In match 25 of the IPL 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians (MI) secured a hat-trick of victories by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). With this win, MI have now won three out of their five matches in the tournament. Cameron Green led the charge for MI with an impressive 64 off 40 deliveries, achieving his maiden IPL fifty, while Ishan Kishan (38 off 31) and Tilak Varma (37 off 17) provided valuable support as MI posted a competitive 192/5. Jason Behrendorff played a crucial role with two early wickets, and a collective bowling effort saw MI restrict SRH to 178 all out, securing the match by 14 runs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) faced an early setback in their chase of 193 as Jason Behrendorff dismissed Harry Brook (9 off 7) in the second over, who was in good form with a couple of fours. Behrendorff continued his impressive spell by getting Rahul Tripathi caught behind in his next over, leaving SRH struggling at 25/2. Despite some good contributions from Mayank Agarwal and Heinrich Klaasen, SRH fell short by 14 runs. With this defeat, SRH joins four other teams with six points each after five games: Lucknow, Chennai, Gujarat, and Punjab. Rajasthan Royals is currently at the top of the table with eight points, leading the chasing pack by a narrow two-point margin. Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and SRH are on four points, while Delhi Capitals are at the bottom of the table after losing all of their games so far.
IPL Points table
With 259 runs in five games at an impressive strike rate of 172, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis currently holds the Orange Cap, awarded to the leading run-scorer of the IPL 2023 tournament. Venkatesh Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, and David Warner complete the list of top five run-scorers in the league so far this season.
Orange Cap list(IPL)
Yuzvendra Chahal, Mark Wood, and Rashid Khan currently share the top spot in the list of leading wicket-takers in the IPL 2023 tournament, having taken 11 wickets each. Mohammad Shami and Tushar Deshpande are closely following them with 10 wickets apiece from the five games played so far.
Purple Cap list(IPL)
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