Rajasthan Royals were in great form in the beginning. But now they have lost their potential. The team that got four wins in the first four matches lost 4 consecutive matches in this final time. Farewell is already confirmed for Punjab Kings. However, on Wednesday night, they defeated the Rajasthan Royals, who are second in the points table and secured the fight for the playoffs. As a result, Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan is under pressure after losing four times in a row.
In response to Rajasthan’s 144 for 9 at Guwahati Stadium on Wednesday night, Punjab reached the target with 7 balls in hand, as a result, they snatched victory by 5 wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders benefited from Sam Curran’s victory. They are going to finish the league phase of IPL on top. There was no chance for any team to touch them.
Besides, this is the fifth win in 13 matches for Punjab, who have already been eliminated from the tournament. Rajasthan, who were relegated to the group stage, lost in 5 games. In contrast, the team lost only 1 match of the opening 9 games. At the end of 13 matches, their points are 16.
Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad have a chance to top Rajasthan and become the top two. Both teams scored 14 points. Chennai has one and Hyderabad has two matches left. Chennai’s run rate is quite good. Captain Sam Curran played a big role in Punjab’s victory. He came to the crease after losing 3 wickets for 36 runs. Then he played an unbeaten innings of 63 runs off 41 balls. In this way, he made a pair of 12 runs with Jonny Bairstow, 63 with Jitesh Sharma, and 34 runs with Ashutosh Sharma.
Curran took 2 wickets for 24 runs to restrict Rajasthan to 144 runs and was also Man of the Match as a result. Jonny Bairstow 14, Riley Russo 22, Jitesh Sharma 22, Ashutosh 17, and Prabsimran Singh scored 6 runs. Avesh Khan and Yuzvendra Chahal took 2 wickets each for Rajasthan. Trent Boult gets 1 wicket.
Earlier, Rajasthan scored 144 runs with Ryan Parag’s 48, Ravichandran Ashwin’s 28, Kohler Cadmore’s 18, Sanju Samson’s 18, and Boult’s 12. Apart from Curran, Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar took 2 wickets each. Nathan Ellis and Arshdeep Singh both claimed one wicket.
Rajasthan Royals – 144/9 (20.0)
Punjab Kings – 145/5 (18.5)
Result – Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
Player of the match – Sam Curran
Sam Curran
Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Rovman Powell, Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Avesh Khan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Yuzvendra Chahal |
Punjab Kings | Sam Curran (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Shashank Singh, Rahul Chahar, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh |
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