
IPL 2014 Table: Latest Standings, Key Fixtures, Top Batting and Bowling Records
The Indian Premier League enters the home straight this week with Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings tussling it out to top the table. So with four sides progressing to the knockout stages of this year's extravaganza, let's take a look at the current standings and the form players to watch out for on the subcontinent.
The Super Kings are the IPL's form side and take on the Jekyll and Hyde-esque Royal Challengers in Ranchi on Sunday. A win is imperative for Bangalore, who are led by Yuvraj Singh, if they are to sneak a place in the final four.
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Shane Watson's Rajasthan Royals have already secured their place in the final four and welcome Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians to Ahmedabad. It has been a disappointing campaign for Mumbai, who sit second from bottom in the IPL on six points with no chance of progressing to the knockout stages.

In the most compelling of the remaining fixtures, Shikhar Dhawan's Sunrisers Hyderabad face Gautam Gambhir's Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata sit only two points ahead of the Sunrisers, so Sunday's clash will play a big role in deciding which side progresses to the final four.
Dhawan has struggled this term with suggestions that the captaincy of Hyderabad has shackled the formerly swashbuckling batsman. StarSportsIndia tweeted these telling stats about the captain.
Here's a look at the remaining fixtures.
| Date | Fixture | Venue | TV Info | Live Stream |
| May 18 | Chennai vs. Bangalore | Ranchi | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 18 | Hyderabad vs. Kolkata | Hyderabad | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 19 | Rajasthan vs. Mumbai | Ahmedabad | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 19 | Delhi vs. Punjab | Delhi | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 20 | Hyderabad vs. Bangalore | Hyderabad | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 20 | Kolkata vs. Chennai | Kolkata | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 21 | Punjab vs. Mumbai | Mohali | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 22 | Kolkata vs. Bangalore | Kolkata | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 22 | Chennai vs. Hyderabad | Ranchi | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 23 | Mumbai vs. Delhi | Mumbai | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 23 | Punjab vs. Rajasthan | Mohali | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 24 | Bangalore vs. Chennai | Bengaluru | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 24 | Kolkata vs. Hyderabad | Kolkata | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 25 | Punjab vs. Delhi | Mohali | ITV4 | ITV Player |
| May 25 | Mumbai vs. Rajasthan | Mumbai | ITV4 | ITV Player |
Key to the Sunrisers' hopes will be South African Dale Steyn. The right-arm fast has taken 10 wickets this season at an average of 29.30 but was in excellent form for the South Africans at this year's World Twenty20.
He will have to subdue compatriot Jacques Kallis if his team is to progress. Kallis is firmly established as the world's pre-eminent all-rounder, but he has not been in form during this season's IPL. Taking four wickets at a average of 46.50 and hitting 151 runs at an average of 25.16, Kallis has had a quiet campaign. Nevertheless, he is a big-game performer, and expect him to cause the Sunrisers problems.
Kolkata's Robin Uthappa has been a revelation this term, hitting 382 runs at an average of 38.20. Kolkata's official Twitter account tweeted this regarding the team's form man.
It will be necessary for the right-hander to replicate such form if his side is to fend off Hyderabad and secure the last knockout spot.

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