Punjab was without chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, and Harpreet Prar. The field was discovered by Fabian Allen, Mayang Agarwal, and Shah Rukh Khan. This was a positive change for Punjab. Loki Ferguson and sandeep Warrier were replaced in Kolkata's victorious side for the delhi Capitals by shivam Mavi and Tim Seaford. punjab won the coin toss and chose to bat first.
Rahul was a responsible player.
KL The punjab team got off to a great start thanks to rahul and Mayang Agarwal. In the opening over, Ian Morgan dropped a catch by Mayang Agarwal. Mayang Agarwal was dismissed for 40 runs in 27 balls against Kolkata. Next, Nicholas Pooran was dismissed for 12, and Aidan Makram was matched with KL Rahul. He, too, was suspended for 18 games, while deepak Hooda was suspended for three. Shah Rukh Khan entered the fray in the 16.4th over and sided with Rahul.
Kolkata's performance
Kolkata, who had initially dominated punjab, lost the fort in the final five overs. From sunil Narine's 16th overs, the match, which required 45 off 30 balls, began to shift.
Account for the playoffs
With this win, the punjab squad has climbed to fifth place in the points standings with ten points. With 10 points, kolkata is also fourth in terms of run rate. punjab will play chennai on october 7 and Bangalore tomorrow. Tomorrow, kolkata will face Hyderabad, and on october 7, it will face Rajasthan. The teams from chennai and rajasthan are competing today. If rajasthan wins, four teams will be tied for first place with ten points, hence the success or failure of each team will likely influence the playoff hopes of the other teams.
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