Rain on Sunday forced Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) called-off their Indian Premier League (IPL) final league stage encounter in Guwahati. Both teams received one point apiece.
KKR is still in first place with nine victories, three losses, and two no results. They have one extra point in their account. They’ve scored twenty points in all. With eight victories, five losses, and one no result, RR is ranked third. They’ve scored 17 points in all.
As a result, the playoff pairings have also been determined. On May 21, KKR and Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are now ranked second, will play their first qualifier at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
With their victory over Punjab Kings on Sunday, SRH moved up to the second position.
After winning the toss, PBKS chose to bat first. PBKS reached 214/5 in their 20 overs thanks to a powerful half-century from Prabhsimran Singh (71 in 45 balls, with seven fours and four sixes), as well as knocks from Rilee Rossouw (49 in 24 balls, with three fours and four sixes) and Atharva Taide (46 in 27 balls, with five fours and two sixes).
For SRH, T Natarajan (2/33) was the preferred bowler.
Abhishek Sharma (66 in 28 balls, with five fours and six sixes), Nitish Kumar Reddy (37 in 25 balls, with a four and three sixes), and Heinrich Klaasen (42 in 26 balls, with three fours and two sixes) played explosive knocks to propel SRH to 215/6 in 19.1 overs, winning the game with five balls remaining in the run-chase after they lost Travis Head for a duck.
For PBKS, Arshdeep Singh (2/37) was the preferred bowler.
Due to his rapid fifty, Abhishek Sharma was named Player of the Match.
With 17 points from eight victories, five losses, and a no result, SRH is ranked second in the points standings. With five victories, nine defeats, and ten points, PBKS is ranked ninth.
In the other game, an elimination match between RR and fourth-place Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on May 22 at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, promises to be a fight of the Royals. Rajasthan has suffered from four straight losses and this washout; they will not only enter the eliminator lacking confidence but also against an extremely strong RCB team. Additionally, RR would forfeit their opportunity to defend their championship in Qualifier 2, which takes place on May 24 at Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium between the victor of the eliminator and the loser of Qualifier 1.
The championship match is scheduled for May 26 in Chennai.
In an exciting match on Saturday in Bengaluru, RCB defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by a score of 27 runs to claim the fourth and final playoff position. whilst 219 runs were defended. They held CSK to 191/7.10 runs, which is less than the 201 runs, regardless of the outcome, that CSK was required to score to advance to the playoffs. With seven wins, seven losses, and 14 points, RCB is ranked fourth. RCB had a terrible start to the competition, winning only one of their first eight games. However, they bounced back to make it to the last four.