Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is having a brilliant start to his captaincy career after his side defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by 63 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, last night. The fixture, CSK vs GT, saw the home side get better of Gujarat convincingly and storm to the top of the IPL 2024 Points Table. This article leads you through the IPL 2024 Points Table, Orange Cap, and Purple Cap details.
A fine effort from all three departments of CSK led them to an easy and comprehensive victory over GT at the Chepauk Stadium. The five-time IPL champions racked up 206 runs in 20 overs as most of their batters contributed. Openers Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad were right on the money during the game as they scored 46 runs each.
Later, Shivam Dube turned the heat on as he went on a six-hitting spree. Dube added 51 runs to the CSK’s total in just 23 deliveries with the help of 5 sixes and two boundaries. The team also got handy cameos from Sameer Rizvi, Ravindra Jadeja and Daryl Mitchell which aided them to put up 206 runs on board.
Gujarat Titans (GT) never looked comfortable in the chase. Skipper Shubman Gill was dismissed early on in the innings, which opened the gates for CSK to charge. Despite having a long tail of batters, GT couldn’t even reach the vicinity of the required score and lost it by a massive 63 runs.
Let’s now take a look at the IPL 2024 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap Updated on 27th March after CSK vs GT.
IPL 2024 Points Table
The win propelled CSK to advance to the top of the IPL 2024 Points Table with 4 points in two matches. Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side has a magnificent net run rate of 1.979.
Gujarat Titans (GT), on the other side, drops to the sixth position with 2 points after 2 games in the IPL 2024. They have managed a horrible net run rate of -1.425.
| POS | TEAMS | P | W | L | D | PTS | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.979 |
| 2 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.200 |
| 4 | Punjab Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.025 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.180 |
| 6 | Gujarat Titans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1.425 |
| 7 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.200 |
| 8 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.300 |
| 9 | Delhi Capitals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.455 |
| 10 | Lucknow Super Giants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.000 |
IPL 2024 Purple Cap
CSK’s Mustafizur Rahman has the IPL 2024 Purple Cap as of now with 6 wickets in two matches. As of now, he is the only bowler to have crossed the three-wicket mark in the league.
All the bowlers below Mustafizur in the IPL 2024 Purple Cap chart have three wickets each. Below are the details of the IPL 2024 Purple Cap:
| POS | PLAYER | INNS | OVR | WKTS | AVG | ECO | 4W | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustafizur Rahman (CSK) | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9.83 | 7.38 | 1 | 0 | 4/29 |
| 2 | Jasprit Bumrah (MI) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.67 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 3/14 |
| 3 | Harpreet Brar (PBKS) | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9.00 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 2/13 |
| 4 | Kagiso Rabada (PBKS) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 19.67 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 | 2/23 |
| 5 | T Natarajan (SRH) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10.67 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 3/32 |
| 6 | Deepak Chahar (CSK) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 21.67 | 8.13 | 0 | 0 | 2/28 |
| 7 | Harshit Rana (KKR) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11.00 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 3/33 |
| 8 | Mohit Sharma (GT) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 22.67 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 2/32 |
| 9 | Spencer Johnson (GT) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 2/25 |
| 10 | Harshal Patel (PBKS) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 30.67 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 2/47 |
IPL 2024 Orange Cap
RCB opener Virat Kohli continues to lead the IPL 2024 Orange Cap race with 98 runs in 2 innings. He has an average of 49.00 and an impressive strike rate of 142.03. He is followed by Punjab’s Sam Curran with 86 runs and CSK’s hard-hitting all-rounder Shivam Dube with 85 runs in 2 innings each.
CSK’s Rachin Ravindra is placed fourth in the IPL 2024 Orange Cap standings with 83 runs, while the remaining ranks are held by Sanju Samson, Sai Sudharsan and Shikhar Dhawan respectively. Below is IPL 2024 Orange Cap Updated chart for more details:
| POS | PLAYER | MAT | INNS | RUNS | AVG | SR | HS | 50S | 100S | 4S | 6S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 2 | 2 | 98 | 49.00 | 142.03 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 2 | Sam Curran (PBKS) | 2 | 2 | 86 | 43.00 | 134.38 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | Shivam Dube (CSK) | 2 | 2 | 85 | 85.00 | 166.67 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Rachin Ravindra (CSK) | 2 | 2 | 83 | 41.50 | 237.14 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | Sanju Samson (RR) | 1 | 1 | 82 | – | 157.69 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 2 | 2 | 82 | 41.00 | 117.14 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS) | 2 | 2 | 67 | 33.50 | 126.42 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | Dinesh Karthik (RCB) | 2 | 2 | 66 | – | 183.33 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Andre Russell (KKR) | 1 | 1 | 64 | – | 256.00 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Nicholas Pooran (LSG) | 1 | 1 | 64 | – | 156.10 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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