’s Travis Head can reach number one by hitting 8 fours.
