SunRisers Hyderabad qualify for IPL 2024 playoffs after rain ends match against Gujarat Titans

Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday qualified for the Indian Premier League play-offs after rain ruined their IPL match against Gujarat Titans in Hyderabad without a ball being bowled. SRH thus became the third team to make the cut after Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, who currently occupy the top two spots in the rankings. The Sunrisers were awarded a point, taking their tally to 15 points with one game remaining. They will face the already eliminated Punjab Kings on May 19 in their final league match.

GT, last year’s runners-up and 2022 champions, were eliminated from play-off contention after their previous match was also abandoned due to rain. They thus end the season with 12 points in 14 matches.

The draw did not take place at the scheduled time, at 7pm, due to rain and a wet field. The rain intensified before turning into a steady downpour as the covers and outfield remained covered.

The cut-off time for a five-game game was 10:56 pm, which meant the drizzle needed to stop for the clean-up to begin at around 10:15 pm, but with the rain showing no signs of letting up, the referee decided to abandon the match.

It is the second game to be canceled in this IPL, due to rain and a wet pitch.

Three teams – Chennai Super Kings (14), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (12) and Lucknow Super Giants (12) – are still in contention for the last spot.

If LSG beats Mumbai Indians on Friday, they will move to 14 points to stay alive mathematically, but CSK will seal the spot if they beat RCB or the game is washed out on Saturday.

If RCB beat CSK by at least 18 runs or 11 balls to spare, they will clinch the fourth available spot based on net run rate as they would be on 14 points, the same as CSK and LSG (if they win).

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