IPL 2023 Stats — Week 1: Orange Cap, Purple Cap, MVP List and the Points Table

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3 min readApr 8, 2023

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The 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off with a blockbuster clash between Gujarat Titans (GT) And Chennai Sup…

The 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off with a blockbuster clash between Gujarat Titans (GT) And Chennai Super Kings (CSK), where the Hardik Pandya led party emerged victorious. In the thrilling first week of IPL 2023, fans have seen quite a few thrillers and some outstanding performances from both batsmen and bowlers.

The one led by KL Rahul Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) played the last game of the standout first week on Friday, in which last year’s debutants recorded a comfortable victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Ekana Stadium.

After week 1, Lucknow has secured the numero uno position in the points table with 2 wins from three matches. Likewise CSK star Ruturaj Gaikwad has continued his super impressive form and currently owns the Orange Cap. He scored 149 runs in two games at an average of 74.50 and a strike rate of 183.95, with 92 being his best hit.

When it comes to the Purple Cap list, LSG fast bowler Highlight Wood is the leader with 8 wickets to his name in two matches, with one haul of five wickets. Both Ruturaj and Wood are also closely competing for the Most Valuable Player award.

Here are the IPL 2023 stats after the first week:

Orange cap

  • Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)
    Matches: 2, Runs: 149, Strike Rate: 183.95, HS: 92
  • Kyle Mayers (LSG)
    Matches: 3, Runs: 139, Strike Rate: 187.84, HS: 73
  • Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS)
    Matches: 2, Runs: 126, Strike Rate: 148.24, HS: 86
  • Virat Kohli (RCB)
    Matches: 2, Runs: 103, Stroke Frequency: 153.73, HR: 82
  • Sanju Samson (RR)
    Matches: 2, Runs: 97, Stroke Frequency: 170.18, HR: 55

Purple cap

  • Mark Wood (LSG)
    Matches: 2, Wickets: 8, BBI: 5/14, Eco: 7.88
  • Ravi Bishnoi (LSG)
    Matches: 3, Wickets: 6, BBI: 3/28, Eco: 6.25
  • Varun Chakravarthy (KKR)
    Matches: 2, Wickets: 5, BBI: 4/15, Eco: 5.35
  • Rashid Khan (GT)
    Matches: 2, Wickets: 5, BBI: 3/31, Eco: 7.13
  • Nathan Ellis (PBKS)
    Matches: 2, Wickets: 5, BBI: 4/30, Eco: 8.14

Most Valuable Player (MVP)

  • Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)
    Points: 68, 4s: 7, 6s: 13, Catches: 2, Run outs: 0, Stumpings: 0
  • Mark Wood (LSG)
    Points: 65, Wickets: 8, Dots: 26, Catches: 2, Run outs: 0, Stumpings: 0
  • Kyle Mayers (LSG)
    Points: 63, 4s: 10, 6s: 9, Catches: 1, Run outs: 0, Stumpings: 0
  • Shardul Thakur (KKR)
    Points: 53.5, Wickets: 1, Dots: 11, 4s: 9, 6s: 4, Catches: 1, Run outs: 0, Stumpings: 0
  • Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS)
    Points: 50.5, 4s: 15, 6s: 3, Catches: 1, Run outs: 0, Stumpings: 0

Points table (Top 5 teams)

  • Lucknow Supergiants
    Points: 4, Wins: 2, Loss: 1, NRRL: +1,358
  • Gujarat Titans
    Points: 4, Wins: 2, Loss: 0, NRRL: +0.700
  • Punjab kings
    Points: 4, Wins: 2, Loss: 0, NRRL: +0.333
  • Knight Riders of Kolkata
    Points: 2, Wins: 1, Loss: 1, NRRL: +2,056
  • Rajasthan Royals
    Points: 2, Wins: 1, Loss: 1, NRRL: +1,675

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