Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) clinched a victory by 33 runs against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 21st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 2024, held at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 8 (Sunday). Earlier in the day Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated the Delhi Capitals (DC) by 29 runs in a high-scoring affair at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Following a comfortable win against GT, LSG ascended from the fourth to the third position in the IPL 2024 points table. All-rounder Krunal Pandya, Yash Thakur and Marcus Stoinis emerged as the heroes for LSG in the match as they defended the target of 164 runs. Let’s take a look at the IPL 2024 season’s points table:
IPL 2024 Points Table
|
Pos |
Team |
Mat |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
NR |
Points |
NRR |
|
1 |
Rajasthan Royals |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1.12 |
|
2 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2.518 |
|
3 |
Lucknow Super Giants |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0.775 |
|
4 |
Chennai Super Kings |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.517 |
|
5 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.409 |
|
6 |
Punjab Kings |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-0.22 |
|
7 |
Gujarat Titans |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-0.797 |
|
8 |
Mumbai Indians |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-0.704 |
|
9 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-0.843 |
|
10 |
Delhi Capitals |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-1.37 |
Rajasthan Royals (RR), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are the only undefeated teams in the tournament so far and occupy the top two spots on the IPL 2024 points table respectively. LSG after their recent win are now placed third and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are placed fourth.
IPL 2024 Most Runs List
1. Virat Kohli: 316 runs, HS: 113*, Avg: 105.33, SR: 146.29, 100: 1, 50: 2, 4s: 29, 6s: 12.
2. Sai Sudharsan: 191 runs, HS: 45, Avg: 38.2, SR: 129.05, 4s: 20, 6s: 2.
3. Riyan Parag: 185 runs, HS: 84*, Avg: 92.5, SR: 158.11, 50: 2, 4s: 14, 6s: 12.
4. Shubman Gill: 183 runs, HS: 89*, Avg: 45.75, SR: 147.58, 50: 1, 4s: 13, 6s: 7.
5. Sanju Samson: 178 runs, HS: 82*, Avg: 59.33, SR: 150.84, 50: 2, 4s: 17, 6s: 8.
Star RCB batter Virat Kohli maintains his lead in the run-scoring charts with 316 runs from five innings. Meanwhile, Sai Sudharsan, the top-order batter for GT, occupies the second spot having amassed 191 runs.
IPL 2024 Most Wickets List
1. Yuzvendra Chahal: 14 overs, 8 wickets, BBI: 3/11, Ave: 11.12, Econ: 6.35.
2. Mustafizur Rahman: 12 overs, 7 wickets, BBI: 4/29, Ave: 15.14, Econ: 8.83, 4w: 1.
3. Gerald Coetzee: 14.3 overs, 7 wickets, BBI: 4/34, Ave: 22.00, Econ: 10.62, 4w: 1.
4. Mohit Sharma: 19 overs, 7 wickets, BBI: 3/25, Ave: 23.57, Econ: 8.68.
5. Khaleel Ahmed: 20 overs, 7 wickets, BBI: 2/21, Ave: 24.28, Econ: 8.5.
Yuzvendra Chahal, with 8 wickets, maintains his supremacy in the bowling rankings, while Mustafizur Rahman, with 7 wickets, holds onto his second position with an average of 15.14.