Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore collected wins in their respective matches in Sunday’s IPL 2023 double-header, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians respectively.
The wins meant that both RR and RCB joined defending champions Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings with two points after their opening game.
MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings succumbed to a five4-wicket defeat to GT in the very first match of the season, while Sunrisers Hyderabad endured a heavy 72-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.
Apart from MI and CSK, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals are the other two teams to have lost their opening matches.
Every team has played a match each, and the second round of league matches begin with Chennai Super Kings hosting Lucknow Super Giants at Chepauk on Monday.
Here’s a look at the updated IPL 2023 points table after the RCB vs MI game:
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Net RR | Points |
| 1 | RR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3.600 | 2 |
| 2 | LSG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.500 | 2 |
| 3 | RCB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.981 | 2 |
| 4 | GT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.514 | 2 |
| 5 | PBKS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -+0.438 | 2 |
| 6 | KKR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.438 | 0 |
| 7 | CSK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.514 | 0 |
| 8 | MI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.981 | 0 |
| 9 | DC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.500 | 0 |
| 10 | SRH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3.600 | 0 |
List of Orange Cap and Purple Cap holders
CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad (92 runs) is the current holder of the Orange Cap. MI’s Tilak Varma (84) is behind him in second place, with Virat Kohli (82) not too far behind in third place.
England pacer Mark Wood, who plays for LSG, claimed a five-wicket haul against DC, and he leads the Purple Cap standings, followed by Yuzvendra Chahal (4) and Arshdeep Singh (3) of RR and PBKS respectively.
Orange Cap holder: Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) – 92 runs
Purple Cap holder: Mark Wood (LSG) – 5 wickets
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