IPL 2024 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap: How SRH's Win Over RR Deals CSK Big Blow

Bhuvneshwar Kumar did the star turn with a sensational final over as Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a heist, stunning Rajasthan Royals by just one run in a last-ball thriller to keep their IPL playoff hopes alive on Thursday. Needing two to win off the last delivery, Bhuvneshwar (3/41) trapped Rovman Powell (27) with a full toss to leave RR stranded at 200 for seven while chasing a target of 202. The win helped Sunrisers Hyderbad rise to the fourth spot in the table with 12 points from 10 games. Chennai Super Kings, meanwhile, slipped to the fifth spot with 10 points in as many games. Rest of the points table remained unchanged.

Here is the updated points table:

Ruturaj Gaikwad continues to hold the Orange Cap with 509 runs from 10 matches while T Natarajan surpassed Jasprit Bumrah in the list of highest wicket-takers to become the owner of the Purple Cap.

Opting to bat, Nitish Reddy (76 not out) and Travis Head (58) produced explosive fifties, while Heinrich Klassen made an unbeaten 19-ball 42 to power Sunrisers Hyderabad to 201 for three.

Things were looking up when Bhuvneshwar removed Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson for ducks in the opening over to leave RR at 1 for 2.

However, youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal (67) and Riyan Parag (77) came up with counterattacking fifties on way to a massive 134-run partnership to lay the foundation of the runchase.

But once the duo was back in the hut, Shimron Hetmyar (13) hit a four and a six as it seemed like a regulation chase but T Natarajan got rid off Hetmyar, who perished at long-on and then skipper Pat Cummins removed Dhruv Jurel, who was caught at deep square leg in the 19th over.

The sudden loss of wickets gave SRH hope of a turnaround but Powell produced a six in the last ball