Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh struck fifties, while Harpreet Brar took three wickets as Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs to enhance their chances of making the IPL playoffs on Sunday. Thanks to Wadhera's 37-ball 70, Shashank's unbeaten 59 and a valuable 30 by skipper Shreyas Iyer, PBKS scored a competitive 219/5.
RR openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (50) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (40) gave the home side a fiery start, scoring 76 runs in 4.5 overs. But once Suryavanshi was dismissed by Brar (3/22) in the fifth over, wickets started tumbling at regular intervals and RR could manage 209 for 7 in the end. Dhruv Jurel (53) was the highest run-getter for RR.