IPL 2022 Updated Points Table, Orange Cap And Purple Cap Standings After PBKS vs RR and LSG vs KKR on 07 May

Lucknow Super Giants claim huge victory to go top of the IPL 2022 points table

Mumbai, May 7: New entrants Lucknow Super Giants defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 75 runs at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Saturday (May 7) to move above Gujarat Titans to the top of the IPL 2022 points table.

GT, who sit in second spot, have won 8 of their 11 matches so far. Meanwhile, 3rd placed Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai earlier in the day to strengthen their chances of reaching the playoffs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore are in fourth with 6 wins in 11 matches, but posses a lower Net Run Rate (NRR) compared to the chasing pack.

Delhi Capitals are in the fifth position in points table followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings, who also have the same number of points as DC, but an inferior Net Run Rate (NRR).

KKR, who suffered a dent to their playoff hopes, occupy the next spot followed by the most successful sides in IPL - defending champions Chennai Super Kings in ninth, while record champions Mumbai Indians still sit in tenth spot with just two wins.

Here is a look at the updated IPL 2022 points table, orange cap and purple cap leaderboard after PBKS vs RR and LSG vs KKR on 07 May 2022:

Position	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	Points	Net Run Rate
1.	Lucknow Super Giants	11	8	3	0	0	16	0.703
2.	Gujarat Titans	11	8	3	0	0	16	0.120
3.	Rajasthan Royals	11	7	4	0	0	14	0.326
4.	Royal Challengers Bangalore	11	6	5	0	0	12	-0.444
5.	Delhi Capitals	10	5	5	0	0	10	0.641
6.	Sunrisers Hyderabad	10	5	5	0	0	10	0.325
7.	Punjab Kings	11	5	6	0	0	10	-0.231
8.	Kolkata Knight Riders	11	4	7	0	0	8	-0.304
9.	Chennai Super Kings	10	3	7	0	0	6	-0.431
10.	Mumbai Indians	10	2	8	0	0	4	-0.725

Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal extended their lead at the top of the Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings

IPL 2022 Orange Cap Leaderboard

Position	Player	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Strike Rate	50s	100s
1.	Jos Buttler (RR)	11	618	116	152.21	3	3
2.	KL Rahul (LSG)	11	451	103*	145.01	2	2
3.	Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS)	11	381	88*	122.11	3	0
4.	David Warner (DC)	8	356	92*	156.82	4	0
5.	Quinton de Kock (LSG)	11	344	80	138.70	3	0
6.	Hardik Pandya (GT)	10	333	87*	134.27	3	0
7.	Abhishek Sharma (SRH)	10	331	75	134.00	2	0
8.	Shreyas Iyer (KKR)	11	330	85	130.95	2	0
9.	Tilak Varma (MI)	10	328	61	136.66	2	0
10.	Sanju Samson (RR)	11	321	55	155.82	2	0

IPL 2022 Purple Cap Leaderboard

Position	Player	Matches	Wickets	Best Bowling Inning	Economy Rate	4W+ Innings
1.	Yuzvendra Chahal (RR)	11	22	5/40	7.25	2
2.	Kuldeep Yadav (DC)	10	18	4/14	8.42	2
3.	Kagiso Rabada (PBKS)	10	18	4/33	8.72	2
4.	T Natarajan (SRH)	9	17	3/10	8.65	0
5.	Wanindu Hasaranga (RCB)	11	16	4/20	8.21	1
6.	Umesh Yadav (KKR)	10	15	4/23	7.15	1
7.	Mohammed Shami (GT)	10	15	3/25	8.29	0
8.	Umran Malik (SRH)	10	15	5/25	8.92	2
9.	Khaleel Ahmed (DC)	7	14	3/25	7.85	0
10.	Avesh Khan (LSG)	9	14	4/24	8.14	1