Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets in an exciting turn of events in IPL 2024. This was the fourth consecutive defeat for the Rajasthan Royals. They currently sit in 2nd place in the points table with 16 points. Although Punjab Kings are out of the playoff race, this victory has improved their rankings in the points table. The result of this match has disrupted the leaderboard and the fight for the playoffs has become much more exciting now.
Rajasthan Royals batted first. They were able to score a modest 144 runs on a sluggish pitch. Punjab’s bowlers kept the batters under pressure and bowled quite economically. Only Riyan Parag managed to score a good 48 runs off 34 balls. Sam Curran, Harshal Patel, and Rahul Chahar got 2 wickets for the Punjab Kings.
Punjab Kings had a struggling start to their chase. They lost four wickets on the score of 48, but then Sam Curran played a captain innings and put his team back in the game. He remained unbeaten and scored 63 runs off 41 balls. Ashutosh Sharma played a cameo in the end, scoring 17 runs off 11 balls. Punjab Kings chased down the target of 145 runs with 7 balls remaining. Avesh Khan and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 2 wickets each for Rajasthan Royals.
Sam Curran became the Player Of the Match for his match-winning knock.
A successful outing in Guwahati thanks to a successful chase from the Punjab Kings ❤️
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 15, 2024
Captain Sam Curran remains unbeaten to complete a 5-wicket win 👏👏
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