Remaining matches in IPL 2023
– Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (May 21, 3:30 PM)
– Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans (May 21, 7:30 PM)
The equation is straight for Rajasthan
The equation for Rajasthan Royals to reach the playoffs is straightforward. If both Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore lose in the last day’s match, then Rajasthan will have hope of reaching the playoffs. If a single team wins in this or even if a match is canceled due to rain, Rajasthan’s journey will end.
The real fight between Mumbai and RCB
In the last season of IPL, Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals and gave RCB a playoff ticket. But this time there is competition between both the teams. Mumbai Indians and RCB have 14-14 points in 13-13 matches. Both have to play the last match at their home ground. The simplest equation is for Mumbai to beat Hyderabad and RCB to lose against Gujarat.
Mumbai will be in trouble if RCB wins against Gujarat. There is a difference of 80 runs in the net runrate of Mumbai and RCB. If Mumbai beat Hyderabad by 90 runs, then they will have to hope that RCB do not win by more than 10 runs. That is, today the margin of victory between the two teams should be 80 runs. This rarely happens in T20. In such a situation, victory can easily get RCB a playoff ticket.