Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants have reached the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Now Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad have one match each. Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad have been out of the race for the playoffs following Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 8-wicket win against Gujarat Titans on the night of 19 May 2022. Now any two teams in the match Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals will reach the playoffs. Rajasthan Royals also looks almost certain to reach the playoffs.
Rajasthan Royals have to play their last league match against Chennai Super Kings on 20 May 2022. Even if he loses this match, he will still have 16 points. His net runrate is also better (+0.304). She will be in a position to qualify. In such a situation, one may have to be out in Delhi or Bangalore itself. After the victory against Gujarat Titans, Faf du Plessis wants to set Royal Challengers Bangalore on the basis of Rohit Sharma & Co. Duplessis expressed this desire after his victory on 19 May 2022.
After the win against Gujarat, Du Plessis said, ‘We were not able to do as well as we wanted throughout the season. However, you still need to support these big players. Virat was working hard in the nets. I encourage them. I think Thursday night was important for a number of reasons. You always want to finish firmly. Some inconsistent performances have put us in this position. Now I am expecting good performance from Rohit.
Actually, Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians will be in the role of King Maker on Saturday i.e. 21 May 2022. His victory or defeat will decide the fourth team in the playoffs. Meaning either Delhi Capitals or Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will cut tickets for the playoffs. Certainly the match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals is going to be very exciting.
This is the math of reaching the playoffs
Royal Challengers Bangalore now have 16 points from 14 matches. He is currently in fourth place. Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals currently have 14 points from 13 matches. He is at number 5. If Delhi Capitals beats Mumbai Indians, then it will have 16 points. Since Royal Challengers Bangalore’s net runrate (-0.253) is worse than both Delhi Capitals (+0.255) and Rajasthan Royals (+0.304). In such a situation, RCB led by Faf du Plessis will have to look for a way out.
Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad will remain out even after winning
The teams of Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad have been eliminated after RCB’s win against Gujarat. Punjab Kings have 12 points from 13 matches. His last match is against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Sunrisers Hyderabad also has 12 points from 13 matches. In such a situation, whichever team wins this match, it will be able to reach only 14 points, which is not enough to reach the playoffs, because there are already 4 teams that have more than 14 points.