Calcutta: A place. There are three teams fighting for him. Who is waiting for the last laugh?
Three of the four teams in the IPL playoffs have been booked. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad have made it to the playoffs. Who will finish fourth will be decided on the final day of group stage matches, Sunday. The day when Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will meet at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. And in the second match
Last year’s finalists Punjab Kings have made the fight for the playoffs even stronger. Lucknow Super Giants won the match from a corner against them at home on Saturday. Chasing the target of 197 runs, Punjab was 69/3 at one point. From there, the captain scored an unbeaten century and won the match for Punjab by seven wickets"Shreyas Iyer" href="https://bengali.abplive.com/topic/shreyas-iyer" data-type="interlinkingkeywords"Shreyas Iyer. Thanks to that, one time IPL the one who was thrown out by KKR. The net run rate of Punjab Kings is also at a great place as they won the match with 2 overs left. +0.309. In all, Punjab Kings came to the fourth position in the points table with 15 points from 14 matches.
What is the equation in front of which team on Sunday?
How will Rajasthan Royals go to the playoffs?
Rajasthan Royals take on Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, May 24. Vaibhav Suryavansi’s chances of making the playoffs are the brightest. Rajasthan has 14 points in 13 matches. Defeating Mumbai by any margin will seal the playoffs. In that case, Rajasthan will reach 16 points. Punjab Kings and KKR are out of reach. In that case, even if KKR wins the last match, they will be stuck with 15 points. Punjab reached 15 points on Saturday. Ryan Parag will burn his forehead if the Rajasthan vs Mumbai Indians match is washed away by rain. Rajasthan will finish with 15 points. But will be knocked out due to lag in run rate.
How will Punjab Kings make the playoffs?
Punjab has 15 points from 14 matches after winning on Saturday. Shreyas Iyer’s Net Run Rate +0.309. If Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals win against KKR on Sunday, the playoffs are ripe for Punjab. If Mumbai wins and KKR bats first and doesn’t win by 77 runs or if they don’t chase the target in 12.1 overs, Punjab will go to the playoffs.
How will Kolkata Knight Riders make it to the playoffs?
The Knights must win Sunday night’s game, by a certain margin. If KKR bat first, Delhi Capitals will have to lose by 77 runs. And if you bat later, no matter how many runs Delhi targets, Rinku Singh will have to remove those runs in 12.1 overs. KKR win by runs in 12.4 overs but can go into the playoffs if they win the match by hitting a six with the score tied. And must lose Rajasthan.
