Rajasthan Royals (RR) faced another defeat in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season 2024 as they lost the 65th match of the tournament to Punjab Kings (PBKS) by five wickets at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on May 15 (Wednesday). This was the fourth consecutive defeat for the Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan side. They may have already secured a place in the playoffs but have completely lost their form.

Batting first, Rajasthan struggled early on as they lost Yashasvi Jaiswal in the very first over. Riyan Parag’s 48-run knock and Ravichandran Ashwin’s innings of 28 runs helped them to 144-9 in 20 overs. Punjab Kings, powered by skipper Sam Curran’s impressive fifty, chased the target with ease in 18.5 overs, winning the match by five wickets.

IPL 2024 Updated Points Table

Position

Teams

Mat

Won

Lost

Tied

NR

Pts

NRR

1 (Q)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

13

9

3

0

1

19

1.428

2 (Q)

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

13

8

5

0

0

16

0.273

3

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

13

7

6

0

0

14

0.528

4

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

12

7

5

0

0

14

0.406

5

Delhi Capitals (DC)

14

7

7

0

0

14

-0.377

6

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

13

6

7

0

0

12

0.387

7

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

13

6

7

0

0

12

-0.787

8 (E)

Gujarat Titans (GT)

13

5

7

0

1

11

-1.063

9 (E)

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

13

5

8

0

0

10

-0.347

10 (E)

Mumbai Indians (MI)

13

4

9

0

0

8

-0.271

‘E’ signifies elimination from the IPL 2024 playoffs race whereas ‘Q’ signifies qualification into the playoffs.

IPL 2024 Most Runs List (Orange Cap)

1. Virat Kohli (RCB): 13 matches, 13 innings, 661 runs, HS: 113*, Avg: 66.10, SR: 155.16, 100s: 1, 50s: 5, 4s: 56, 6s: 33
2. Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK): 13 matches, 13 innings, 583 runs, HS: 108*, Avg: 58.30, SR: 141.50, 100s: 1, 50s: 4, 4s: 58, 6s: 18
3. Travis Head (SRH): 11 matches, 11 innings, 533 runs, HS: 102, Avg: 53.30, SR: 201.89, 100s: 1, 50s: 4, 4s: 61, 6s: 31
4. Riyan Parag (RR): 13 matches, 12 innings, 531 runs, HS: 84*, Avg: 59.00, SR: 152.58, 100s: 0, 50s: 4, 4s: 38, 6s: 31
5. Sai Sudharsan (GT): 12 matches, 12 innings, 527 runs, HS: 103, Avg: 47.91, SR: 141.28, 100s: 1, 50s: 2, 4s: 48, 6s: 16

Virat Kohli remains the IPL 2024 orange cap holder as he has the most runs in the tournament.

IPL 2024 Most Wickets List (Purple Cap)

1. Harshal Patel (PBKS): 13 matches, 45.0 overs, 428 runs, 22 wickets, BBI: 3/15, Avg: 19.45, Econ: 9.51, SR: 12.27, 4W: 0, 5W: 0
2. Jasprit Bumrah (MI): 13 matches, 51.5 overs, 336 runs, 20 wickets, BBI: 5/21, Avg: 16.80, Econ: 6.48, SR: 15.55, 4W: 0, 5W: 1
3. Varun Chakaravarthy (KKR): 12 matches, 44.0 overs, 367 runs, 18 wickets, BBI: 3/16, Avg: 20.38, Econ: 8.34, SR: 14.66, 4W: 0, 5W: 0
4. Yuzvendra Chahal (RR): 13 matches, 50.0 overs, 469 runs, 17 wickets, BBI: 3/11, Avg: 27.58, Econ: 9.38, SR: 17.64, 4W: 0, 5W: 0
5. Khaleel Ahmed (DC): 14 matches, 50.0 overs, 479 runs, 17 wickets, BBI: 2/21, Avg: 28.17, Econ: 9.58, SR: 17.64, 4W: 0, 5W: 0

Punjab Kings may have been knocked out of the tournament but their pace spearhead Harshal Patel remains the highest wicket taker in the IPL 2024, and hence holds the IPL 2024 purple cap.