In what was a dead rubber in context with the IPL 2022 playoffs, the last league game saw Punjab Kings thrashing Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets to end their campaign. SRH were restricted to 157/8 by a fine bowling spell from Harpreet Brar - 3/26. The run chase was boosted by Liam Livingstone's power-packed 49 off just 22 balls as Punjab chased down the target with 29 balls to spare.
IPL 2022 Points Table
Although the result had no consequence in the playoff qualification, both SRH and PBKS had an opportunity to finish in fifth position, had won by a big margin. Although Punjab won with 29 balls to spare and five wickets in hand, they ended their IPL 2022 campaign in the 6th position with 14 points while a loss meant SRH finished at the eighth spot with 12 points.
