Du Plessis Boss of Orange Cap, Shami and Rashid Fight for Purple Cap

New Delhi, Sports Desk. The 64th match of IPL 2023 was played between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals. Delhi, showing a strong game, defeated Punjab Kings by 15 runs. After losing the toss, Delhi scored 213 runs for 2 wickets in 20 overs. Prithvi Shaw and Rilee Russo hit half-centuries. After the brilliant performance of the batsmen, the bowlers bowled on the exact line length and stopped Punjab for 198 runs.

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Chasing the target, Punjab Kings got off to a very poor start. Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed by Ishant Sharma without opening the account. Atharva Tayde and Livingston definitely struggled, but they could not win the team. Tayde retired out after scoring 55 runs. Livingston played an inning of 94 runs. Ishant Sharma and Norkhia got two wickets each.

Orange Cap Adorning Duplesey’s Head

An orange cap adorns the head of Faf Duplesey. Duplessi has scored 631 runs in 12 matches so far this season. At the same time, Shubman Gill is at number two in the Orange Cap race. Gill has now scored 576 runs in 13 matches. Yashasvi Jaiswal is at the third position after scoring 575 runs. Devon Conway remained at the fourth spot with 498 runs. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav is present at number five, who has scored 486 runs in 13 matches played so far in IPL 2023.

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Purple Cap Near Shami

The Purple Cap is held by Gujarat Titans fast bowler Mohammed Shami. Shami has so far taken 23 wickets in IPL 2023. Rashid Khan is also on the second spot with 23 wickets, while Yuzvendra Chahal is on the third spot with 21 wickets. Piyush Chawla is at number four after taking 20 wickets. At the same time, Varun Chakraborty is at number five with 19 wickets.