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Chennai Super Kings lost to Kings XI Punjab by six wickets in Mohali, Chandigarh on Sunday to settle for second spot in the league table. Chennai posed 170/5. KL Rahul and Chris Gayle put together 108-run partnership and Punjab had an impressive win at home.
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in Bengaluru. SRH posted 175/7 in 20 overs. RCB chased the target with four balls to spare. Shimron Hetmyer and Gurkeerat Singh Mann put up a 144-run partnership for RCB.
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by 34 runs in Kolkata. KKR put a mammoth total of 232/2 in 20 overs. MI managed 198/7 in 20 overs as they fell short by 34 runs. Hardik Pandya shone as he struck 91 off 34 balls for MI.
Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 16 runs in New Delhi. DC posted 187/5 in 20 overs. RCB kept losing wickets at regular intervals as DC took control. Parthiv Patel and Virat Kohli got RCB to a good start but eventually Delhi's total proved to be too much for the visitors.
Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Opting to bowl in a must0win match, Rajasthan first restricted Sunrisers to 160 for eight and then chased down the target in 19.1 overs.
Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets in Kolkata. Varun Aaron got the Rajasthan Royals off to a great start with the wickets of Chris Lynn and Shubman Gill. The Rajasthan Royals put the Kolkata Knight Riders under pressure by picking up wickets at regular intervals. However, Dinesh Karthik played a fantastic innings of 97* runs to help KKR post 175/6 in 20 overs. Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson put Rajasthan in the driver’s seat with a 53-run opening stand. Thereafter, Riyan Parag strung important partnerships with Shreyas Gopal and Jofra Archer to put Rajasthan’s chase back on track.
Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by five wickets in Jaipur. Steve Smith replaced Ajinkya Rahane as RR captain. Shreyas Gopal got Rajasthan Royals off to a good start with the wicket of Rohit Sharma. Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav consolidated the innings with a 97-run partnership. Hardik Pandya's innings of 23 runs helped MI post 161/5 in 20 overs. Ajinkya Rahane fell early on in the innings for 12 runs. Steve Smith and Riyan Parag strung a 70-run partnership to keep RR in the chase. Smith remained unbeaten on 59 as RR clinched the match with five balls to spare.
Ravichandran Ashwin and KL Rahul played pivotal roles as Kings XI Punjab produced a superb all-round performance to script a comfortable 12-run win over Rajasthan Royals. Rahul hit a 47-ball 52, while Ashwin (2/24) smashed 17 off four balls in the last over and then took two crucial wickets as KXIP clinched the game.