IPL 2021 Points Table Update: SRH Stay Alive After 7-Wicket Win vs RR, Sanju Samson Gets Orange Cap

SRH vs RR: Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson scored a blistering half-century against SunRisers Hyderabad as he took over the Orange Cap from Shikhar Dhawan on Monday.

SunRisers Hyderabad ended their five-match losing streak with a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals at the Dubai International Stadium on Monday. Jason Roy, who replaced David Warner in the SRH XI, and captain Kane Williamson scored half-centuries as Hyderabad chased down the 165-run target with nine balls to spare. With the win, SRH kept their slim hopes alive of making it to the playoffs. During the SRH vs Rajasthan Royals clash, Sanju Samson scored 82 runs off 57 deliveries and took over the Orange Cap from Shikhar Dhawan. Samson now has 433 runs from 10 matches in the tournament while Dhawan has scored 430 runs.

IPL 2021 Points Table

Despite winning against Rajasthan Royals, SRH remain at the bottom of the table but are now in with an outside chance of making it to the playoffs. They have four points from 10 matches with two wins.

Rajasthan blew the chance of moving to fourth spot on the IPL 2021 points table. They are sixth on the leaderboard with eight points after 10 games.

There is a four way tie for the fourth spot with Rajasthan, Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians all on eight points. KKR are ahead on the basis of a superior net run-rate.