KKR tops IPL 2024 Points Table and Sunil Narine third in Orange Cap race after match 54
KKR tops IPL 2024 Points Table and Sunil Narine third in Orange Cap race after match 54
NEW DELHI: In a captivating IPL encounter, Sunil Narine’s scintillating fifty and a collective bowling effort orchestrated Kolkata Knight Riders’ resounding 98-run triumph over Lucknow Super Giants. Opting to field first, Lucknow Super Giants’ decision backfired as Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team to breach the 200-run mark at the Ekana Stadium.
Sunil Narine, once again showcasing his batting prowess, played a breathtaking innings of 81 runs off just 38 balls, unleashing a barrage of seven sixes and six fours, propelling the visitors to a commanding total of 235/6.
Facing a daunting target, Lucknow Super Giants were under pressure from the outset. Despite needing quick runs, the hosts struggled to find boundaries and eventually succumbed to 137 all out in 16.1 overs.
Within the initial 10 overs, Lucknow Super Giants lost half of their side, including skipper KL Rahul (25), Arshin Kulkarni (9), Deepak Hooda (5), and power hitters Marcus Stoinis (36) and Nicholas Pooran (10).
IPL 2024 Points Table:
Following their victory, Kolkata Knight Riders ascended to the summit of the table, sharing 16 points with Rajasthan Royals. However, KKR has played one additional game.
Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants slipped out of the top four, settling at the fifth position with 12 points from 11 matches. Their Net Run Rate suffered a significant blow, plummeting from 0.094 to -0.371.
IPL 2024 Orange Cap:
Sunil Narine’s breathtaking display lit up the stadium as he smashed 81 runs off just 39 deliveries, propelling himself to the third position in the IPL 2024 Orange Cap race with a total of 461 runs. Narine’s explosive innings, adorned with six boundaries and seven maximums.
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | RUNS | MATCHES | INNS | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 542 | 11 | 11 | 67.75 | 148.08 | 48 | 24 |
| 2 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK | 541 | 11 | 11 | 60.11 | 147.01 | 57 | 16 |
| 3 | Sunil Narine | KKR | 461 | 11 | 11 | 41.9 | 183.66 | 46 | 32 |
| 4 | KL Rahul | LSG | 431 | 11 | 11 | 39.18 | 141.31 | 40 | 15 |
| 5 | Phil Salt | KKR | 429 | 11 | 11 | 42.9 | 183.33 | 50 | 23 |
| 6 | Sai Sudharsan | GT | 424 | 11 | 11 | 42.4 | 131.67 | 43 | 9 |
| 7 | Riyan Parag | RR | 409 | 10 | 9 | 58.42 | 159.14 | 30 | 25 |
| 8 | Rishabh Pant | DC | 398 | 11 | 11 | 44.22 | 158.56 | 31 | 24 |
| 9 | Travis Head | SRH | 396 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 194.11 | 46 | 22 |
| 10 | Sanju Samson | RR | 385 | 10 | 10 | 64.16 | 159.09 | 36 | 17 |
| 11 | Faf du Plessis | RCB | 352 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 172.54 | 39 | 17 |
| 12 | Marcus Stoinis | LSG | 352 | 11 | 11 | 39.11 | 153.71 | 33 | 16 |
| 13 | Shivam Dube | CSK | 350 | 11 | 11 | 43.75 | 170.73 | 24 | 26 |
| 14 | Tilak Varma | MI | 347 | 11 | 11 | 38.55 | 151.52 | 24 | 18 |
| 15 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 337 | 10 | 10 | 48.14 | 189.32 | 12 | 31 |
| 16 | Rohit Sharma | MI | 326 | 11 | 11 | 32.6 | 154.5 | 33 | 19 |
| 17 | Shubman Gill | GT | 322 | 11 | 11 | 32.2 | 137.6 | 28 | 9 |
| 18 | Jos Buttler | RR | 319 | 9 | 9 | 45.57 | 149.76 | 32 | 11 |
| 19 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | RR | 316 | 10 | 10 | 35.11 | 157.21 | 37 | 12 |
