The IPL 2024 Playoffs race now has five teams vying for two available spots. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have already secured two places. This leaves five teams – Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, SunRisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants – fighting for the remaining two spots. Except SRH, all other teams have just one match left. This means that net run rates will likely come into play in deciding the final spot for the IPL 2024 playoffs.
According to official broadcaster Star Sports of IPL 2024, SunRisers Hyderabad have an 87.3 percent chance of qualifying. This is much more than Chennai Super Kings (72.7%) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (39.3%). DC has a 0.7 percent chance of qualifying, while LSG has a 0.2 percent chance of qualifying.
O #Race2PlayoffsOnStar it got interesting after Delhi’s win over Lucknow!
With Delhi and Lucknow facing an uphill battle, Bengaluru’s chances of qualification have increased and!… pic.twitter.com/FSHrAe59Zu
– Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 14, 2024
Chennai Super Kings – 14 points from 13 matches (NRR +0.528)
Remaining matches – 1 (vs RCB)
Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Chennai Super Kings have a good chance. They have 14 points from 13 matches (NRR +0.528). If they beat RCB, they are through. A defeat to RCB in the last league game will also not eliminate the defending champions. They would then hope that RCB does not overtake them in the NRR. If LSG wins their last game (and makes it to 14), CSK will still be favorites to progress due to a much higher NRR. They also expect SRH (14 in 12 games) to lose both matches so it will be easier.
Sunrisers Hyderabad – 14 points from 12 matches (NRR +0.406)
Remaining matches – 2 (against GT and PBKS)
Wins in the remaining two matches will guarantee a playoff spot for SRH. Even if you lose one of your matches, you will still move forward. If they lose both games, it will come down to net run rate. If SRH loses the remaining two matches while LSG and RCB win their last games, the Pat Cummins-led team will have to depend on NRR to be in the top 4. If CSK beats RCB and SRH loses both games, they will hope to maintain a better run rate than LSG and DC to secure the final play-off spots.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 12 points from 13 games (NRR +0.387)
Remaining Games – 1 (vs CSK)
Riding a five-game winning streak, RCB made a huge comeback. They only won one of their first seven games, but since then they are a completely different team. For RCB to qualify, they need to beat Chennai Super Kings to reach 14 points. They would then expect their NRR to be above the other teams vying for the fourth playoff spot. They would also expect SRH to lose the remaining two games or LSG not to win the last match by a large margin.
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