{"id":171913,"date":"2026-05-24T20:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T02:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171913"},"modified":"2026-05-24T20:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T02:21:16","slug":"ipl-2026-rajasthan-royals-seals-last-playoffs-spot-pbks-kkr-knocked-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171913","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals seals last Playoffs spot; PBKS, KKR knocked out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71017388\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Rajasthan Royals became the fourth and final team to qualify for the IPL 2026 Playoffs after defeating Mumbai Indians by 30 runs on Sunday. Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders were knocked out of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>RR reached 16 points from 14 matches with the win, overtaking Punjab Kings\u2019 tally of 15 points. Kolkata Knight Riders, playing Delhi Capitals later on Sunday, can also reach a maximum of 15 points.<\/p>\n<p>Rajasthan Royals will now face off against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator on May 27, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans will lock horns in Qualifier 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/rajasthan-royals-qualifies-for-playoffs-eliminator-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-pbks-kkr-knocked-out\/article71017388.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan Royals became the fourth and final team to qualify for the IPL 2026 Playoffs after defeating Mumbai Indians by 30 runs on Sunday. Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders were knocked out of the tournament. RR reached 16 points from 14 matches with the win, overtaking Punjab Kings\u2019 tally of 15 points. Kolkata Knight &#8230; <a title=\"IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals seals last Playoffs spot; PBKS, KKR knocked out\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171913\" aria-label=\"Read more about IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals seals last Playoffs spot; PBKS, KKR knocked out\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":171914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/11908_24_5_2026_18_12_11_4_DSC_9582.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":171423,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171423","url_meta":{"origin":171913,"position":0},"title":"IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals eliminated after Punjab Kings defeats Lucknow Super Giants","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Delhi Capitals became the fourth team to be eliminated from IPL 2026 after Punjab Kings defeated Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets on Saturday. 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