Mumbai Indians' star pacer Jasprit Bumrah returned to the highest spot within the Purple Cap checklist on Saturday. Together with his solitary wicket within the match — that of Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant — Bumrah went to 14 wickets within the season and now holds the Purple Cap. DC's Mukesh Kumar (13 wickets) additionally climbed within the checklist and is now fourth, whereas Kuldeep Yadav (12 wickets), who went wicketless, dropped however remained within the top-5 (fifth) within the Purple Cap checklist.
Mukesh proved costly however took the important thing wickets of Ishan Kishan and Tim David and in addition dismissed Piyush Chawla off the ultimate ball of the match to leap to the fourth spot. He registered figures of 1/59 in a high-scoring recreation on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Khaleel Ahmed, who has had an inconsistent season to date, was additionally among the many wickets for the DC towards MI, With two wickets to his identify, Khaleel moved to seventh spot within the checklist.
Within the second match of the day between Lucknow Tremendous Giants and Rajasthan Royals, Yuzvendra Chahal had a uncommon off day as he went wicketless however stayed third with 13 wickets in 9 matches. He stays the one participant within the prime ten throughout each side. RR pacer Trent Boult, who gave the facet an early breakthrough towards LSG with a first-over wicket of Quinton de Kock, is the closest to a top-ten spot; with 10 wickets, Boult is 14th on the Purple Cap checklist.
Onto Sunday's double-header
On Sunday, important adjustments are anticipated within the Purple Cap checklist, with CSK assembly SRH; the latter's T Natarajan has 12 wickets and is at the moment sixth, and the in-form pacer will look to interrupt into the highest 5 with a formidable efficiency. For the CSK, Mustafizur Rahman (12 wickets) and Matheesha Pathirana (11 wickets) will look to additional climb on the checklist, too.
The afternoon recreation between RCB and GT is anticipated to be a silent affair so far as the Purple Cap checklist is anxious. Mohit Sharma (10 wickets) is the best wicket-taker throughout the 2 sides this season, and he’s at the moment 17th on the checklist.
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