NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals registered a key four-wicket last-over win over Punjab Kings in their final league game as Sanju Samson and co. kept their slim play-off hopes alive in what has been a roller-coaster business end of the season.
With their seventh win, Rajasthan climbed to the fifth spot on the table as their fate is now on the other results if they are to make it to the knockouts. Punjab, on the other hand are now eliminated from the top-four race after Shikhar Dhawan and co. were handed their 8th defeat of the season.
Chasing a tricky 188 for victory on a batting friendly Dharamsala track, fifties from Devdutt Padikkal and Yashasvi Jaiswal and a quickfire 28-ball 46 from Shimron Hetmyer helped Royals cross the finish line with 2 balls to spare.
