In the second match of IPL 2020, Chennai Super Kings defeated the defending champions Mumbai Indians. The fixture saw Mumbai Indians setting a target of 163 runs which was chased down by Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK in 19.2 overs with five wickets remaining.
Lungi Ngidi played a crucial role in this important win of Chennai Super Kings. He ran through the lower middle-order completely and took three major Mumbai Indians wickets. Three MI all-rounders- Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, and Krunal Pandya were sent back to the pavilion to restrict them to 162. In his four overs, Ngidi gave 38 runs to take three wickets at an average of 12.66. He is followed by his two colleagues Deepak Chahar (2/32) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/42) in the Purple Cap table.
Here is the updated Purple Cap table after MI vs CSK Match 1:
| IPL 2020 Purple Cap Holder | |||||||||
| POS | PLAYER | Mat | Inns | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
| 1 | Lungi Ngidi | 1 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 12.66 | 9.5 | 8 |
| 2 | Deepak Chahar | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Ravindra Jadeja | 1 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 4 | Piyush Chawla | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 5.25 | 24 |
| 5 | James Pattinson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 6.75 | 24 |
| 6 | Trent Boult | 1 | 1 | 3.2 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 6.9 | 20 |
| 7 | Sam Curran | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Rahul Chahar | 1 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 24 |
| 9 | Krunal Pandya | 1 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 9.25 | 24 |
| 10 | Jasprit Bumrah | 1 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 43 | 10.75 | 24 |
