On a true Wankhede surface, the game between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab went down to the proverbial wire. Mumbai Indians’ stand-in captain Kieron Pollard launched into a hitting spree, smashing 10 sixes in a 31-ball 83 to single-handedly take the game to the opponents and eclipse a sublime KL Rahul 100. Mumbai needed four runs off four balls with three wickets in hand when Pollard got out. Alzarri Joseph, with Rahul Chahar at the other end, managed to get the winning couple off the last ball to completed the remarkable chase. It was MI’s fourth win and they moved to eight points. ALSO READ: KL Rahul makes strong case for India World Cup call-up with maiden IPL ton “I would like to thank God. Need to thank him for giving strength to me for doing the things that I do. Also love to thank my wife, it’s her birthday today and I want to dedicate this to her. I went up the order because I enjoy batting at Wankhede. Plan was to attack Ashwin as spin wasn’t doing great. Unfortunately it didn’t happen but it was about staying calm. Was a difficult pitch to bowl on and good to bat on, so we did well with the ball after the start they got. We did pull things back in the middle overs a bit but lost the plot at the end. Again, can’t be harsh on the bowlers. We finished on the right end of the result and thanks to God for that to. Obviously, Rohit is the captain of the team and it was only a precautionary measure for the team. He should be back in the next game. I would gladly give it back to him and field at the boundary, while also thinking of what to contribute to the team,” Kieron Pollard said after the match. Here is a look at the points table. Remember the top 4 teams qualify for the play-offs. David Warner continues to dominate the batting charts while Kagiso Rabada is currently wearing the purple cap.<doc-sep>IPL 2019 points table, Orange Cap and Purple Cap holders: Updated after Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Roya A six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Monday has taken Delhi Capitals to No 1 on the IPL 2019 points table. In match 41 of the 12th season of the IPL, the Shreyas-Iyer led Capitals cruised to a target of 192 with four balls to spare after a blazing 54 from Shikhar Dhawan laid the platform for Rishabh Pant (78*) to guide his team home. This is how the eight teams are placed as of April 23: With this win, Delhi drew level with defending champions Chennai Super Kings on 14 points. But with a superior net run-rate (0.181) as compared to CSK (0.087), DC have taken the top spot. AS IT HAPPENED: RR vs DC, Match 40 This loss is Rajasthan s seventh in ten games this season, and they are all but eliminated from the IPL 2019 playoffs now. On the Orange Cap table for most runs in IPL 2019, SRH opener David Warner remains on top with 517 runs. Dhawan, after his 54, has become the fourth batsman this season to cross 400 runs, and the first from Delhi Capitals. On the Purple Cap table for most wickets in IPL 2019, DC strike bowler Kagiso Rabada remains at the top with 23 after he took two against RR.<doc-sep>The 32nd match of IPL 2019 began with signs of 'Gaylestorm' hitting Rajasthan Royals. Jofra Archer, though had other plans, as he sent the giant from the Caribbean back to the hut before the damage made by him became out of control. Mayank Agarwal and David Miller then took the Royals to task and scored quickfire scores of 26 and 40 respectively to put Punjab in a very good position. KL Rahul, on the other hand, scored a well-compiled half century. Once KL Rahul was dismissed in the 18th over, Punjab lost 3 wickets for a mere 12 runs but a cameo from their skipper Ravichandran Ashwin saw them set a target of 183 for the visiting team from Rajasthan. Ajinkya Rahane surprised one and all by sending Rahul Tripathi out to open the innings with Jos Buttler. Much like his Caribbean counterpart, Buttler started off well but debutant Arshdeep Singh bowled a slower ball outside off which saw the end of the Royals opener. Tripathi kept going on at one end and scored a half century but got out at a crucial juncture in his attempt to change gears. Samson and Rahane both chipped in but failed to stay till the end. A quickfire 33* off just 11 balls from Stuart Binny helped Royals get closer to the total but they still fell short by 12 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin won the Man of The Match award for his all round performance of 17*(4) and 2-24 (4). Kings XI Punjab became the fourth team in this edition of the IPL to reach 10 points and are now sitting at the 4th spot but their NRR of -0.015 might be a matter of concern if Kolkata Knights Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad get back to winnings ways as both of them have positive NRRs. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, are placed at 7 in the points table, having won just 2 out of their 8 games. They have 4 points from 8 games and an extremely poor NRR of -0.589. It will be an uphill task for the Royals from now on. Orange Cap The Orange cap still sits pretty on David Warner's head as he has already scored 400 runs in this year's IPL with many more matches to come. He is followed closely by KL Rahul at 387 runs. Unlike last year, Rahul hasn't attacked the bowlers from the word go, but his steady approach sees him at number 2 of the Orange Cap board. He is followed by his teammate Chris Gayle at No 3, and Jos Buttler too has joined them in the top 5. Purple Cap T20 matches are not exactly bowler friendly, and most of the times, we are used to watching bowlers being belted to all parts of the ground. One standout performer with the ball in hand in this year's IPL though has been the Delhi Capitals' South African pacer Kagiso Rabada. He retains his position at the top spot of the Purple Cap with 17 wickets. Two wickets each for Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin saw them climb to the fourth and fifth spot of the Purple Cap leaderboard with a tally of 12 and 11 wickets respectively. Jofra Archer climbed up to the 8th spot with his 3-wicket haul in today's match.<doc-sep>
Mumbai Indians (MI) players Kieron Pollard and Ishan Kishan in action during the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL T20) cricket match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Wednesday | Photo Credit: PTI Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by three wickets in a high-scoring thriller at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday (April 11). The evening started with a scintillating 116-run opening stand between Chris Gayle and KL Rahul before the latter marched along to score his maiden IPL century as KXIP amassed a massive 197/4 in 20 overs. However, Kieron Pollard's blitzkrieg innings of 83 runs off 31 deliveries took Mumbai from a sloppy start to a thundering win at home. "We were a little up and down with out catching. It was a par score, with the dew falling, Shami was excellent but we couldn't get through. Sam was obviously under the pump, it's his first experience in the IPL in such a situation, he'll definitely get richer with the experience. I thought we could have been steelier with resolve, this is a very challenging ground, we are looking forward to getting back home," said Ashwin after the defeat. Updated points table: Mumbai Indians script their fourth win in the season to break into the top-five spot. Meanwhile, the loss takes KXIP to the fourth position in the table. Orange cap table: Sunrisers Hyderabad's David Warner still stands atop in the IPL 2019 Orange cap table with 349 runs from six matches at an average of 87.25. He is followed by KL Rahul who scored his maiden IPL century on Wednesday at the Wankhede Stadium against Mumbai Indians off 63 deliveries. He now has 317 runs in seven matches this season. He is followed by SRH's Jonny Bairstow who scored 263 runs in six matches this season. KKR's Andre Russell takes the fourth spot while Chris Gayle jumped up to take the fifth spot. He scored 63 runs off 42 deliveries against Mumbai Indians. He has scored 223 runs in six matches in IPL 2019. Purple cap table: Delhi Capitals' Kagiso Rabada stands atop in the table with 11 wickets in six matches in IPL 2019. He is followed by CSK's Imran Tahir and RCB's Yuzvendra Chahal, respectively, both with nine wickets each. And Mohammed Shami joins the nine-wicket club with his impressive three-fer against Mumbai Indians. He dismissed debutant Siddhesh Lad at the start of the innings before dismissed Hardik Pandya and his brother Krunal in the 16th over.