Punjab Kings record 6th win and give other IPL raise hopes of other teams

Punjab Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore decisively by over 50 runs. This not only gave Punjab Kings hopes of qualifying for the last 4, they also ensured that other teams like Delhi Capitals, SRH can nurse some hopes for the last 4. A win for RCB would have ensured that they remained in the hunt and shut out hopes for the other teams. Alas, that was not the case as they succumbed to a shock defeat against Punjab Kings. Punjab, for their part pulled up a dream start by scoring over 60 runs in the power play. They did lose Dhawan during power play, however Bairstow continued scoring good runs which ultimately helped them score over 200 runs. From the way Punjab started, it seemed they may run up a score of over 220 runs. That was not the case finally, however that was still enough to defeat RCB who seemed to be on a losing spree. 

When RCB started, once again Kohli got out cheaply. Although Maxwell tried to revive their fortunes, it was still too much and when he got out, that was the end. Du Plessis too got out cheaply, which didn't help them much. However, once again it was the RCB's bowling that failed them as Hazelwood went for over 60 runs in his 4 overs. This was indeed too much and contributed to the score of Punjab Kings. Overall, it was a good comeback for Punjab Kings who still need to win their remaining matches and hope other teams play badly. For RCB, apart from winning next match, they need to win by a huge margin to move their NRR to positive territory. That is a huge ask and let's see if they can manage.

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 CSK back to winning ways

CSK secured their third win in IPL 2022, thanks to a sterling performance from their openers, with Ruturaj Gaikwad unlucky to miss a deserving hundred. The opening partnership itself scored 182 runs out of the total 200 odd runs scored by CSK. The way they started off, it looked like CSK was destined for a score over 220 runs. However, that was not be, after they lost Ruturaj to Dhoni. They however did well to defend their score against Sun Risers. Strangely, SRH bowlers couldn't make major inroads into CSK. Bhuvanesh Kumar was restrictive but couldn't capture wickets. Umran Malik was again expensive and couldn't make much of a difference with his pace. Sundar didn't get a chance to bowl and got injured too. All in all, a day off for the SRH pacers.

When SRH started,  a target of over 200 runs was always going to be difficult for them. Their batting is not very strong, nor is it weak. they did forge an initial partnership during the powerplay. However, that alone was not enough for them to reach the target. All along in this tournament, they had struggled to score over 180-190 runs. That came to the forefront this time too as SRH finally fell short by 13 runs, despite scoring 24 runs in the last over. A relief from Captaincy seems to have helped Jadeja with his bowling  as he conceded only 15 runs in his 3 overs. A good comeback from CSK' bowlers. Overall, a nice comeback by CSK. However, they have a mountain to climb. They need to win all their remaining matches and also better their Net run rate. It is still in the negative and only by improving it  can they nurse hopes for the last 4. As far as SRH is concerned, their bowlers need to fire a lot more and keep the opposition to a score less than 180 runs. Else, they can't progress further in the tournament.

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