IPL 2024 Purple cap update: CSK's Tushar Deshpande climbs to fourth position as Harshal Patel leads after match 68

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) completed their remarkable comeback in the IPL season, securing a playoff spot with a 27-run victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Bengaluru. RCB's win pushed them into fourth place with 14 points from seven wins and seven losses, while CSK, also with seven wins and seven losses, dropped to fifth due to a lower net run rate.
Chasing 219 for victory and needing to score at least 201 to qualify for the playoffs, CSK got off to a disastrous start as skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was dismissed for a golden duck by Glenn Maxwell on the first ball of the innings.


Mitchell was the next to fall, dismissed by Yash Dayal for just four runs. Lockie Ferguson removed a well-settled Ajinkya Rahane for 33 in the ninth over. CSK lost the crucial wicket of Rachin Ravindra, run out by Mahipal Lomror. Cameron Green took the key wicket of Shivam Dube in the 14th over, who was struggling to score, having made just seven runs off 15 balls. RCB continued to chip away, dismissing Mitchell Santner for three runs. Yash Dayal, despite conceding a six in the over, got the wicket of MS Dhoni on the next ball.
Dayal was the standout bowler for RCB with figures of 2/42, while Lockie Ferguson, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj took a wicket each.
In the first innings, Virat Kohli's innings was cut short by Mitchell Santner after hitting a six in the 10th over. Faf du Plessis was run out unluckily by Santner in the 13th over. Rajat Patidar was dismissed by Shardul Thakur in the 18th over. Dinesh Karthik's cameo of 14 runs from 6 balls ended when he was caught by CSK wicketkeeper MS Dhoni off Santner in the 19th over.
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Maxwell provided a strong finish for RCB in the final over, scoring a six and a four before being dismissed by Thakur on the fifth ball. RCB finished their innings at 218/5. Shardul Thakur led the CSK bowling attack with two wickets, while Deshpande and Santner took one wicket each.
IPL 2024 Purple Cap Race:
In the heated competition for the Purple Cap in IPL 2024, Harshal Patel has taken the lead with 22 wickets, surpassing Jasprit Bumrah, who has claimed 20 wickets. Varun Chakravarthy's steady performances have placed him third with 18 wickets in 12 innings. Tushar Deshpande's recent wicket against RCB has propelled him to fourth position with 17 wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal, the Rajasthan Royals' spin maestro, has made a strong comeback, also securing 17 wickets, placing him fifth due to a slightly higher economy rate. Khaleel Ahmed of Delhi Capitals is in sixth place with 17 wickets, narrowly trailing Deshpande based on economy rate.
(Inputs from Agencies)