IPL 2024: Today the 16th match of IPL 2024 is between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. This match will be played at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. While KKR would like to score a hat-trick of wins, Delhi Capitals will go for its second win. But before that, know here who is ahead in the points table. Who has the orange and purple cap on his head?
KKR played its first match of the season against Hyderabad. He won it by 4 wickets. After this, RCB was defeated by 7 wickets. KKR, the team captained by Shreyas Iyer, is in a very strong position and most of its players are in form. Delhi lost its first two matches and then defeated Chennai Super Kings at home in the third match.
Who is ahead in the points table?
Before the 16th match of IPS 2024, almost all the teams except KKR and RCB have played 3 matches. KKR has played only two matches before the 16th match. So KKR has played four matches so far.
| rank | Team | match | Win | loose | net run rate | points |
| 01 | RR | 3 | 3 | 0 | +1.249 | 6 |
| 02 | KKR | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1.047 | 4 |
| 03 | csk | 3 | 2 | 1 | +0.976 | 4 |
| 04 | lsg | 3 | 2 | 1 | +0.483 | 4 |
| 05 | GT | 3 | 2 | 1 | -0.738 | 4 |
| 06 | SRH | 3 | 1 | 2 | +0.204 | 2 |
| 07 | DC | 3 | 1 | 2 | -0.016 | 2 |
| 08 | PBKS | 3 | 1 | 2 | -0.337 | 2 |
| 09 | rcb | 4 | 1 | 3 | -0.876 | 2 |
| 10 | MI | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1.423 | 0 |
orange cap race
Even though RCB has been able to win only one match so far. But Virat Kohli is on top in this list. And in this list, Tilak Verma of MI is at number 10. He has scored 121 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 147.
| rank | player | Team | match | strike rate | Run |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | rcb | 4 | 140 | 203 |
| 2 | Riyan Parag | RR | 3 | 160 | 181 |
| 3 | heinrich classen | SRH | 3 | 219 | 167 |
| 4 | nicholas puran | lsg | 3 | 175 | 146 |
| 5 | quinton de kock | lsg | 3 | 140 | 139 |
purple cap race
In the Purple Cap race, Mayank Yadav has made it to the top five with his brilliant bowling. CSK's Mathisha Pathirana is at number 10 in this list. He has taken 4 wickets at an average of 15.
| rank | player | Team | match | average | Wicket |
| 1 | Mustafizur Rahman | csk | 3 | 15 | 7 |
| 2 | Mayank Yadav | lsg | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Mohit Sharma | GT | 3 | 15 | 6 |
| 5 | Khalil Ahmed | KKR | 3 | 17 | 5 |
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