IPL 2021: Orange Cap, Purple Cap, points table after Match 6 (SRH vs RCB)

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 6 runs in a low-scoring thriller at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Chasing 150, SRH were, at one point, well on their way but a late batting collapse saw them fall short of the target.

Orange Cap

Glenn Maxwell’s 59 made him the leading run-getter for RCB. With 98 runs in two matches, he sits at fourth place in the overall list. Manish Pandey’s 39-ball 38 will ignite debates, for many would consider the pace of his scoring a reason for this defeat. He had scored a half-century in the first match, and SRH lost that as well. Overall, he has amassed 99 runs in two matches, and he is at No. 3.

Purple Cap

Harshal Patel concede just 25 off his quota of four overs and picked up a couple of wickets. This consolidates his standings as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament. Rashid Khan finished with two wickets as well. With a total of 4 wickets, he is at joint third place.

Shahbaz Ahmed is another player from RCB to break into that list. He picked all three wickets inside one over and brought RCB back into the game.

Points table

With two wins in two attempts, Royal Challengers Bangalore now sit at top of the points table. Sunrisers, on the other hand, languish in the bottom half of the table after suffering their second consecutive defeat.