Sunday became an entertaining day again with two exciting blockbuster games. In the first half of the day, the Chennai Super Kings fought a duel with the Punjab Kings in Dharamsala. The evening gets even more interesting with the game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants. Both clashes saw some bashing, bringing with them some notable changes to the Orange Cap standings.
Intense batting performances from Chennai and Punjab:
The first match of the day saw a thrilling clash between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. The game was characterized by an intense battle. Batting first, Ajiyanka Rahane was dismissed for 9 runs. After that, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and Daryl Mitchell took the innings forward well. Ravindra Jadeja played an impressive innings of 43 runs off 26 balls. In 20 overs they managed to score 167/9.
While batting in the second innings, the Punjab Kings struggled with their batting form. Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw left early. Prabhsimran Singh scored 30 runs. Shashank Singh scored 27 runs in 20 balls. Harpreet Brar remained unbeaten on 17 runs. They fought all the time. But these efforts could not save Punjab as they suffered a 28-run defeat.
KKR’s dominance and LSG’s batting battle:
Another day, another score of over 200 for the Kolkata Knight Riders. In the second match of the day, Lucknow Super Giants faced Kolkata Knight Riders at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. While batting first, they showed their masterclass in batting. Sunil Narine shone again with 81 runs. Phill Salt and Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored 32 runs each. Rinku Singh scored 16 runs in 11 balls. Skipper Shreyas Iyer added 23 runs in 15 balls. With this exceptional batting performance, they scored 235/6 in 20 overs.
On the other hand, the Lucknow batters struggled during the second innings as they failed to form effective partnerships. Arshin Kulkarni walked away after scoring just 9 runs. KL Rahul lost his wicket by 25 runs. Marcus Stoinis scored 36 runs in 21 balls. Nicholas Pooran walked off after scoring 10 runs. Ayush Badoni was dismissed for 15 runs. Their wickets kept falling. They ended the game with a massive defeat of 98 runs.
The Orange Cap scenario:
| Dough | team | Running | To match | The highest score | Average |
| Virat Kohli | RCB | 542 | 11 | 113 | 67.75 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK | 541 | 11 | 108 | 60.11 |
| Sunil Narine | KKR | 461 | 11 | 109 | 41.91 |
| KL Rahul | VSG | 431 | 11 | 82 | 39.18 |
| Philip Salt | KKR | 429 | 11 | 89 | 42.9 |
| Sai Sudharsan | GT | 424 | 11 | 84 | 42.4 |
| Riyan Parag | RR | 409 | 10 | 84 | 58.43 |
| Rishabh pants | Direct current | 398 | 11 | 88 | 44.22 |
| Travis Head | SRH | 396 | 9 | 102 | 44.00 |
| Sanju Samson | RR | 385 | 10 | 82 | 77.00 |
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