Harshal Patel jumped to the highest spot and now holds the Purple Cap in a high-scoring sport on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, as Punjab Kings smashed the report for the best T20 run-chase on Friday. With 14 wickets to his identify in 9 innings, Harshal changed Mumbai Indians' Jasprit Bumrah (13 wickets), whereas one other PBKS pacer, Arshdeep Singh, climbed to sixth spot after two dismissals to his identify towards Kolkata Knight Riders; He has taken 12 wickets in 9 innings.
PBKS achieved a historic milestone in T20 cricket with Jonny Bairstow main the cost, due to a sensational century towards kkr, Because the facet chased down a 262-run goal with eight balls to spare, it surpassed South Africa's earlier report of 259/four towards West Indies final 12 months.
Notably, the best run chase in IPL historical past was beforehand held by Rajasthan Royals, who chased down 224 towards KKR and equaled their report set towards Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in 2020.
Throughout the sport, Punjab Kings' stand-in captain Sam Curran additionally climbed to the seventh spot within the Purple Cap checklist, and now has 12 wickets to his identify in 9 matches. Whereas there isn’t any KKR bowler within the high ten highest wicket-takers of the season to this point, Sunil Narine is 11th with 10 wickets.
Onto a double-header Saturday
Important modifications are anticipated within the Purple Cap checklist on Saturday, with 4 groups in motion. Delhi Capitals host the Mumbai Indians within the afternoon match, which sees Jasprit Bumrah (2nd with 13 wickets) and Kuldeep Yadav (4th with 12 wickets) in motion among the many high 5.
Within the night, third-placed Yuzvendra Chahal (third with 13 wickets) might be in motion as Rajasthan Royals tackle the Lucknow Tremendous Giants, whose high wicket-taker is at present 19th within the Purple Cap checklist (Yash Thakur with 9 wickets).
