Even after the defeat against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023, the Punjab Kings team remains intact in the playoff race.
In IPL 2023, the 64th match was played between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings. In this match, Delhi Capitals defeated Punjab Kings by 15 runs. After the defeat in this match, Punjab Kings' hopes of going to the playoffs have been hurt, but still their team is intact in the playoff race. Due to which the team of Mumbai Indians and RCB may face problems. The playoff race is getting more exciting by the day. In this episode, the victory of Delhi Capitals has made it even more exciting. The Delhi team is out of the playoff race, but they can spoil the equation of other teams.
Punjab alive in playoff race
Punjab Kings team is at 8th position in the points table with 12 points from 13 matches. While RCB has played two matches, Mumbai has yet to play one match. If both these teams lose their remaining matches now. Also, if Punjab Kings win their next match and improve their net run rate from both these teams, then Punjab Kings can also make it to the playoffs. Apart from this, Punjab Kings will also have to see that their net run rate is better than KKR and Rajasthan Royals. In such a situation, the hopes of Punjab are still alive. Although it is very difficult to do so, it is not impossible.
Delhi beat Punjab
In the match played between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, the Delhi team scored 213 runs losing 2 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. During this Riley Russo and Prithvi Shaw scored brilliant half-centuries. Russo played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs in just 37 balls. In the second innings of the match, the Punjab Kings team could only score 198 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Punjab Kings had to face defeat in this match due to poor start in batting.
