IPL 2023: Rajasthan won by 4 wickets, Punjab out of playoff race

IPL 2023: Rajasthan won by 4 wickets, Punjab out of playoff race

Rajasthan Royals have kept their hopes alive in the Indian Premier League 2023 playoff race, while Punjab Kings are out of the race. Rajasthan Royals, captained by Sanju Samson, defeated Punjab Kings, playing under the captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan, by 4 wickets in the 66th match of the current season.

With this victory, the Rajasthan team has come at number 5 in the table. After playing all the league matches, he has 14 points in his account, while the Punjab team has been able to score only 12 points. In such a situation, Punjab is out of the playoff race. To enter the playoffs, Rajasthan will now have to pray for Mumbai's defeat and Bengaluru's big defeat.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose fielding at Dharamshala ground. Batting first, Punjab scored 187 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Rajasthan achieved the target of 188 runs by losing 6 wickets in 19.4 overs.

Turning points

Poor start of Punjab After losing the toss, Punjab went to bat first and lost 3 wickets in the powerplay itself. While reaching the score of 50 runs, the team's fourth wicket also fell. After a poor start, the Punjab team could not cross the 200-run mark.

Brar dropped Hetmyer's catch Devdutt Paddikal and Yashasvi Jaiswal got Rajasthan off to a good start. After this, Shimron Hetmyer scored fast. Harpreet Brar dropped his catch in the 17th over. Hetmyer took advantage of the lifeline and did not let his team lag behind in the match by scoring 46 off 28 balls.

Impact player won Rajasthan sent impact player Dhruv Jurel to the crease after the wicket of Riyan Parag in the 18th over. Jurel made the team win by scoring 10 runs in 4 balls with 2 balls remaining. It was Jurel who also hit the winning six off Rahul Chahar in the last overa