Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by five wickets

Punjab, chasing a difficult 145 on a slow surface, relied on Curran's undefeated 63 to reach their goal in Guwahati, Rajasthan's chosen home stadium, with seven balls remaining. Curran, a left-hander, and Jitesh Sharma, who scored 22, shared a crucial 63-run partnership. Despite losing his partner in the 16th over, Curran guided the side to victory and lifted them out of the bottom half of the 10-team standings.

Ashutosh Sharma, an impact replacement, scored the winning run with a smashing 17 to condemn Rajasthan to their fourth straight loss in this T20 competition. Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan, stated, "To be very honest, we have to sit back and accept that we are going through some failures." A day after they had guaranteed their play-off berth, Rajasthan's defeat damaged their prospects of finishing in the top two in the league stage.