IPL 2022 Updated Points Table, Orange Cap and Purple Cap: Royal Challengers Bangalore jump to 2nd, KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis also rise

Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers joined Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans on 10 points in IPL 2022 and have climbed to second place after their 18-run win over Lucknow Super Giants.

Skipper Faf du Plessis powered Royal Challengers Bangalore to second place on the IPL 2022 after his side’s 18-run win over Lucknow Super Giants at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday (April 19). RCB now have 10 points from 7 matches, but their NRR of 0.251 is less than Gujarat Titans’s 0.395, who also have 10 points.

KL Rahul’s LSG, on the other hand, remained in 4th spot after their third defeat in 7 games so far. Apart from debutants LSG, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad also have 8 points in IPL 2022 so far.

Mayank Agarwal’s Punjab Kings will look to join LSG, RR and SRH on eight points when they face COVID-19-hit Delhi Capitals in Match No. 32 of the IPL 2022 on Wednesday (April 20). PBKS currently have 6 points from 6 matches while DC only have 4 points from their first 5 matches.

RR opener Jos Buttler is leading batter in the Orange Cap list so far, scoring 375 runs from just 6 matches including 2 hundreds and 2 fifties. LSG captain KL Rahul and RCB skipper Du Plessis are in 2nd and 3rd position in the Orange Cap race.