Marsh century conquers Rajasthan

Kings XI Punjab scored an important win over Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL semi-finals as they beat the tournament favourites by 41 runs in the concluding league game at Mohali on Wednesday night.

Opener Shaun Marsh struck a brillaint 69-ball 115 as Kings XI Punjab posted a daunting 221-3, but Rajasthan Royals managed only 180-7 in their 20 overs.
Though both teams have qualified for the semi-finals, Punjab will start their knock-out phase on a positive note while Rajasthan may have conceded psychological points to their rivals as they chose to rest Shane Warne in today's match.
Scoreboard
PunjabS Marsh c Trivedi b Watson 115J Hopes c Salunkhe b Y Pathan 51Y Singh run out (Y Pathan) 49L Pomersbach not out 1Extras: 5 ( b:0 lb:1 nb:1 w:3)Total: 221-3 (20) Curr. RR: 11.05
FOW: J Hopes (133-1, 13.4), S Marsh (213-2, 19.2), *Y Singh (221-3, 20)

RajasthanM Patel 4 0 37 0S Watson 4 0 40 1Pankaj Singh 3 0 48 0D Salunkhe 3 0 23 0S Trivedi 4 0 48 0Y Pathan 2 0 24 1

RajasthanM Patel 4 0 37 0S Watson 4 0 40 1Pankaj Singh 3 0 48 0D Salunkhe 3 0 23 0S Trivedi 4 0 48 0Y Pathan 2 0 24 1