IPL 2020 – Orange and Purple Cap latest update, playoff line-ups

After 56 league games of IPL 2020, the tournament has finally seen it’s four teams that have entered the playoffs. Mumbai Indians were the first team to seal qualification into the playoffs while Delhi Capitals as well as Royal Challengers Bangalore secured qualification on Monday. On Tuesday, Sunrisers Hyderabad became the fourth team to enter the IPL 2020 playoffs as they defeated Mumbai Indians by 10 wickets to knock Kolkata Knight Riders out of the playoff race. With the final league game now done, the playoff schedule has also been released and the IPL 2020 will now resume once again on November 5.

The first qualifier will see Mumbai Indians take on Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The winner will go directly into the final while the loser will go into the second qualifier. The next playoff match will be the Eliminator and it will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi. The loser of the match gets eliminated while the winner will go on to play the loser of the first qualifier in Qualifer 2 at the Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi on November 8.

This was one of the closest league stages in the history of the Indian Premier League. For the first time since IPL 2010, two teams qualified for the playoffs with 14 points while for the first time in history, the team that finished on 12 points ended up as the bottom-ranked side. Chennai Super Kings, the team that has made it to every playoffs in IPL that they have featured, failed to enter the next stage for the first time in their history.

Play-off schedule

November 5, 1st Qualifier, Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, 7:30 PM IST, Dubai International Cricket Stadium

November 6, Eliminator, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 7:30 PM IST, Sheikh Zayed stadium Abu Dhabi

November 8, 2nd Qualifier, Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator, 7:30 PM IST,  Sheikh Zayed stadium, Abu Dhabi

November 10, Final, 7:30 PM IST, Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Orange and Purple Cap update

The Orange Cap race sees KL Rahul on top with 670 runs in 14 games at a average of 55. However, with Kings XI Punjab now out of the race, there is a strong possibility of David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan staking a claim for the Orange Cap. Warner has 529 runs at an average of 44.08 while Dhawan has 525 runs at an average of 47.73.

In the race for the Purple Cap, the race has intensified further with Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals both in the playoff race. Kagiso Rabada is on 25 wickets while Jasprit Bumrah is one 23 wickets. Both bowlers have a chance to increase their tally with both teams at least assured of playing two more games. Trent Boult also has 20 wickets and he has a good chance to match Rabada and Bumrah. If Royal Challengers Bangalore go the entire distance, then Yuzvendra Chahal can also be among the wickets.

Orange Cap (top three)

KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab): M – 14, R – 670, Average – 55.83, Strike-rate – 29.34

David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad): M – 14, R – 529, Average: 44.08, Strike-rate – 136.69

Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals): M - 14, R - 525, Average – 47.73, Strike-rate – 145.03

Purple cap (top three)

Kagiso Rabada (Delhi Capitals): M – 14, Wickets – 25, Average – 17.80

Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians): M – 13, Wickets – 23, Average – 15.74

Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals): M - 14, Wickets - 20, Average – 18.25