Riding on Mitchell Marsh's all-round heroics, Delhi Capitals (DC) got their act together in the nick of time to upstage Rajasthan Royals (RR) by eight wickets and keep their IPL playoffs hopes alive on Wednesday.
After their bowlers restricted RR to 160 for six, Marsh's 62-ball 89 and David Warner's unbeaten 52 off 41 balls helped the Capitals complete the task with 11 balls to spare for their sixth win of the season that saw the team suffer setbacks both on and off the field, including multiple COVID-19 cases in its camp.
Let's have a look at the IPL points table after RR vs DC clash:
Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans (GT), who qualified for IPL Playoff on Tuesday currently assume the top on the IPL 2022 points table while fellow debutants Lucknow Super Giants are on the second spot on the table. RR, despite the loss, continue to be in third place while RCB takes the 4th place. DC is now fifth on the IPL 2022 points table. SRH has slipped to the 6th spot, while KKR is 7th. PBKS are now in 8th place with Chennai Super Kings (9th) and Mumbai Indians (10th) taking the last two spots.
| Team | Match | Win | Loss | Point | Net Run Rate |
| Gujarat Titans | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 | +0.376 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 12 | 8 | 4 | 16 | +0.703 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 | +0.228 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -0.115 |
| Delhi Capitals | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +0.210 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -0.031 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -0.057 |
| Punjab Kings | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -0.231 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | +0.028 |
| Mumbai Indians | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | -0.894 |
Orange Cap
Rajasthan Royals' opener Jos Buttler continues to hold the top spot in the IPL 2022 Orange cap race. LSG's KL Rahul keeps the second spot on the list, while David Warner is in the third spot. RCB skipper Faf du Plessis is now in the fourth spot, while Shubman Gill rounds off the top five run-getters in IPL 2022.
Purple Cap
The IPL 2022 Purple cap race sees Rajasthan Royals' Yuzvendra Chahal continue to lead the rest of the bowlers. RCB'S Wanindu Hasaranga after his five-wicket haul takes the second spot. DC's Kuldeep Yadav take the third spot, while PBKS pacer Kagiso Rabada takes the fourth spot. SRH's T Natarajan rounds off the top five wicket-takers list in IPL 2022.
