Kolkata Knight Riders assured itself of the top spot in the league stage of the IPL 2024 after Rajasthan Royals stumbled to a defeat to Punjab Kings on Wednesday in Guwahati.
Royals, who were on 16 points, had to beat Kings to give themselves a chance to reach KKR’s points tally (19)
RR set a below-par target of 145 runs for PBKS which it chased down in 18.5 overs with five wickets in hand.
A win for RR in the next game confirms it a top-three finish, however, if it aims to finish top-two, Sunrisers Hyderabad will have to lose one of its remaining two matches.
IPL 2024 POINTS TABLE AFTER RR VS PBKS
| Position | Team | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | Points | NRR |
| 1. | Kolkata Knight Riders (Q) | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | +1.428 |
| 2. | Rajasthan Royals (Q) | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | +0.273 |
| 3. | Chennai Super Kings | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | +0.528 |
| 4. | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | +0.406 |
| 5. | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | -0.377 |
| 6. | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | +0.387 |
| 7. | Lucknow Super Giants | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -0.787 |
| 8. | Gujarat Titans (E) | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | -1.063 |
| 9. | Punjab Kings (E) | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -0.347 |
| 10. | Mumbai Indians (E) | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | -0.271 |
(Updated after RR vs PBKS on May 15)
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