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Pune Warriors batsman Robin Uthappa, left, plays a shot during their Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bangalore, India, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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IPL 2014 Table: Latest Standings, Key Fixtures, Top Batting and Bowling Records

Danny CollinsMay 17, 2014

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. 

No
IPL
M
W
L
T
NRR
Pts
 
1
KXIP
10
8
2
0
1.020
16
 
2
CSK
10
8
2
0
0.570
16
 
3
RR
11
7
4
0
0.480
14
 
4
KKR
10
5
5
0
0.060
10
 
5
SRH
10
4
6
0
-0.330
8
 
6
RCB
10
4
6
0
-0.330
8
 
7
MI
10
3
7
0
-0.370
6
 
8
DD
11
2
9
0
-1.160
4

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.

DateFixtureVenueTV InfoLive Stream
May 18Chennai vs. BangaloreRanchiITV4ITV Player
May 18Hyderabad vs. KolkataHyderabadITV4ITV Player
May 19Rajasthan vs. MumbaiAhmedabadITV4ITV Player
May 19Delhi vs. PunjabDelhiITV4ITV Player
May 20Hyderabad vs. BangaloreHyderabadITV4ITV Player
May 20Kolkata vs. ChennaiKolkataITV4ITV Player
May 21Punjab vs. MumbaiMohaliITV4ITV Player
May 22Kolkata vs. BangaloreKolkataITV4ITV Player
May 22Chennai vs. HyderabadRanchiITV4ITV Player
May 23Mumbai vs. DelhiMumbaiITV4ITV Player
May 23Punjab vs. RajasthanMohaliITV4ITV Player
May 24Bangalore vs. ChennaiBengaluruITV4ITV Player
May 24Kolkata vs. HyderabadKolkataITV4ITV Player
May 25Punjab vs. DelhiMohaliITV4ITV Player
May 25Mumbai vs. RajasthanMumbaiITV4ITV 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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