New Delhi. The sudden playoff struggle in IPL 2023 is a cause of concern for all the teams except one. This season, 3 teams have been eliminated from the playoff race, 6 are still in the fray. Sometimes a team reaches the top in the points table and sometimes another team appears above. More than a month and a half has passed this season, most of the exciting matches are being seen at the end when only a few days are left for the playoffs. That means now only four matches are left in the IPL league stage. Now it will be clear only after the last match that which are the four teams that will be able to reach the playoffs.
It is worth noting that this season 3 teams have been eliminated from the playoff race. There is a fierce battle between the 6 teams regarding the playoffs. Please tell that after the match played on Friday, the third team was out of the playoffs. First Delhi Capitals then Sunrisers Hyderabad and now the team of Punjab Kings are out of the playoff race. But Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad have a good chance to spoil the equation of other teams. Both these teams are yet to play one match each in the league stage. Where Delhi will compete against CSK and Sunrisers will be played against Mumbai Indians. Mumbai is in trouble regarding its net run rate.
If we talk about the playoff race starting in a few days, then all the 6 teams present in it are watching each other’s equations very closely. The competition is cutthroat. Those teams include the names of Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Out of these teams, Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants have the best chances of qualifying for the playoffs. There is a close fight between RCB and Mumbai Indians. Talking about Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, these teams are yet to be officially dropped, both the teams have performed average in terms of net run rate as well.