In IPL, Hyderabad defeated Kolkata by 65 runs, but is at sixth place in the points table. Rajasthan is on top. KKR’s Angkrish Raghuvanshi (103 runs) has the Orange Cap and SRH’s Jaydev Unadkat (4 wickets) has the Purple Cap.
Kolkata: Sunrisers Hyderabad has registered its first win of this season in IPL. But despite this, Rajasthan Royals retain their hold on the top in the points table. Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs in a thrilling match at the Eden Gardens last night, but the team is still placed sixth in the points table. The reason for this is the crushing defeat suffered by RCB in the first match, due to which their net run rate is very low. With a net run rate of +0.469, Hyderabad is still behind Punjab Kings. At the same time, after the second consecutive defeat, Kolkata team has slipped to ninth position. Chennai Super Kings are still at the bottom of the points table, who had a big defeat in their first match.
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Orange cap with Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Despite the defeat, the good news for Kolkata was the performance of young batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Raghuvanshi scored 52 runs in just 29 balls and has now captured the Orange Cap with 103 runs in two matches. This was his second consecutive fifty. Hyderabad captain Ishan Kishan (94 runs) is at second place in this list. Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen (83 runs) is at third, Ryan Rikilton of Mumbai Indians is at fourth (81 runs) and Rohit Sharma (78 runs) is at fifth.
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Unadkat leads in the wicket race
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In terms of taking wickets, Hyderabad’s experienced fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat has won the Purple Cap. He played an important role in Hyderabad’s victory by taking 3 wickets against Kolkata. However, Kolkata bowler Blessing Muzarabani, who took 4 wickets in the same match, could not reach the top. Both have 4-4 wickets in their name, but due to better economy rate, Unadkat went ahead. RCB’s Jacob Duffy, Gujarat’s Prasidh Krishna and Delhi’s T Natarajan are also included in the top 5 in this list.