IPL Points Table 2026: Rajasthan took a leap on the strength of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, now needed so much for playoffs

Sanjeev Kumar

khelja|20-05-2026

Vaibhav took Rajasthan to fourth placeImage Credit source: PTI

IPL Points Table 2026 (Updated), After Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants Match: Coming to the last part of the league stage of the IPL 2026 season, a big change has been seen in the points table. Punjab Kings have finally had to bear the brunt of their poor performance since many days and are now out of the top-4. The team to oust him is Rajasthan Royals, who defeated Lucknow Super Giants on the basis of Vaibhav Suryavanshi's explosive innings and took a big step in the race for the playoffs.

In the match played in Jaipur on Tuesday 19th May Rajasthan Royals Achieving the target of 221 runs, it won by 7 wickets. Once again the star of this victory of Rajasthan was 15 year old batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The young opener from Rajasthan played a brilliant inning of 93 runs in just 38 balls, which included 10 sixes. Apart from him, Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was captaining the match, also scored 43 runs and Dhruv Jurel also scored 53 runs.

Rajasthan reached fourth place

With this victory, Rajasthan now has 14 points from 13 matches and the team has jumped from fifth place to fourth place.

This jump has caused loss to Punjab, which is stuck on 13 points due to losing 6 consecutive matches and has now fallen to fifth position. Due to this result, while Rajasthan's chances of reaching the playoffs have increased, Punjab's position has become weaker than before.

How will Rajasthan reach the playoffs?

After this match, it now seems more possible for Rajasthan to reach the playoffs.

The team has to play its last match against Mumbai Indians on 23 May. If Rajasthan wins this match, it will have 16 points and will reach the playoffs because no other team can reach this many points. If it loses this match, then its chances of reaching the playoffs will depend on the results of other teams. Currently, they are in the race with Punjab Kings (13 points, 1 match), Delhi Capitals (12 points, 1 match), Chennai (12 points, 1 match) and Kolkata Knight Riders (11 points, 2 matches).

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