PBKS retain top spot despite loss to GT:Must-win match for Mumbai against Lucknow, KKR on the road to recovery

Table toppers Punjab Kings had to face their second defeat in the current season of IPL. They were beaten by 4 wickets by Gujarat Titans in Sunday’s second match. Despite the loss, Punjab’s team is on the threshold of playoffs. Sunday was a double-header day in IPL, meaning two matches in a day. In the day’s first match, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets. The special thing was that after the results of 2 matches, there was no change in the points table. The rest of the teams also remain in their respective positions. PBKS ahead in playoff race, retain top spot in standings Punjab’s team is at the forefront in the playoff race. Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Rajasthan teams are in second, third and fourth positions respectively with equal 12-12 points. Gujarat, who defeated Punjab, is at number 5 with 12 points. 1) Punjab’s team is at the top of the points table by winning 6 out of 9 matches. The team has lost 2 matches. With the help of one no result match, they have 13 points. 2) Gujarat has achieved its sixth win in the season. The team now has 12 points and the Titans team remains at number 5. Because their net run rate is poor. About Today’s Match – MI vs LSG Must-win match for Mumbai against Lucknow
Today Mumbai has the last chance to stay in the playoff race. If the team loses to Lucknow, it will be out of the playoff race. Mumbai has played 9 matches so far. Out of these, it has won only 2. It has had to face defeat in 7. After today, Mumbai can reach only 12 points by winning the remaining 4 matches, which is not enough for playoffs. Lucknow will have to win all next matches, dependent on others
Lucknow is at the bottom of the points table. The team has 4 points in 8 matches. Because Lucknow has played one match less than Mumbai, it has a chance to enter the playoffs. In case of losing today, Lucknow’s path will become difficult. It will have to depend on the performance of other teams. Top Players of the Tournament Abhishek gets Orange Cap, leaves Rahul behind In the first match of the day, Abhishek Sharma scored 15 runs off 10 balls. With these 15 runs, Abhishek has overtaken Delhi’s KL Rahul in the list of top scorers of the season. Now Abhishek has 440 runs in 10 matches, while KL Rahul is in second place with 433 runs and Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen is in third place with 425. Rabada climbs to third place in Purple Cap race Gujarat’s Kagiso Rabada took 2 wickets in the match against Punjab. With this, he has climbed to third place in the list of bowlers with the most wickets in the season. He has overtaken Rajasthan’s Jofra Archer. Rabada has 16 wickets to his name. Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Chennai’s Anshul Kamboj are in first and second place with 17-17 wickets each.