IPL 2024 Points Table: The race is on. A month and 20 days gone, however we still have a number of stakeholders seeking to stake their claims for these spots that take one into the event’s enterprise finish – the Playoffs.
With Kolkata Knight Riders formally certified and Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians formally eradicated, there are still seven teams within the reckoning for three remaining locations though we now have solely eight league video games left (together with the Gujarat Titans vs KKR conflict on May 13).
Rajasthan Royals: RR sit healthily within the second place and have come very near formally getting that ‘Q’ towards their identify, solely to fall quick on the finish. RR have 16 factors in 12 video games and wish just one win to substantiate their place. If they win it, they stand an excellent likelihood of confirming a top-two end too.
Chennai Super Kings: The win over Rajasthan Royals has come as an enormous aid for the defending champions. CSK now have 14 factors in 13 matches and a win of their final sport vs RCB on May 18 will nearly affirm their place.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: The batting butchers of SRH have the luxurious of an additional sport over CSK with 14 factors in 12 matches. If they win each – vs GT and PBKS – they won’t solely affirm their place but in addition be sturdy contenders for that top-two end.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB have made it 5 out of 5 wins of their second half of the event. They now have 12 factors in 13 matches and their dream is trying a bit extra real looking. But they still usually are not self-dependent. Even in the event that they beat CSK of their final league sport, RCB wouldn’t need any greater than three teams to go over 14 factors, which is out of their attain. The greatest case can be that solely one among SRH, LSG or DC transcend 14 factors to sail by way of on NRR.
Delhi Capitals: A loss to RCB in Bengaluru has dented DC’s possibilities to qualify. Plus their unfavourable NRR of 0.482 is doing no higher for them. DC have 12 factors in 13 matches. They have to beat LSG by an enormous margin and hope not more than three teams transcend 14.
Lucknow Super Giants: LSG are higher positioned than RCB and DC as they’ve 12 factors in 12 video games however their NRR of -0.769 is more likely to damage them. LSG can still attain 16 but when CSK can be there (in the event that they beat RCB) and SRH win one among their two, LSG will discover it very robust to achieve the playoffs on NRR.
Gujarat Titans: The thinnest thread {that a} workforce is hanging by within the race for the playoffs is Gujarat Titans. GT have 10 factors in 12 matches and even when they win their subsequent two video games – vs KKR and SRH – their NRR of -1.063 is about to hang-out them. They have hopes to qualify on 14 (like RCB) however they want large wins and pray for different outcomes to fall their strategy to stand an opportunity to qualify.
