SRH returned to the top-4 of the points tableImage Credit source: PTI

The position of the points table in IPL changes almost every day. On most occasions, the team that registers victory moves up in this table. But on the day of 'double header' the story is different because here one can see ups and downs within a few hours. At present, hardly anyone will be able to understand this better than Delhi Capitals. Despite defeating defending champion Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi did not stay in the top-4 for long, as Sunrisers Hyderabad ousted it from here.

SRH snatched away Delhi's happiness

Saturday, April 18 was another double header day in IPL 2026. That means double the thrill of two matches. The competitions were also tremendous. in the first match Delhi and Bengaluru There was a clash and this match continued till the end of the last over, where David Miller snatched the victory from the mouth of Bengaluru. This was Delhi's third win this season and thus the team reached fourth place with 6 points in 5 matches.

But just a few hours after this success of Delhi, Sunrisers Hyderabad again achieved success under the captaincy of Ishan Kishan. Sunrisers also defeated Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in the match that lasted till the last over. Like Delhi, Chennai also had a chance to win the match in the last over but they did not have a player like David Miller. In this way, Sunrisers registered their third win in 6 matches this season.

With this win, Sunrisers also got 6 points like Delhi, but in terms of net run rate, SRH (0.566) again took the fourth position, leaving Delhi behind (0.310). Within just 4 hours his chair was snatched away from Delhi. However, everything was not so bad for him because a day earlier the team was in sixth place and now it is in fifth place. Below that is Gujarat Titans at sixth place, which itself has 6 points.

What happened to RCB and CSK?

Talking about the losing teams, Rajat Patidar's RCB had a chance to get the first place, which it missed. But despite the defeat, the team remains at second position with 8 points. However, Rajasthan Royals will play their next match on Sunday 19th April and they can snatch this place from them.

Whereas Chennai Super Kings is currently in eighth place. He still has 4 points. Talking about other teams, Punjab Kings (9) are at first place, while Rajasthan (8) is at third. Lucknow Super Giants (4) are at eighth, Mumbai Indians (2) are at ninth, while Kolkata Knight Riders (1) are at last.

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