| 20 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 315 | 10 | 10 | 31.5 | 208.6 | 22 | 28 |
| 21 | Shashank Singh | PBKS | 315 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 165.78 | 24 | 19 |
| 22 | Nicholas Pooran | LSG | 315 | 11 | 11 | 52.5 | 159.09 | 18 | 23 |
| 23 | Dinesh Karthik | RCB | 283 | 11 | 9 | 56.6 | 193.83 | 24 | 19 |
| 24 | Shreyas Iyer | KKR | 280 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 138.61 | 27 | 10 |
| 25 | Tristan Stubbs | DC | 277 | 11 | 10 | 55.4 | 185.9 | 18 | 19 |
| 26 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | DC | 259 | 6 | 6 | 43.16 | 233.33 | 23 | 23 |
| 27 | Jonny Bairstow | PBKS | 257 | 9 | 9 | 32.12 | 163.69 | 28 | 13 |
| 28 | Ishan Kishan | MI | 257 | 11 | 11 | 23.36 | 150.29 | 27 | 14 |
| 29 | Prabhsimran Singh | PBKS | 251 | 11 | 11 | 22.81 | 156.87 | 25 | 16 |
| 30 | Tim David | MI | 241 | 11 | 10 | 34.42 | 161.74 | 14 | 15 |
| 31 | Quinton de Kock | LSG | 236 | 9 | 9 | 26.22 | 136.41 | 27 | 9 |
| 32 | Suryakumar Yadav | MI | 232 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 168.11 | 23 | 12 |
| 33 | Daryl Mitchell | CSK | 229 | 10 | 10 | 28.62 | 134.7 | 16 | 7 |
| 34 | Venkatesh Iyer | KKR | 225 | 11 | 10 | 32.14 | 142.4 | 20 | 10 |
| 35 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | SRH | 219 | 7 | 6 | 54.75 | 154.22 | 10 | 17 |
| 36 | Rajat Patidar | RCB | 213 | 11 | 9 | 23.66 | 173.17 | 11 | 18 |
| 37 | Ajinkya Rahane | CSK | 208 | 11 | 10 | 20.8 | 123.07 | 20 | 6 |
| 38 | Abishek Porel | DC | 202 | 11 | 9 | 28.85 | 151.88 | 24 | 6 |
| 39 | Ravindra Jadeja | CSK | 202 | 11 | 8 | 50.5 | 135.57 | 17 | 4 |
| 40 | Aiden Markram | SRH | 199 | 9 | 9 | 28.42 | 130.92 | 15 | 4 |
| 41 | Andre Russell | KKR | 198 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 186.79 | 18 | 14 |
| 42 | Prithvi Shaw | DC | 198 | 8 | 8 | 24.75 | 163.63 | 30 | 5 |
| 43 | Hardik Pandya | MI | 198 | 11 | 11 | 19.8 | 147.76 | 16 | 10 |
| 44 | David Miller | GT | 194 | 8 | 8 | 32.33 | 151.56 | 19 | 8 |
| 45 | Rahul Tewatia | GT | 188 | 11 | 9 | 26.85 | 145.73 | 24 | 5 |
| 46 | Sam Curran | PBKS | 185 | 11 | 10 | 20.55 | 114.19 | 17 | 3 |
| 47 | Will Jacks | RCB | 177 | 6 | 6 | 35.4 | 186.31 | 12 | 15 |
| 48 | Shahbaz Ahmed | SRH | 176 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 144.26 | 7 | 11 |
| 49 | David Warner | DC | 167 | 7 | 7 | 23.85 | 135.77 | 17 | 10 |
| 50 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | KKR | 163 | 10 | 7 | 23.28 | 155.23 | 16 | 8 |
In a parallel display of aggression, Virat Kohli showcased his batting prowess by scoring a rapid 42 runs against GT. Despite previous criticism over his strike rate, Kohli silenced his detractors with four sixes at an impressive strike rate of 155.56, reclaiming the IPL 2024 Orange Cap with a total of 542 runs.
Meanwhile, CSK’s captain Ruturaj Gaikwad exhibited his class with a resilient 32 off 21 balls, solidifying his position in the orange cap race with 541 runs in 11 innings, trailing Kohli by a solitary run. KL Rahul’s contribution of 25 runs propelled him to the fourth spot in the IPL 2024 Orange Cap race, accumulating 431 runs. Following closely, Phil Salt’s aggressive inning of 32 runs at an astounding strike rate of 228.57 secured him the fifth position in the IPL 2024 Orange Cap race, surpassing the coveted 400-run mark for the season with a total of 429 runs in 11 innings.
(Inputs from Agencies)
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