IPL 2023 Points Table: KKR got 2 points after 17 days, RCB missed the chance to reach the top

IPL 2023 Points Table: Kolkata defeated Bangalore for the second time this season.Image Credit source: BCCI

New Delhi: After the completion of the first half of IPL 2023, the second part has started. This is the part where every team will have to play against some of the teams with whom they had clashed in the first part. Means a chance to settle the previous account. Royal Challengers Bangalore got this first chance but Kolkata Knight Riders Again turned water on his desires. With this, the hopes of Bangalore reaching 10 points were shattered for the time being.

At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the evening of Wednesday 26th April was again in the name of the opponents instead of the home team. Bangalore, playing its sixth match here this season, had to face defeat for the third time. Kolkata once again batted first and scored 200 runs. After this, the Bangalore team once again got upset in front of the KKR spinners and lost by 21 runs.

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2 points after 17 days

This victory also broke Kolkata’s four-match losing streak. Kolkata, which won the last match on April 9, got the happiness of 2 points after 17 days. This is only Kolkata’s third win in the eighth match, out of which two have come against Bangalore only. In this way, he now has 6 points and has jumped from eighth to seventh position and secured seventh position. Both have 6-6 points but there is a difference in net run rate.

Back to winning ways, the @KKRiders ,@RCBTweets came close to the target but it’s #KKR who clinch a 21-run win in Bengaluru????

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/o8MipjFKT1 #TATAIPL , #RCBvKKR pic.twitter.com/VIUY9EzXMA

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 26, 2023

At the same time, Bangalore, who were looking to gain momentum by winning two consecutive matches, had a chance to reach 10 points equal to Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. This defeat has stopped him from reaching here for the time being. Also made his net run rate worse. Although he is still in fifth place. You can see the full table here.

WHAT. A.CATCH??@Russell12A gets the big wicket of Virat Kohli as @venkateshiyer takes a stunning catch????#TATAIPL , #RCBvKKR pic.twitter.com/RNrIKSaqTs

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 26, 2023

Will Rajasthan snatch the crown of number 1?

Now the eyes are on the match of Thursday, April 27, in which Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings will compete. A match has already been played between the two teams. Rajasthan had registered victory in that match held in Chennai. This time the action center is Jaipur. After two consecutive defeats, Rajasthan will try to return to the winning ways. Along with this, he will also keep an eye on removing Chennai from the first place.

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