IPL 2024 Updated Points Table After DC vs RR Game, Orange Cap, Purple Cap: DC Make Massive Leap, Mid-Table Race On

The IPL 2024 playoff race just got more interesting. Second-placed Rajasthan Royals suffered yet another loss as their entry into playoffs got held off once again. They lost by 20 runs to Delhi Capitals to stay with 16 points from 11 game. Delhi Capitals made a massive gain and are fifth with 12 points from 12 games. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli (542) continue to be the top run-getter and hold the Orange Cap. Mumbai Indians Jasprit Bumrah (18 wickets) is the top-wicket-taker and hold the Purple Cap.

Kuldeep Yadav and Mukesh Kumar bowled superb spells as bowlers came to the fore as Delhi Capitals kept alive their hopes of reaching the Playoffs of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 with a 20-run win over Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. After Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel slammed fifties in contrasting fashion, while Tristan Stubbs applied finishing touches with a 20-ball 41 to propel Delhi Capitals to 221/8, Kuldeep and Mukesh bowled decisive spells of 2-25 and 2-30 respectively to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 201/8.

The win sees DC jump to fifth place in the points table and are now tied with Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings at 12 points. It is also the second straight time that RR, despite a brilliant 86 from captain Sanju Samson, have failed to complete a chase and need to wait longer to seal their Playoff spot.

Khaleel Ahmed struck in his first over as he had Yashasvi Jaiswal miscuing a slower bouncer to mid-off. Sanju Samson upped the ante with sublime timing on his loft, drive, flat-batted smashes, punch, flick and piercing the gaps in cover with precision to hit five fours and three sixes in the power-play.

But RR lost Jos Buttler in the