Gujarat Titans are the new leaders of the points table with a 37-run win over Rajasthan Royals at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Captain Hardik Pandya started the match with his all-round performance in all three departments. Batting first, he scored an unbeaten 87 off 52 balls, then dismissed opposition captain Sanju Samson early in the field and finally claimed the crucial wicket of James Neesham.
Rajasthan Royals missed the services of their lead pacer Trent Boult, who was ruled out due to a swallow the night before the clash. They conceded a lot of runs in the final overs as Hardik and David Miller scored 53 runs in 25 balls to end the innings in style.
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While Lockie Ferguson was the bowlers’ choice for Gujarat with three crucial wickets, debutant Yash Dayal picked up the same number of wickets, but it was a bit expensive.
Mark sheet
Rajasthan Royals, which were at the top of the points table before Thursday’s clash, have now slipped to the third spot with Gujarat Titans at the top. They are the only team to have won four matches in the tournament so far. Whereas Kolkata Knight Riders are on the second spot with 6 points and better run-rate than other teams with the same number of points. Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore share 6 points each and are ranked fourth, fifth and sixth on the basis of NRR.
The last four places have been taken by Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians respectively. MI is the only team that has not opened its account on the points table.
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On Thursday, Hardik also got the Orange Cap after the end of the first innings, which Jos Buttler took it back without wasting much time in the second innings. Buttler came back with three fours in Shami’s first over. The Rajasthan Royals opener is currently leading the race with 272 runs, followed by Hardik – 228 runs. In-form CSK batsman Shivam Dubey is third with 207. While Shubman Gill, who failed to score big in the last two matches, is in fourth place with 200 runs. Shimron Hetmyer scored 29 runs against Gujarat and reached the top-5 of Orange Cap with 197 runs.
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With a wicket against Gujarat, Yuzvendra Chahal (12) cemented his position at the top in the race for the Purple Cap. Umesh Yadav remains in second place with 10 wickets. Kuldeep Yadav and Wanindu Hasaranga also took 10 wickets each, but they are in third and fourth place due to economy rate. Ferguson has entered the race against Rajasthan with three wickets as he now has 8 wickets in his kitty.
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