IPL 2023 / Battle for number 1 and 2 in IPL, know the latest status of points table

IPL 2023: The ongoing battle between the teams to reach number one in the points table of IPL 2023. Every day after the match, there is a big change in the points table. This time ten teams are participating in the IPL and after the league stage is over, the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs. After this, one of those four teams will become the champion of IPL. This season will end for the remaining six teams. Meanwhile, today again a match will be played between KL Rahul's captaincy LSG and Sanju Samson's captaincy Rajasthan Royals. The match will be played at the home ground of Rajasthan Royals i.e. Sawaiman Singh Stadium in Jaipur. Today's match is also special because today's match is very special to go number one in the points table.

Rajasthan Royals number one in the points table, LSG number two

Talking about the points table of IPL 2023, at this time the team of Rajasthan Royals is occupying the number one position. The team has played five matches so far and has won four matches and the team has lost only one match. The team currently has eight points and the net run rate is 1.354. After this, LSG is at number two. Out of the five matches that the team has played so far, they have won three and lost two. The team has six points and a net run rate of 0.761. That is, today there will be a battle of two teams for number one. If the Rajasthan Royals team wins today's match, then they will remain on the number one position, but if the LSG team wins, then it is not necessary that the team will reach number one. The points of LSG will be equal to RR, but if the net run rate is low, then the team will have to be satisfied with number two. LSG will need a big win to move to number one.

Playoff race easy for Rajasthan Royals, increased difficulties for Delhi Capitals

Meanwhile, after these two teams, the team of Chennai Super Kings, captained by MS Dhoni, has now reached the number three position and the team of Gujarat Titans is at number four. Although it is too early to say which four teams will make it to the playoffs, but it seems almost certain that if the Rajasthan Royals team wins today's match and earns two more points, then the road ahead for them is quite long. Till then it will be easy. With this win, the team will get ten points and after this, if the team wins four more matches, then the place in the top 4 should be considered confirmed. That means then there will be a clash between the remaining nine teams for three spots. Meanwhile, the Delhi Capitals team, captained by David Warner, has not won a single match so far, the team has lost its first five matches. That is, if the team wins all the matches from here, then only the matter will be settled. It has to be seen which team wins today's match and how Delhi Capitals perform further.