For Punjab Kings, it was a match for them to win for the playoffs, and for Rajasthan Royals, it was a match to save their face. However, despite a desperate try from Dhruv Jurel at the end, RR failed to reach the mark, and Punjab sealed a 10-run win in a high-scoring thriller. Punjab Kings, despite winning the toss, lost three early wickets quickly, putting them under pressure. Priyansh Arya was out for 9, Mitchell Owen got out for a duck, and Prabhsimran Singh scored 21 before falling. Shreyas Iyer steadied the innings with a decent 30 off 25 balls, but the bulk of the scoring came from Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh. Nehal blasted a powerful 70 from 37 deliveries, including five fours and five sixes, while Shashank remained unbeaten with a blazing 59 off just 30 balls. Azmatullah Omarzai also contributed with an unbeaten 21. Punjab posted a strong total of 219 for 5 in their 20 overs, thanks to these middle-order fireworks. Tushar Deshpande was the most successful bowler, taking two wickets but conceding 37 runs in 4 overs. Akash Madhwal and Kwena Maphaka picked up a wicket each but were expensive, giving away 48 and 32 runs, respectively. Read also: Travis Head Tests Covid Positive, Likely to Miss SRH vs LSG Clash Jaiswal set the base of the chase Chasing 220 runs, by the third over, Rajasthan was already at 50 runs on the board, thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal's early start partnered by the young Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He made his half century, and Harpreet Brar had to give a cunning, wide delivery to trap the opener. Vaibhav added 40 runs four boundaries and an equal number of sixes. Captain Sanju Samson, who made a comeback this match, scored 20, while Riyan Parag added just 13. Having Shimron Hetmyer by his side, Dhruv gave a final try. The young man was looking for shots throughout. He scored 53 runs in the heat but left in the final over when RR had to chase just 20 runs. it was no doubt the most important wicket today for PBKS. Punjab coach Ricky Ponting jumped up, and the entire dugout celebrated. Well, it was not the wide Yorker but the length from Marco Jansen that messed up Dhruv. Arshdeep Singh went wicketless, conceding 60 runs but gave a tight one in his final over. Harpreet Brar, the key one shone with 3/22, while Azmatullah Omarzai and Jansen bagged two each. Yuzvendra Chahal was economical but wicketless. Xavier Bartlett gave 12 in one over.