After contrasting victories on Saturday, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ended the league phase in third place, while Chennai Super Kings (CSK) finished second on the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) points table.
In game 67 of the IPL 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, New Zealanders Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad both scored half-centuries to help Chennai Super Kings rout Delhi Capitals by 77 runs. After deciding to bat first in Delhi, the left-handed Conway (87) and Gaikwad (79) put up an explosive opening partnership of 141 to lead Chennai to a massive 223-3.
In the second game of the evening, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by one run in match 68 of the 2023 IPL at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata thanks to a 30-ball 58 from Nicholas Pooran and two wickets each from Ravi Bishnoi and Yash Thakur.
IPL Points Chart
As a result, CSK ended with eight victories from their last 14 games, 17 points, and a net run rate of 0.652, whereas LSG also finished with eight victories and 17 points but a net run rate of 0.284.
On the other side, DC and KKR lost their last games of the season.
On May 23 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2023 Playoffs will feature a match between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings. The victor of the game will automatically qualify for the IPL championship.
Whoever takes fourth place will play the Lucknow Super Giants.
Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Rajasthan Royals all have 14 points, however RCB and MI haven't yet played their last league phase match.
On Sunday, the first game of the doubleheader will feature MI vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), while the second game will feature RCB vs. GT for the last league match of the year.
In order to win the league, RCB must defeat GT and hope MI loses to SRH in their last match. MI would have to defeat SRH while hoping GT defeats RCB. Regarding RR, they will bet on RCB and MI losing, and losing by a wide margin.
RCB has an NRR of 0.180, MI has -0.128, and RR has a net run-rate of 0.148.
IPL Orange Cap 2023
With 702 runs from 13 innings at an average of 58.50 and a strike rate of 153.94, Faf du Plessis continues to retain the Orange Cap record. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has 625 runs in 14 games, is in second place. Devon Conway, who went up to third place with a 50-ball 79, was followed by Shubman in fourth place with 576 runs. Virat Kohli has 538 runs from 13 innings, placing him seventh.
IPL Purple Cap 2023
With 23 wickets from 13 games, Mohammed Shami of the Gujarat Titans retained the Purple Cap. Despite having a similar amount of wickets, Rashid Khan is in second place because of his superior economy rate.
