Mumbai Indians’ team has returned to the winning path. On Monday, the team achieved its biggest run chase in IPL. However, despite the victory over Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai’s position in the current season’s points table has not changed. The team is still at the ninth spot. Lucknow, batting first after losing the toss at Wankhede Stadium, scored 228 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Mumbai achieved the target of 229 runs in 18.4 overs for 4 wickets. Will Jacks hit a six off Avesh Khan’s ball to secure victory for the team. Delhi and Chennai keep the hopes remain to qualify for the playoffs. Mumbai won after 3 consecutive losses Mumbai Indians have tasted victory after three consecutive losses in the current season. Meanwhile, Lucknow’s team has lost their sixth consecutive match. 1) Mumbai has played 10 matches. The team has 6 points with 3 wins. The team is at 9th position in the points table due to losing 7 matches. Its net run rate is also in negative. 2) Lucknow has won only 2 matches out of 9. The team has the lowest 4 points. Lucknow is at the bottom of the points table. Chennai remains in the playoff race Chennai, playing without Dhoni in the current season, remains in the playoff race. It has played 9 matches so far and has earned 8 points with the help of 4 wins. The team will have to win all the remaining matches to reach the playoffs. In case of a loss, the team will have to depend on the performance of other teams. Every match is crucial for Delhi to win Delhi, captained by Axar Patel, has also secured 8 points in 9 matches. However, the team is one position below Chennai due to a poor net run rate. Delhi also has 5 matches left to play. The team will have to win all matches. If they lose today, Delhi will have to depend on the performance of other teams. Top Players of the Tournament Abhishek Sharma remains top in orange cap race After the Mumbai-Lucknow match, there has been no change in the top-3 of the season’s top scorers list. Abhishek Sharma is at the top with 440 runs in 10 matches. Delhi’s KL Rahul (433 runs) is second and Hyderabad’s Henrik Klaasen is third with 425. KL Rahul can reach the top today. Bhuvi retains top spot, no change in purple cap leaderboard After the match, there has been no change in the list of top wicket-takers. Bangalore’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Chennai’s Anshul Kamboj are at first and second positions with 17-17 wickets each. Gujarat’s Kagiso Rabada is at number-3 with 16 wickets. Anshul can acquire the Purple Cap today. Post navigation Raghu Sharma flashes ‘thank you’ note after maiden IPL wicket:Rohit Sharma walks out to roaring reception at Wankhede
