IPL 2024 points table: How RCB can reach playoffs after crucial win against Delhi Capitals

Royal Challengers Bengaluru recorded their fifth consecutive win to keep their IPL 2024 playoff dreams alive as the Faf Du Plessis-led side defeated Delhi Capitals by 47 runs on Sunday. The win means RCB now have 12 points from 13 matches and their final league match against Chennai Super Kings could decide the fate of both teams. RCB will reach 14 points if they manage to beat CSK and this will put them in a good position to finish in the Top 4. CSK previously defeated Rajasthan Royals and as a result, RCB will have to win by a good margin to finish with a higher Net Execution Rate (NRR).

Lucknow Super Giants are also in the race for the playoffs and need to lose one of their remaining two matches for RCB to qualify. DC and Gujarat Titans could also reach the 14-point mark, but considering their disappointing NRRs, it seems unlikely that they will be able to qualify for the next stage.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru played and played brilliantly to beat Delhi Capitals by 47 runs.

Having managed just 187 for 9 after a blazing half-century by the in-form Rajat Patidar, RCB bowled out the lackluster DC for 140 in 19.1 overs. Patidar (52 off 32 balls) and Will Jacks (41 off 28 balls) added 88 for the third wicket in just under nine overs.

But Yash Dayal (20/3) and Cameron Green (19/1) were brilliant with their lengths as none of Delhi’s batsmen, barring stand-in captain Axar Patel (57 off 39 balls), left a mark.

DC stand-in captain Axar Patel decoded the factor that led to the defeat.

“Dropped catches hurt us. It could have restricted them to 150. When you lose four wickets in the powerplay, you are always chasing the game. 160-170 would have been an ideal score. The pitch was two-paced. Some were skidding, some were holding on. When your main players are gone and you’re down four in the powerplay, you’re chasing the game, but I didn’t think that far ahead,” he said after the match.

(With PTI inputs)