IPL 2024: KKR-RR clash called off due to rain, playoff clashes finally confirmed
economictimes.indiatimes.comRajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Guwahati was called off due to rain on Sunday, with both teams getting one point each.
With one more point in their kitty, KKR remains at the top with nine wins, three losses and two no results. They have a total of 20 points. RR is at the third spot, with eight wins, five losses and one no result. They have a total of 17 points.
With this, the playoff match-ups have been decided as well. KKR will take on second-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first qualifier at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on May 21.
SRH reached the second spot following a win over Punjab Kings on Sunday.
PBKS won the toss and elected to bat first. A hard-hitting half-century from Prabhsimran Singh (71 in 45 balls, with seven fours and four sixes) and 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) set the tone for a big total, taking PBKS to 214/5 in their 20 overs.
T Natarajan (2/33) was the pick of the bowlers for SRH.
In the run-chase, after losing Travis Head for a duck, 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 fiery knocks to propel SRH to 215/6 in 19.1 overs, winning the game with five balls left.
Arshdeep Singh (2/37) was the pick of the bowlers for PBKS.
Abhishek Sharma was the Player of the Match for his
