IPL 2024, RR vs KKR: Rajasthan Royals Finish Third as Their Final League Game Gets Abandoned Due to Rain

It wasn’t meant to be for the Rajasthan Royals as they share the spoils with Kolkata Knight Riders in the final league game of the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.

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The Royals needed the win to go up to second but incessant showers meant that they were unable to get a game going. There was a moment somewhere around 10:30 PM IST where showers had stopped and the match officials had given the go-ahead to play a seven-over game. But just as the toss was completed, it was raining once again and the game was eventually abandoned.

While KKR will remain at the top, their last two games of the league being washed out could prove to be a concern and there will be worries that the players might be rusty having not played a single game for the past 10 days. However, it can also be that the players are fully refreshed after the break they have had.

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KKR will play Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first Qualifier in Ahmedabad on Tuesday followed by the ‘Eliminator’ between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the same venue.

The Royals have only themselves to blame after fumbling through the latter stages of the tournament with four consecutive losses to push them down to third. Now they will have to go into the playoffs without Jos Buttler and take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad in the first eliminator.

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On the other hand, SRH, a team that redefined power-hitting with optimum use of ‘Impact Sub’, had one of their best chases on Sunday, albeit on a track that once again resembled a highway in terms of its placid quotient. The chase of 215 against a depleted Punjab Kings with five balls to spare also bolstered their NRR just when it was needed.

(with PTI Inputs)