Last Update: May 27, 2023, 00:50 IST
IPL 2023: Purple Cap near Mohammed Shami while Shubman Gill has Orange Cap (AP)
Shubman Gill took the Orange Cap from Faf du Plessis as Mohammed Shami maintained his lead over teammate Rashid Khan.
Shubman Gill played a knock of 129 runs to help Gujarat Titans (GT) thrash Mumbai Indians (MI) by 62 runs in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. With the win, GT sealed their place in the IPL 2023 final against Chennai Super Kings at the same venue on Sunday.
Gill’s 60-ball knock – his third century in four IPL innings – powered Gujarat to 233–3, a total they defended as they bowled out five-time winners Mumbai for 171 in 18.2 overs in the last playoff clash in Ahmedabad.
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Chasing a mammoth target, MI never looked in the hunt despite Suryakumar Yadav’s 38-ball 61 and were eventually bundled out for 171 in 18.2 overs. For GT, Mohit Sharma (5/10) was the pick of the bowlers while Rashid Khan (2/33) also did his bit with the ball.
The mega clash also affected the Orange Cap and Purple Cap lists.
orange cap
Shubman Gill took the Orange Cap from Faf du Plessis with his third IPL century, his highest in the season. The GT opener now has 851 runs in 16 matches at an average of 60.79 and a strike-rate of 156.43. Du Plessis was ruled out of IPL 2023 after RCB’s exit as he finished his run tally with 730 runs from 14 matches.
Virat Kohli is third with 639 runs and Yashasvi Jaiswal is fourth with 625 runs.
Only CSK’s Devon Conway, who has 625 runs, has one game left in IPL 2023 but will need to score record-breaking runs in a match to overtake Gill to take the Orange Cap.
purple cap
In the race for the Purple Cap, Mohammed Shami sits at the top of the tally with one wicket more than his teammate Rashid Khan. As both took two wickets on Friday, Shami now has 28 scalps while Rashid has 27 scalps to his name.
GT’s Mohit Sharma took 5 wickets to climb to the third spot with a total of 24 scalps, pushing Piyush Chawla to the fourth spot, despite the veteran spinner taking one wicket to take his tally to 22 scalps.
Rajasthan Royals’ Yuzvendra Chahal is tied for fifth with CSK’s Tushar Despande, both with 21 wickets, with the latter needing the most wickets in the final to win the Purple Cap.
(with inputs from agencies)
