Rajasthan Royals (RR) won against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 24 runs and it is almost certain to qualify for the playoffs. Only five teams can now score 16 or more points. Delhi Capitals (DC) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) have a match on Monday. In such a situation, only one of these two will be able to reach there. Gujarat Titans (GT), who have already qualified in the playoffs, defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday. With this he cemented his place in the top two. After the match between Lucknow and Rajasthan, it was decided that the team would be on top. Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are already out of the race for the playoffs.
Rajasthan Royals- Rajasthan team captained by Sanju Samson has only one match left. His match is against Chennai Super Kings. Phil has 16 points in 13 matches and a net run rate of 0.304. The team’s place in the playoffs is almost certain. After beating Chennai, she would now like to make a place in the top-2.
Lucknow Supergiants – KL Rahul’s captaincy team has to play its last match against Kolkata Knight Riders. The team has 16 points from 13 matches and has a net run rate of 0.262. Like Rajasthan, Lucknow also has a chance to make it to the top-2. For this he has to correct his net run rate.
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Delhi Capitals-Rishabh Pant-led team has two matches left. The team has 12 points from 12 matches and has a net run rate of 0.210. Even if the team wins one match and loses one, it will still have 14 points. In such a situation, if Punjab and Bangalore do not reach 16 points and if Kolkata and Hyderabad do not win their last match and cannot overtake Delhi in terms of run rate, then they will qualify.
Punjab Kings – Mayank Agarwal-led Punjab has 12 points and a run rate of 0.023 in 12 matches. The team has two matches left. If both win, they will qualify. If one of the two loses then he will have to hope that Delhi and Bangalore also lose their last match. After this the talk will come on the net runrate.
Royal Challengers Bangalore- Faf du Plessis captained team has 14 points from 13 matches and run rate -0.323. The team has to play its last match against Gujarat Titans. Along with winning, the team will also have to focus on improving its run rate. If Punjab or Delhi are also left with 16 points, then only victory will not make a difference to Bangalore.
Sunrisers Hyderabad – The Kane Williamson-led team has 10 points in 12 matches and a run rate of 0.270. Sunrisers will have to win their last two matches by a huge margin and then hope that no other team reaches 16 points. If Delhi loses both the matches and remain on 12 points and if Kolkata loses their last match as well, the team will clearly have a better chance.