KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants have secured the first position in the points table of IPL 2023 by registering a thumping win over Delhi Capitals on Saturday night. They have snatched the number 1 crown from Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans who thrashed Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets in the opener. On the other hand, in the other match played during the day on Saturday, Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs with the help of DLS. Shikhar Dhawan’s team has reached the third position of the points table with this win.
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Lucknow Super Giants won over Delhi Capitals by a margin of 50 runs, due to which their net run rate has become 2.500. And Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings have a net run rate of 0.514 and 0.438 respectively.
Let us tell you, the teams of Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will play their first match today, after which the complete picture of the points table will be clear.
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| Team | match | Victory | Garland | Tie | no result | points | net run rate |
| LSG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| GT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.514 |
| PBKS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.425 |
| RCB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SRH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KKR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.425 |
| CSK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.514 |
| DC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.5 |
On the other hand, if we talk about the Orange Cap race, Rituraj Gaikwad of Chennai Super Kings is leading with an innings of 92 runs. Kyle Mayers of Lucknow Super Giants is second with 73 runs and Shubman Gill is third with 63 runs. Apart from these, David Warner and Bhanuka Rajapakse are present in the top 5.
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| player | Run |
| Rituraj Gaikwad | 92 |
| Kyle Meyers | 73 |
| Shubman Gill | 63 |
| david warner | 56 |
| Bhanuka Rajapakse | 50 |
On the other hand, in the Orange Cap race, Mark Wood of Lucknow Super Giants has achieved the first position by opening his paw against Delhi Capitals. Arshdeep Singh, Rajvardhan Hangergekar, Rashid Khan and Avesh Khan are present in the top 5 with him.
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| player | wicket |
| mark wood | 5 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 |
| Rajwardhan Hangergekar | 3 |
| rashid khan | 2 |
| Avesh Khan | 2 |
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