So far 62 matches have been played in IPL 2023. Now only eight matches are left in the league round. Despite having played so many matches, so far only one team has been able to secure its place in the playoffs. Defending champions Gujarat Titans defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday to seal their place in the playoffs. At the same time, the teams of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals are out of the tournament. Seven teams are in the race for the remaining three spots in the playoffs. In such a situation, the battle to make it to the last four has become exciting. Now the remaining three teams will be decided from the remaining eight matches. We are telling you about the equation of all the teams...
First look at the current marks table
Out of the four, Gujarat has secured one place. Seven teams - Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Lucknow Super Giants, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, and Punjab Kings - are fighting for the remaining three spots.
Gujarat Titans
The Gujarat team has become the first team to qualify for the playoffs. He defeated Hyderabad to secure a place in the last four. Gujarat currently has 18 points. It is believed that qualifying for the playoffs by being in first or second place is certain. At present, apart from Gujarat, only Mumbai Indians can score 18 points. In such a situation, Mumbai has confirmed its place in the first two places. Gujarat's next match is against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Next match
vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bengaluru, May 21)
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings, captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, now have to play only one match in the group round. He will be up against Delhi Capitals on May 20 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Chennai has 15 points from 13 matches. His net run rate is 0.381. If the Chennai team defeats Delhi, then it will easily reach the playoffs. Might as well stay in the top two. However, if the Chennai team loses to Delhi, then it can also be out of the playoff race. There is still a chance to get 16 points from five teams. In such a situation, Dhoni would not like to take any care against Delhi.
Next match
vs Delhi Capitals (Delhi, May 20)
Mumbai Indians
The team of Mumbai Indians, who started slow in the tournament, has now become a contender for the title. He has won seven matches in 12 matches. His net run rate is -0.117. Mumbai's Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad have to play. If she wins both matches, she will easily reach the playoffs. If he loses a match, he will have a total of 16 points. Then Mumbai will have to depend on the results and net run rate of other teams. In the event of losing both matches, his hopes of moving forward will be greatly reduced. Two teams have already secured 15 or more points. Then Mumbai will have to fight with four teams for the fourth position. During this, the net run rate will become very important.
Next match
vs Lucknow Super Giants (Lucknow, May 16)
vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Mumbai, May 21)
Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow has played 12 matches so far. He has 13 marks. Lucknow is yet to play against Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. If she wins both matches, she will easily reach the playoffs. Can go ahead even losing a match, but the net run rate will be important. If it loses in both matches, it will be out of the race for the playoffs.
Next match
vs Mumbai Indians (Lucknow, May 16)
vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Kolkata, May 20)
Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB's team has made a big jump in the points table by winning a big win against Rajasthan. She has reached the fifth position. His net run rate is 0.166. Even if the team of Faf Duplessis and Virat Kohli defeats Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans in their remaining two matches, then their place in the playoffs will not be confirmed. He will have to depend on the results of other teams. After losing a match, his situation will get worse. This time it is looking difficult to reach the playoffs with 14 points.
Next match
vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Hyderabad, May 18)
vs Gujarat Titans (Bengaluru, May 21)
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan has played 13 matches. It has only 12 digits. The net run rate of Rajasthan is 0.140. He has to play against Punjab Kings. If he wins against Punjab then he will have 14 points. In such a situation, it can reach the playoffs, provided the results of other teams are in its favor. Last year's runner-up Rajasthan team is now dependent on luck in this IPL. If RCB, Lucknow Super Giants, and Punjab Kings lose both their matches and Sunrisers lose any match against Gujarat or Mumbai, then the Rajasthan team can move forward with 14 points in this situation. In such a situation, there will be a fight between Rajasthan and Kolkata for the fourth place. Then Sanju Samson's team can move forward based on a better net run rate.
Next match
vs Punjab Kings (Dharamsala, May 19)
Punjab Kings
Punjab has 12 points from 12 matches. He has to play against Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. Punjab is among the six teams that can score 16 or more points. If she wins both the matches then she will have 16 points. His net run rate is very low. Punjab will have to win big in both matches, otherwise, they will have to depend on the results of other teams as well. In the event of losing a match, he will have 14 points and then he will have to keep an eye on the results of many teams.
Next match
vs Delhi Capitals (Dharamshala, May 17)
vs Rajasthan Royals (Dharamsh
Next match
vs Delhi Capitals (Dharamshala, May 17)
vs Rajasthan Royals (Dharamsala, May 19)
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata has 12 points from 13 matches and has a match to play against Lucknow Supergiants. If Kolkata wins that match then it will be 14 points. Despite this victory, he cannot reach the playoffs directly. After defeating the Super Giants, Kolkata will hope that not more than three teams cross the 14 mark. Kolkata will then have to depend on the results and net run rate of other teams.
Next match
vs Lucknow Super Giants (Kolkata, May 20)
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals are out of the playoff race. Hyderabad has eight points from 12 matches and Delhi has the same number of points from 12 matches. Even if both teams win their remaining two matches, they will be able to have a maximum of 12 points. Already four teams have more points than that. The teams of Hyderabad and Delhi may not be able to reach the playoffs, but they can spoil the equation of other teams.
(pc amarujala)
