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Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab, Indian Premier League 2020 Match 50: As it happened
Chris Gayle's blistering knock of 99 runs went in vain as Rajasthan Royals clinched a comfortable seven-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab to keep their hopes of making it to the playoffs alive in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
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Image Credits: Twitter/@IPL - KXIP are currently standing at the fourth place with six victories from 12 matches, while RR are languishing down at the seventh spot with five wins in hand.
- In the previous clash between the two sides this season, Rajasthan Royals swept aside Kings XI Punjab by four wickets in Sharjah.
- The two sides have met each other in a total of 20 matches in the cash-rich league so far, with Rajasthan holding a 11-9 lead over KXIP.
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Chris Gayle's blistering knock of 99 runs went in vain as Rajasthan Royals clinched a comfortable seven-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab to keep their hopes of making it to the playoffs alive in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Chasing a good target of 186 runs to win, openers Robin Uthappa and Ben Stokes provided a perfect start to the Rajasthan franchise by stitching a 60-run stand for the opening wicket.
After Ben Stokes fell for 26-ball 50, Uthappa (30) and Sanju Samson (48) added 51 runs for the second wicket before skipper Steve Smith (31) and Jos Buttler (22) helped Rajasthan Royals cross the mark in 17.3 overs.
Earlier, Gayle not only notched up a sublime knock of 99 runs off 63 balls, but also stitched a hige 120-run stand for the second wicket with skipper-cum-opener KL Rahul to help Kings XI Punjab post a total of 185 for four in their stipulated 20 overs.
With the win, Rajasthan Royals have climbed up to the fifth spot in the IPL 2020 points table with six wins from 13 matches and are now standing just behind KXIP, who have same number of victories in hand but have better net run-rate than Rajasthan.
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