And…Defeted RR – What a Remarkable match by Punjab Kings!
PBKS is a team that is last on the points table, they will not be able to qualify for the playoffs. Today they faced a team that had already qualified for the IPL playoffs. But Punjab Kings showed tremendous fight today!
What a match, what a victory Kings! After defeating GT in Gujarat, KKR in Kolkata, CSK in Chennai, today in the 65th match they defeated RR in Guwahati!
PBKS won the match by 5 wickets in an mportant match that was played between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings on Wednesday at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
Match Highlights
RR won the toss and they opted to bat first.
Rajasthan Royals set a score of 145 for Punjab to chase in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Only Parag leaves for Rajasthan
For RR Riyan Parag’s contributed with 48 runs. For Rajasthan, Parag hit six fours during his 34-ball innings, while Ravichandran Ashwin contributed 28 runs in 19 balls with three fours and one six. Both of them tried to speed up the innings by making a partnership of 50 runs for the fourth wicket but their efforts were not successful.
Prabhsimran Singh got out after edging a Trent Boult delivery, caught by Yuzvendra Chahal at short third man. Boult’s relieved smile after Chahal’s diving catch added a humorous touch. Later, Avesh Khan took two wickets in an over, followed by another wicket from Yuzvendra Chahal. Earlier, Riyan Parag’s resilient innings helped RR to set a score of 144 for 9 in 20 overs.
Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar, and Harshal Patel each grabbed two wickets for PBKS.
Punjab Kings pacer Harshal Patel took two big wickets for 28 runs from his four overs against RR. Harshal is now the first bowler this season with 15-plus wickets in overs 16-20 means in death overs!
Playing XI for RR –
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
Playing XI for PBKS –
Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran(c), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
A Race for Playoffs:
Punjab team is already out of the race to reach the top 4, while RR team is currently at number 2 and even after facing a big defeat in today’s match, it has officially confirmed its place in the playoffs. Rajasthan Royals are placed 2nd with 16 points in 12 matches. But this was the 4th continuous defeat for RR.
Read More: RR Secure Playoff Spot After DC Wins Against LSG, IPL 2024
points table
| Team | Points | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Net Run Rate |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.428 |
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.273 |
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.528 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.406 |
| Delhi Capitals (DC) | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -0.377 |
| Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -0.769 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | +0.217 |
| Gujarat Titans (GT) | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | -1.063 |
| Punjab Super Kings (PBKS) | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | -0.347 |
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | 8 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | -0.27 |
