KL Rahul once again proved to be Mumbai Indians' nemesis as his magnificent second hundred set up a comfortable 36-run win for Lucknow Super Giants' and in turn knocked the five-time champions out of this edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).
Rahul continued his fairytale run against MI, slamming an unbeaten 103 off 62 balls with the help of 12 fours and four maximums as LSG posted 168/6 after being invited to bat at the Wankhade stadium. In reply, Rohit Sharma-led side was restricted to 132/8 as they suffered their consecutive eighth defeat in the 15th season of the cash-rich league, which spurred LSG to fourth place in the IPL points table.
Let's have a look at the IPL 2022 Points Table after LSG vs MI clash:
The new entrants Gujarat Titans are on top of the IPL 2022 Points Table with 12 points in . SunRisers Hyderabad are second, followed by Rajasthan Royals in third place. LSG, with their win on Sunday moved up to fourth place.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are fifth, meanwhile. The four teams below GT are all tied on points and separated only by Net Run Rate.
There are then three teams tied on six points, with Delhi Capitals in sixth place, Kolkata Knight Riders seventh and Punjab Kings eighth.
Chennai Super Kings are ninth with four points, while MI remain at the bottom of the table with a record-extending eighth defeat of the season.
| Teams | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | NRR | |
| GT | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | +0.396 | |
| SRH | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | +0.691 | |
| RR | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | +0.432 | |
| LSG | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | +0.334 | |
| RCB | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -0.472 | |
| DC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | +0.715 | |
| KKR | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | +0.080 | |
| PBKS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -0.562 | |
| CSK | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -0.534 | |
| MI | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | -1.000 |
IPL 2022 Orange Cap Holder
The mighty Jos Buttler continues to roar on top of run-charts with 491 runs, which includes three blistering tons this season. Meanwhile, LSG skipper Rahul, who has smashed two centuries this season, grabs second place with 368 runs. GT captain Hardik Pandya is third with 295 runs while the young MI star Tilak Varma moved up to fourth with 272 runs with RCB skipper Faf du Plessis on fifth with 255 runs.
IPL 2022 Purple Cap Holder
The top wicket-takers' list wasn't really disturbed by Sunday's match. Yuzvendra Chahal continues to lead the race for the Purple Cap with 18 wickets, while T Natarajan has 15. Kuldeep Yadav is in third place with 13 wickets, while Dwayne Bravo is fourth with 12 scalps. Umesh Yadav, with 11 wickets, rounds off the top five.
