The unlucky end result meant each Royals and KKR shared a degree every and Sunrisers Hyderabad pipping the previous for a second spot on a greater Web Run Charge.
The Royals’ incapacity to safe a victory of their final recreation proved pricey as they’ll now should face Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the Eliminator.
As It Occurred
Whereas KKR completed the league engagements on 20 factors with 9 wins and two extra solitary factors courtesy wash-outs, SRH (17 factors) pipped RR (17 factors) regardless of each groups have equal factors.
SRH completed with NRR of 0.414 in comparison with RR’s 0.273.
KKR will play Sunrisers Hyderabad within the first Qualifier in Ahmedabad on Tuesday adopted by the ‘Eliminator’ between RR and RCB in the identical venue.
Rajasthan Royals would blame themselves for stepping into a pleasant little rut after an unimaginable run throughout the first half of the event once they had gained eight out of their 9 video games.
However their marketing campaign misplaced a little bit of steam in direction of the again finish as they misplaced 4 video games on trot and with no Jos Buttler for crunch video games, dealing with a marauding RCB in a winner-takes-all match might be a really robust proposition.
Then again, SRH, a workforce that redefined power-hitting with optimum use of ‘Influence Sub’, had one in every of their greatest chases on Sunday, albeit on a observe that when once more resembled a freeway by way of its placid quotient. The chase of 215 in opposition to a depleted Punjab Kings with 5 balls to spare additionally bolstered their NRR simply when it was wanted.
(With inputs from PTI)
