Lucknow Super Giants defeated Mumbai Indians by five runs in the 63rd match of IPL on Tuesday (May 16). With this win, Lucknow has brought itself closer to the playoffs. Defending champions Gujarat Titans are the only team to have made it to the playoffs. He has 18 points and no team can beat him. Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad are out. Now seven teams are in the race for the remaining three places and only seven matches of the league round are left.
Marks Table (As of 16-5-2023)
Let us know what are the equations of the playoffs for the seven teams after the victory of Lucknow…
Chennai super kings
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team Chennai Super Kings has 15 points in 13 matches. If Chennai defeats Delhi Capitals in their last league match on May 20, they will reach the playoffs. On the other hand, if he loses, he will have only 15 points. In such a situation, his difficulties will increase as four teams can score 16 or more points.
Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow also has 15 points in 13 matches but is still behind Chennai in net run rate. He has to play a match against Kolkata Knight Riders on 20 May. If she wins, she will have 17 points and will reach the playoffs. However, despite this, his second place will not be fixed. If Chennai also wins in their last match, then both the teams will have 17-17 points and then the team with the better net run rate will be in second place. On the other hand, if Lucknow loses to Kolkata, then the difficulties will increase. Chennai, Mumbai, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Punjab Kings will have a chance to leave him behind. In such a situation, Lucknow has only 15 points, so it would like that out of these four, not more than two teams could get 16 points.
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians have 14 points in 13 matches. If they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last league match, they will have 16 points. Punjab and RCB will also have a chance to get 16 points. Net run rate will be very important in these circumstances. Yes, if Chennai and Lucknow lose their respective matches then Mumbai's path will become easier after the win. Then he will get more points than Chennai and Lucknow (15-15). On the other hand, if the Mumbai team loses, then it will have only 14 points and then it will be very difficult to reach the playoffs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
