IPL 2018 Points table updated Orange Cap Purple Cap holder Most Sixes

IPL 2018 Points Table

It has been two weeks since the commencement of the 11th season of Indian Premier League. Since then, fans have witnessed some of the best batting and bowling performances from the players. Two teams which made their comeback after facing two years ban are doing good at the points table. The player with the highest number of runs gets the Orange Cap and the player with best bowling figures holds the Purple Cap. After 21 matches already been played in the tournament, the points table tally keeps changing with every match. So, let us take a look at the current stats:

Points Tally

Points Table – MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings is currently leading the points table with four wins out of five matches. Kings XI Punjab is also leading the table with 8 points along with CSK but as per Net Run Rate Dhoni’s team supersedes Ashwin’s team. However, Delhi Daredevils is at the bottom of the list with just one win and two points along with Mumbai Indians where MI is just above DD.

Sanju Samson Orange Cap

Orange Cap – Rajasthan Royals Sanju Samson is the current holder of the prestigious Orange Cap with 239 runs in just 6 matches. His highest run in an innings is 92 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Samson recently surpassed RCB’s skipper Virat Kohli who was earlier holding the cap with 231 runs in five matches

Sunil Narine Purple Cap

Purple Cap – Kolkata Knight Riders Sunil Narine is the holder of Purple Cap with 8 wickets in 6 matches played. However, Mayank Markande, Umesh Yadav and Chris Woakes also has 8 wickets in their kitty but with the economical bowling figures Sunil Narine outshines others.

Chris Gayle KXIP

Most Sixes – There is no points for guessing the name of the player with most number of sixes so far. Yes, its West Indies batsman Chris Gayle with staggering 21 sixes in just three matches. In the second position, it is another West Indian and Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Andre Russell.