Updated IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap List After GT vs DC Game: Delhi Capitals Live To Fight Another Day

02.05.2023 - 19:23 sports.ndtv.com

Delhi Capitals, facing a must-win situation, stunned defending champions Gujarat Titans by five runs in a low-scoring thriller at the IPL 2023 in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

After notching only 130/8 in 20 overs, DC's chances looked bleak, however, they managed to restrict the Hardik Pandya-led GT to just 125/6 in 20 overs.

It was the third win of the season for Delhi, who continue to remain at the bottom of the table, while Gujarat continued to remain on the top spot.

GT have 12 points in nine games while DC have six points from nine games. Orange Cap, Purple Cap Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis continue to lead the top run-getters' list with a tally of 466 in nine games.

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The astute tactician in Mahendra Singh Dhoni will dig deep into his reserves to counter Indian cricket's new 'Crown Prince' Shubman Gill as four-time champions Chennai Super Kings will meet their match in current title holders Gujarat Titans in Qualifier-1 of the IPL in Chennai on Tuesday. Gill, who almost single-handedly knocked out a star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore with a century for the keeps, has overshadowed Virat Kohli and will certainly force one of India's greatest captains to go back to drawing board and make plans for him.

Shubman Gill, Sister Shahneel Abused On Social Media After GT's Win Pushed RCB Out of IPL 2023

Gujarat Titans opening batter Shubman Gill continued his purple patch in the Indian Premier League 2023, scoring his second successive hundred on Sunday. Gill's century powered the Titans to another victory in the competition but the result also saw Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore exit from the tournament. While wins and losses are part of the sport, a section of fans didn't take RCB's loss well and started to abuse Gill on social media. Even Gill's sister Shahneel was targeted by some fans, especially over her Instagram post after the match.

Video: Virat Kohli's Reaction Says It All As GT Knock RCB Out of IPL 2023 Playoffs Race

It was a tale of two centuries as Vira Kohli and Shubman Gill reached the triple-digit scores for their respective teams in the last league game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans. Despite having secured their spot in the playoffs, GT showed no mercy to the Bengaluru franchise who had to win the match in order to continue in the tournament. Kohli thought he had done enough with the record 7th century in the T20 league but Gill's second successive ton powered GT to a 6-wicket win. After RCB's defeat, Virat Kohli was understandably frustrated and his reaction said all about what he was feeling.

RCB vs GT: RCB's 6-Wicket Loss Helps MI Join GT, LSG, CSK In IPL 2023 Playoffs

Shubman Gill reaffirmed his status as Virat Kohli's heir apparent with a magnificent hundred as Gujarat Titans knocked Royal Challengers Bangalore out of IPL with a six-wicket win, allowing Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians to sneak through as the fourth team in the play-offs in Bengaluru on Sunday. After Kohli scored a 61-ball 101 in Royal Challengers Bangalore's 197 for five, it looked like the best effort on the day but Gill, who will be the torchbearer of Indian batting for the next 10 years, showed that he is better than the best. What Kohli did well, Gill did that better as his unbeaten 104 off 52 balls saw Titans chase down the target with elan. Like former India captain Kohli, this was Gill's second successive hundred.

IPL 2023 Playoff Scenarios For Royal Challengers Bangalore As Mumbai Indians Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad And Rain Impacts Their Game

The game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans is extremely important with respect to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 as the result will decide which teams reach the playoffs of the competition. While Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants have already booked their spot in the top-4, the final slot is still up for grabs. RCB are still in the running and Mumbai Indians took a huge step forward by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad. The rain in Bengaluru has delayed the toss in RCB's game and that has severely altered the qualification scenarios for both the teams.

IPL 2023: Ravindra Jadeja's Social Media Post On 'Karma' Has Twitter Speculating

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) booked their place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after thrashing Delhi Capitals (DC) in their final league game of the season on Saturday. Less than 24 hours after the game against DC, CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja took to Twitter and shared a cryptic post. "Karma will get back at you, sooner or later it surely will," Jadeja posted an image, captioning it "Definitely" with a thumbs up emoji. As a result, fans are now guessing the reason behind Jadeja's post.