Updated IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap List After DC vs KKR Game: DC Register First Win | Cricket News

In the race for the orange cap, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis took a major step ahead with a half-century to take his tally to 343 runs in 6 matches. Warner currently occupy the second spot with 285 runs after his performance against KKR on Thursday,

When it comes to the Purple Cap, we have a new leader in Mohammed Siraj who took four wickets to guide RCB to victory over Punjab Kings. The pacer currently has 12 wickets while Yuzvendra Chahal, Mark Wood and Rashid Khan are all tied at 11 wickets each.

Outstanding performance of bowlers followed by skipper David Warner’s fifty powered Delhi Capitals to trounce Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets.

KKR showed mettle with bowl and took the game to the last over. For KKR, Nitish Rana led from the front and took two scalps while Varun Chakravarthy also bagged the crucial two wickets including David Warner’s dismissal. DC Captain David Warner played a match-winning knock of 57 off 51 balls.

For DC, Ishant, Axar, Nortje and Kuldeep bagged two wickets respectively while Mukesh Kumar scalped one. For KKR, Jason Roy scored the highest with 43 off 39 while Andre Russell played an unbeaten crucial knock of 38 in 31 deliveries. KKR threw wickets away in the powerplay and paid the price as they could only post 127 runs on the scoreboard.