IPL 2025 Points Table Updated: KKR jumps to fifth place from below; Sunrisers Hyderabad hit new coat after third loss | Mint

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) made a big jump in the IPL 2025 points table after the defending champions were fifth on Thursday after their 80-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eden Gardens. KKR, who was in the game on the back of a humiliating defeat to Mumbai Indians, was in tremendous pressure to deliver at home against SRH. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side drove on the fifties of Angkrish Raghuvanshi (50) and Venkatesh Iyer (60) to 200/6 in 20 overs. In response, SRH simply surrendered before Vaibhav Arora (3/29) and Varun Chakravarthy (3/22) to be 120 runs in 16.4 overs. With this loss, SRH slipped from the seventh position to the bottom of the table. In fact, it was the third consecutive loss of SRH in the tournament. With two wins in four games, KKR now has four points and is equal to Punjab Kings (first), Delhi Capitals (second), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (third) and Gujarat Titans (fourth). The press and gold also improved their net run (NRR) after the victory against SRH. After their loss against Mumbai, Indians had an NRR of -1.428. Now they have -0.346. IPL 2025 Points Table After KKR vs SRH Clash Team matches won, NRR Points 1. Punjab Kings 2 2 2 0 1.485 4 2. Delhi Capitals 2 2 2 0 1.320 4 3. Royal Challengers Bengaluru 3 2 1 1.149 4 4. Gujarat Titans 3 2 1 0.807 4 5. Riders 4 2-0.346 4 6. 3 1 2 0.309 2 7. Lucknow Super Giants 3 1 2 -0.150 2 8. Chennai Super Kings 3 1 2 -0.771 2 9. Rajasthan Royals 3 1 2 -1.112 2 10. Sunrisers Hyderabad 4 1 3 -1.199 2 IPL 2025 Purple Cap -Varun Enters down, KKR -Varer Chakaravarthy, after his three wickets, entered the top five in the race for IPL 2025 Purple Cap. The India spinner, who currently has six wickets out of four games, rose to third place behind Chennai Super Kings’ Noor Ahmad (9) and Delhi Capitals Pacer Mitchell Starc (8). Stay up to date with all the actions from the IPL 2025. Look at the IPL 2025 schedule, follow the latest IPL 2025 points table and follow the top performers with the orange cap and purple cap.