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Here's all you need to know about the 2018 Indian Premier League after Match 49.
Updated : May 16, 2018, 01:11 PM IST
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday took a giant step towards the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) Play-Offs with a six-wicket win against Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Kuldeep Yadav was the star for the hosts at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The chinaman bowler took four wickets at the top to rattle RR after the visitors got off to a bright start.
The result means KKR are in a great position to become the third team to qualify for the IPL 2018 Play-Offs. The Dinesh Karthik-led side are third in the points table after Match 49, behind Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings.
IPL 2018 | Points Table | Team Standings | ||||||
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Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Points | Net Run Rate | |
Sunrisers Hyderabad Q | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.400 | |
Chennai Super Kings Q | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.383 | |
Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -0.096 | |
Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.399 | |
Kings XI Punjab | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.518 | |
Mumbai Indians | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.405 | |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.218 | |
Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.478 |
Mumbai Indians v/s Chennai Super Kings: Chennai Super Kings won by 1 wicket
Kings XI Punjab v/s Delhi Daredevils: Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Royal Challengers Bangalore: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad v/s Rajasthan Royals: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
Chennai Super Kings v/s Kolkata Knight Riders: Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets
Rajasthan Royals v/s Delhi Daredevils: Rajasthan Royals won by 10 runs (DLS Method)
Sunrisers Hyderabad v/s Mumbai Indians: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 1 wicket
Royal Challengers Bangalore v/s Kings XI Punjab: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 4 wickets
Mumbai Indians v/s Delhi Daredevils: Delhi Daredevils won by 7 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Sunrisers Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 wickets
Rajasthan Royals v/s Royal Challengers Bangalore: Rajasthan Royals win by 19 runs
Kings XI Punjab v/s Chennai Super Kings: Kings XI Punjab won by 4 runs
Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Delhi Daredevils: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 71 runs
Mumbai Indians v/s Royal Challengers Bangalore: Mumbai Indians won by 46 runs
Rajasthan Royals v/s Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Kings XI Punjab v/s Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kings XI Punjab won by 15 runs
Chennai Super Kings v/s Rajasthan Royals: Chennai Super Kings won by 64 runs
Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Kings XI Punjab: Kings XI Punjab won by 9 wickets (DLS method)
Royal Challengers Bangalore v/s Delhi Daredevils: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad v/s Chennai Super Kings: Chennai Super Kings won by 4 runs
Rajasthan Royals v/s Mumbai Indians: Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets
Delhi Daredevils v/s Kings XI Punjab: Kings XI Punjab won by 4 runs
Sunrisers Hyderabad v/s Mumbai Indians: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 31 runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore v/s Chennai Super Kings: Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad v/s Kings XI Punjab: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 13 runs
Delhi Daredevils v/s Kolkata Knight Riders: Delhi Daredevils won by 55 runs
Chennai Super Kings v/s Mumbai Indians: Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets
Rajasthan Royals v/s Sunrisers Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 11 runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore v/s Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
Chennai Super Kings v/s Delhi Daredevils: Chennai Super Kings won by 13 runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore v/s Mumbai Indians: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 14 runs
Delhi Daredevils v/s Rajasthan Royals: Delhi Daredevils won by 4 runs (DLS method)
Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Chennai Super Kings: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
Kings XI Punjab v/s Mumbai Indians: Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
Chennai Super Kings v/s Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad v/s Delhi Daredevils: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets
Mumbai Indians v/s Kolkata Knight Riders: Mumbai Indians won by 13 runs
Kings XI Punjab v/s Rajasthan Royals: Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad v/s Royal Challengers Bangalore: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 runs
Rajasthan Royals v/s Kings XI Punjab: Rajasthan Royals won by 15 runs
Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Mumbai Indians: Mumbai Indians won by 102 runs
Delhi Daredevils v/s Sunrisers Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
Rajasthan Royals v/s Chennai Super Kings: Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets
Chennai Super Kings v/s Sunrisers Hyderabad: Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets
Rajasthan Royals v/s Mumbai Indians: Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Rajasthan Royals Kolkata Knight Riders won by six wickets
IPL 2018 | Orange Cap | Most Runs | |||
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Position | Player | Team | Matches | Runs | HS |
1 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 582 | 128* |
2 | KL Rahul | Kings XI Punjab | 12 | 558 | 95* |
3 | Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 548 | 95* |
4 | Kane Williamson | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 544 | 84 |
5 | Ambati Rayudu | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 535 | 100* |
6 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 514 | 92* |
7 | Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 473 | 72 |
8 | Shane Watson | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 424 | 106 |
9 | MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 413 | 79* |
10 | Dinesh Karthik | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 412 | 50 |
IPL 2018 | Purple Cap | Most Runs | |||
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Position | Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
1 | Andrew Tye | Kings XI Punjab | 12 | 20 | 8.02 |
2 | Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 11 | 18 | 8.74 |
3 | Umesh Yadav | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 17 | 8.01 |
4 | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 15 | 7.77 |
5 | Trent Boult | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 15 | 9.24 |
6 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | 14 | 6.99 |
7 | Mayank Markande | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 14 | 8.02 |
8 | Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 13 | 7.13 |
9 | Rashid Khan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 13 | 7.20 |
10 | Siddarth Kaul | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 13 | 7.87 |