On Thursday, four teams competed in the first-ever weekday double header of the Indian Premier League 2023.
At Mohali, Royal Challengers Bangalore faced off against Punjab Kings in the afternoon match, and in the nation’s capital, Delhi Capitals faced off against Kolkata Knight Riders in the evening match. After the matches, the IPL 2023 orange and purple cap holders and the points table both saw major alterations.
Due to RCB’s victory over Punjab Kings, the Faf du Plessis team has moved up in the standings. They rose from eighth to fifth with three victories in six games. Meanwhile, its opponent PBKS has lost a few positions and fallen from fifth to seventh place.
Even though they defeated Nitish Rana’s KKR to earn their first victory of the year, David Warner’s DC remains at the bottom of the standings with just two points after six games. After the loss, KKR also dropped a spot, moving from seventh to eighth. Check the complete details on IPL 2023 updated points table.
IPL 2023 Points Table – Updated
With 8 points and a Net Run Rate of 1.043, RR is again in the first place, followed by KL Rahul’s LSG in the table’s second spot with 8 points and an NRR of 0.709. CSK has an NNR of 0.265 and 6 points through 5 games. All four teams with six points—Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, and Punjab Kings—are ranked in the same position based on their NRR.
While Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders are ranked eighth and ninth, respectively, with four points each. Despite winning on Thursday, Delhi Capitals remained at the bottom of the standings.
IPL 2023 Standings
| POSITION | TEAM | MATCHES | WINS | LOSSES | NO RESULT | NRR | POINTS |
| 1 | Rajasthan Royals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.043 | 8 |
| 2 | Lucknow Super Giants | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.709 | 8 |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.265 | 6 |
| 4 | Gujarat Titans | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.192 | 6 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.068 | 6 |
| 6 | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -0.164 | 6 |
| 7 | Punjab Kings | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -0.298 | 6 |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.214 | 4 |
| 9 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -0.798 | 4 |
| 10 | Delhi Capitals | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1.183 | 2 |
Orange Cap: Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis, captain of the RCB, maintained his hold on the orange cap despite not being totally fit. He top-scored by scoring 84 runs off 56 balls despite being out of shape. He contributed significantly to RCB’s performance in Mohali and struck his fourth fifty of the current campaign.
David Warner, the captain of the DC team, is second on the list of the season’s top run scorers with 285 runs from six matches. Virat Kohli is in third place with 279 runs from the same number of six games. Jos Buttler, who scored the most runs in the previous edition, is currently in fourth place with 244 runs, and Venkatesh Iyer is in fifth place with 234 runs.
IPL 2023: Most Runs
| Player | Matches | Inns | Runs | Avg | Sr |
| Faf du Plessis | 6 | 6 | 343 | 68.6 | 166.5 |
| David Warner | 6 | 6 | 285 | 47.5 | 120.76 |
| Virat Kohli | 6 | 6 | 279 | 55.8 | 142.35 |
| Jos Buttler | 6 | 6 | 244 | 40.67 | 146.99 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 6 | 6 | 234 | 39 | 168.35 |
Purple Cap: Mohammed Siraj
After collecting four wickets against Punjab Kings, RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj, who will play for RCB in IPL 2023, is the new owner of the Purple Cap.
Siraj now has 12 wickets from six games, which puts him one wicket ahead of Mark Wood, the express pacer for the Lucknow Super Giants, who is in second place with 11 wickets from five outings after his 4 for 21 in four overs.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who took the most wickets in the last season, sits in third place with 11, while Rashid Khan is tied for the same total.
IPL 2023: Most Wickets
| Matches | Overs | Balls | Wkts |
| Mohammed Siraj | 6 | 24 | 144 |
| Mark Wood | 4 | 16 | 96 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 6 | 24 | 144 |
| Rashid Khan | 5 | 20 | 120 |
| Mohammed Shami | 5 | 20 | 120 |
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