Punjab Kings loved a dream night on Thursday (April 4) after they efficiently chased 200 down to declare their second win of the continued seventeenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Shikhar Dhawan-led facet appeared down and out at one stage in pursuit of the entire however an accidental hero took them over the road after enjoying one of many prime knocks of the season.Â
Shashank Singh, a 32-year-old Chhattisgarh participant, performed a heroic 61*-run knock off simply 29 balls to script a dramatic three-wicket win for Punjab Kings, a win that has introduced their IPL 2024 marketing campaign again on monitor following two consecutive losses. His match-winning knock helped him accumulate the Player of the Match (POTM) award.
Notably, Punjab’s 200-run chase on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad was their sixth profitable chase of 200 or extra runs. They have now turn out to be the crew to chase 200 or extra essentially the most variety of instances (six) in the historical past of the cash-rich league.
Second on the checklist are Mumbai Indians (MI). The five-time IPL champions have chased 200 or extra 5 instances in the IPL and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are third on the checklist having registered the feat thrice.
IPL 2024 Points Table
| Ranking | Teams | Matches | Wins | Losses | Points | NRR (Net run charge) |
| 1. | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.518 |
| 2. | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.249 |
| 3. | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.976 |
| 4. | Lucknow Super Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.483 |
| 5. | Punjab Kings | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.220 |
| 6. | Gujarat Titans | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.580 |
| 7. | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.204 |
| 8. | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.876 |
| 9. | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.347 |
| 10. | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.423
|
