IPL 2024 Points Table, Team Standings: Sunrisers Hyderabad came up with a dominating performance against Chennai Super Kings in match 18 of the IPL 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday, April 5.
SRH defeated CSK by six wickets to register their second win of the season and climb up to a few places in the points table as they put up an all-round effort at home.
The Pat Cummins-led side now has jumped to the fifth spot in the points table with two wins and four points after their win over CSK.
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The defending champions CSK, on the other hand, retained their place in the third position despite their second successive defeat of the season.
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Talking about the match, the hosts chased down the 166-run target in just 18.1 overs with Nitish Reddy smashing a six to wrap up things off Deepak Chahar.
He remained unbeaten on 14 off eight balls with the in-form batter Heinrich Klaasen standing at the other end with 10 runs under his belt.
Chasing the target, the hosts were off to a flying start on the back of a fiery knock from Abhishek Sharma who smashed 37 runs off just 12 balls.
Smashing three fours and four sixes early in the innings, Abhishek laid the foundation and made things a bit easy for his side with the required run rate remaining within their control.
Aiden Markram was the top run-getter for them who smashed an impactful half-century, scoring 50 runs off 36 balls.
After being put into bat first, CSK had their struggles at regular intervals but managed to reach 165/5 in their 20 overs.
While other CSK batters struggled to get going in the middle, Shivam Dube played yet another remarkable innings of 45 runs in just 24 balls, hitting two fours and four sixes.
Talking about the points table, Kolkata Knight Riders continue to stay at the top with wins in all of their first three matches.
Rajasthan Royals have as many wins under their belt but are placed second due to less net run rate than KKR.
Lucknow Super Giants complete the top four with two wins and four points in three matches.
Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans are placed sixth and seventh respectively with four points each.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who will be up against RR in their next match, stand in the eighth position with just one win followed by Delhi Capitals in ninth place.
Mumbai Indians are placed at the bottom of the table as they remain the only side to haven't won a single match this season so far with defeats in their first three matches.
Checkout the updated IPL 2024 Points Table
| Ranking | Teams | Matches | Wins | Losses | NRR | Points |
| 1. | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 3 | 0 | +2.518 | 6 |
| 2. | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 3 | 0 | +1.249 | 6 |
| 3. | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 2 | 2 | +0.517 | 4 |
| 4. | Lucknow Super Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | +0.483 | 4 |
| 5. | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 2 | 2 | +0.409 | 4 |
| 6. | Punjab Kings | 4 | 2 | 2 | -0.220 | 4 |
| 7. | Gujarat Titans | 4 | 2 | 2 | -0.580 | 4 |
| 8. | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4 | 1 | 3 | -0.876 | 2 |
| 9. | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1.347 | 2 |
| 10. | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1.423 | 0 |
1. The top four teams on the IPL 2024 points table will qualify for the playoffs.
2. The teams will get two points for every win whereas the losing side will have nothing on board.
3. The points table will be updated after every IPL match.
4. If the match gets abandoned or terminated prematurely resulting in a No Result, both teams get a point each.