Rajasthan Royals enter play-offs as CSK beat Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets

Chennai Super Kings defeated Kings Eleven Punjab by 5 wickets in the final league game of the season at Pune last night. 

Opting to bowl, Chennai first bundled out Punjab for 153 in 19.4 overs, with South African pacer Lungisani Ngidi bagging 4 wickets.They, then, overhauled the target with 5 balls to spare and 5 wickets in hand, courtesy Suresh Raina's unbeaten 61 and Deepak Chahar's 39. Ngidi was named man of the match.

The win sent Punjab crashing out of the play-offs race and helped Rajasthan Royals to progress.All



the four play-offs berths have now been decided as Rajasthan has joined Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in the top four.

In the first qualifier, Hyderabad will take on Chennai on Tuesday. The winner will enter the Final, while the losing team will have another chance of making it to the title clash. 

They will play the winner of Wednesday's Eliminator between Kolkata and Rajasthan. The Final will be played on Sunday at Mumbai.