The Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals (RR) played the last match of the fifth week, which saw them facing a massive loss at their home ground in Jaipur against defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT).
Following the completion of the fifth week, Gujarat have reclaimed the numero uno spot in the points table with 7 wins out of 10 matches. The KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are at the second position with 5 triumphs out of 10 fixtures.
Just like the fourth week, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis is the leading run-scorer. On the bowling charts, Mohammed Shami has acquired the top position.
Here are the IPL 2023 stats after the fifth week:
Orange Cap
- Faf du Plessis (RCB)
Matches: 9, Runs: 466, strike-rate: 159.58, HS: 84 - Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR)
Matches: 10, Runs: 442, strike-rate: 158.42, HS: 124 - Devon Conway (CSK)
Matches: 10, Runs: 414, strike-rate: 144.25, HS: 92* - Shubman Gill (GT)
Matches: 10, Runs: 375, strike-rate: 135.86, HS: 67 - Virat Kohli (RCB)
Matches: 9, Runs: 364, strike-rate: 137.87, HS: 82*
Purple Cap
- Mohammed Shami (GT)
Matches: 10, Wickets:18, BBI: 4/11, Eco: 7.02 - Rashid Khan (GT)
Matches: 10, Wickets: 18, BBI: 3/31, Eco: 8.05 - Tushar Deshpande (CSK)
Matches: 10, Wickets: 17, BBI: 3/45, Eco: 10.77 - Arshdeep Singh (PBKS)
Matches: 10, Wickets: 16, BBI: 4/29, Eco: 9.80 - Piyush Chawla (MI)
Matches: 9, Wickets: 15, BBI: 3/22, Eco: 7.28
Most Valuable Player (MVP)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR)
Points: 226, 4s: 57, 6s: 19, Catches: 5, Run outs: 4.5, Stumpings: 0 - Mohammed Shami (LSG)
Points: 200, Wickets: 18, Dots: 132, Catches: 2, Run outs: 0, Stumpings: 0 - Axar Patel (DC)
Points: 191, Wickets: 07, Dots: 72, 4s: 18, 6s: 12, Catches: 3, Run outs: 0, Stumpings: 0 - Faf du Plessis (RCB)
Points: 190.5, 4s: 35, 6s: 28, Catches: 2, Run outs: 0, Stumpings: 0 - Devon Conway (CSK)
Points: 180.5, 4s: 50, 6s: 13, Catches: 4, Run outs: 0, Stumpings: 0
Points table (Top 5 teams)
- Gujarat Titans
Points: 10, Wins: 7, Loss: 3, NRR: +0.752 - Lucknow Super Giants
Points: 10, Wins: 5, Loss: 4, NRR: +0.639 - Chennai Super Kings
Points: 10, Wins: 5, Loss: 4, NRR: +0.329 - Rajasthan Royals
Points: 10, Wins: 5, Loss: 5, NRR: +0.448 - Royal Challengers Bangalore
Points: 9, Wins: 5, Loss: 4, NRR: -0.030
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