Rajasthan Royals locked horns with Punjab Kings in the 66th match of the IPL 2023 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala.
The Royals were tasked to complete the run-chase in 18.3 overs to finish the league stage with a better Net Run Rate compared to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
However, as it turned out, Punjab Kings have done a bit of favour to Royal Challengers Bangalore by keeping the RR batters silent at the fag end of the overs. Although the Royals managed to cross the victory line, they were just not quite able to get the job done quickly.
As a result, they are still in fifth place in the table with 14 points, having played all 14 games this season. The Royals have won the seven games and lost the rest of the seven games in the league stage.
Rajasthan Royals still keep their playoff hopes alive after their win over PBKS
Rajasthan Royals managed to win the game but in a disappointing manner as they aced the run-chase with two balls to spare when they were supposed to be finishing off the game in 18.3 overs for a better NRR.
Despite their unsatisfied win over Punjab Kings in Dharamsala, the Royals still keep their playoff hopes alive. Currently, they are the fifth on the table just below the fourth-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Both teams are tied on 14 points but RCB are fourth with a better NRR. Meanwhile, the Rajasthan Royals will be expecting Gujarat Titans to do a big favor for them. The Royals will be pinning their hopes on GT.
If Gujarat Titans manage to pull off a win over RCB in the next game, RCB’s NRR would drop considerably, which would mean that the Royals would sneak into the playoff. RCB will be eliminated if they lose by more than five runs against GT. At the same time, the Royals will also have to expect SRH to beat Mumbai Indians.
Punjab Kings’ playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Rajasthan Royals’ playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Adam Zampa, Trent Boult, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Now RR would want GT to do them a favour
— sagar guru (@cricketstuff12) May 19, 2023
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If MI beats SRH, RCB have to win. If SRH beats MI, RCB have to win/lose by less than 5 runs. – RCB's fate lies in their own hands.
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— sagar guru (@cricketstuff12) May 19, 2023
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RR Qualify for play-offs
Scenshot this 💗 pic.twitter.com/VsmceaWJwMAdvertisement— R (@RitikSaha14) May 19, 2023
Hope .
— Rajasthani Bateman (@rohit_san13) May 19, 2023
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RR and GT fans on sunday 😄#IPL #PBKSvsRR pic.twitter.com/6W1pETM18b
Advertisement— Bhanu (@PDheerawat) May 19, 2023
Rr going to eliminator against lsg🔥💪
— yadhu (@yadhu1_4) May 19, 2023
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This is how Rajasthan Royals can still qualify for IPL 2023 Playoffs
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— SportsTiger (@The_SportsTiger) May 19, 2023
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Punjab Kings are out of IPL 2023, Rajasthan Royals stay alive! #PBKSvsRR #IPL2023 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/uxsbalqfDY
Advertisement— OneCricket (@OneCricketApp) May 19, 2023
Now rooting for RR to qualify 🫡
— Nadim. (@nadimspeaks) May 19, 2023
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