Must-win game for CSK in ‘El Clasico’ clash at Chepauk:Delhi, Rajasthan aim for top four spot, Rahul, Bhuvi shine in 19th season

Delhi Capitals achieved their fourth win of the season in the IPL on Friday. The team got this victory after three consecutive losses. They defeated Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets on Friday. At Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Delhi chased down the target of 226 runs in 19.1 overs for 3 wickets. Batting first after winning the toss, Rajasthan scored 225 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. KL Rahul was the Player of the Match. He played an innings of 75 runs off 40 balls. With this innings, Rahul reached the top position in the list of top scorers. He received the Orange Cap. Current Situation of Points Table Delhi gains one position, no loss for Rajasthan After this result, there haven’t been many changes in the points table. Delhi benefited by moving up one position with the win. While Rajasthan remained at their position despite the loss. About today’s ‘El Clasico’ – CSK vs MI In IPL, a match will be played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. This match will be held at Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium from 7:30 PM. CSK need to win every match for playoffs Chennai has played 8 matches so far. Out of these, they have won 3 matches, while they have faced defeat in 5. Thus, the team has 6 points. Ruturaj Gaikwad’s team still has 6 more matches to play. In this situation, they will have to win all the remaining matches to enter the playoffs. If they lose even one match, they will have to depend on other teams. MI has won only 2 matches so far, playoff hopes remain
Mumbai’s situation is worse than Chennai. Hardik Pandya’s team has won only 2 out of 8 matches. The team has just 4 points. Despite this, Mumbai will have a chance to enter the playoffs. For this, they will have to win all their matches. If they lose even one match, the team’s path to the playoffs will become difficult. Top Players of the Tournament KL Rahul leads Orange Cap race with 433 runs KL Rahul played a half-century innings of 75 runs in the match. With this innings, he has reached the top position in the list of IPL season’s top scorers. He now has 433 runs in 9 matches. After getting out for 4 runs, Rajasthan’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi (404 runs) has dropped out of the top-3. Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads Purple Cap race with 17 wickets Rajasthan’s fast bowler Jofra Archer took one wicket in the match. He now has 15 wickets after 10 matches. He has moved to second place in the Purple Cap race. Archer has overtaken Hyderabad’s Ishan Malinga. In today’s match, Anshul Kamboj has a chance to reach the top-3 in the list of top wicket-takers. He has taken 14 wickets.