What SRH,KKR,MI,DD,RCB and GL need to do to qualify for the play-offs

Dec 24, 2018 at 4:51 PM

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What SRH,KKR,MI,DD,RCB and GL need to do to qualify for the play-offs

With six teams still in contention to qualify for this year’s playoffs, the current edition is one of the most open-ended seasons of IPL. Kings XI Punjab and Rising Pune Supergiants are already out of the playoff race.Five weeks into the tournament, not a single team has sealed its spot in the playoffs and as a result the permutation and combination for qualifying is messier than ever. With nine games to go, the teams will fire on all cylinders to qualify for the playoffs.

Here’s how things stand after the match 47 of IPL 2016 between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils and what teams need to do to progress further:

1. Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Played: 12
Won: 8
Lost: 4
Net run rate: +0.400

Upcoming fixtures:

Vs Delhi Daredevils, Raipur, 20 May 2016

Vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata, 22 May 2016- If they win both their remaining matches, they will definitely finish in the top two.

– If they win at least one of their remaining two games, they will qualify and also have a fair chance of ending in the top two, thanks to their current positive Net Run Rate of 0.400.

– They can still qualify if they lose both their remaining games but then their hopes of qualifying in the top two will depend on other results.

– The only possible way they can get eliminated is if they lose both their games very badly and miss out on NRR scenario.

2. Kolkata Knight Riders:

Played: 11
Won: 7
Lost: 4
Net run rate: +0.373

Upcoming fixtures:

Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata, 16 May 2016

Vs Gujarat Lions, Kanpur, 19 May 2016

Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata, 22 May 2016

– If they win all their remaining games, they are guaranteed a top-two finish.

– If they win at least two of their three remaining matches, their qualification is confirmed, though final standing will depend on other results.

– They can go through with a single win but it might dent their chances to end in the top-two as SRH, GL and DD can pip them on points.

– In the unlikely case of KKR losing all three remaining games, qualification will boil down to an NRR shootout against other teams with 14 points.

3. Mumbai Indians:

Played: 13
Won: 7
Lost: 5
Net run rate: -0.082

Upcoming fixtures:

Vs Gujarat Lions, Kanpur, 21 May 2016

– If they lose, the best they can finish is at the fourth spot, provided Daredevils lose at least two and Royal Challengers one of their remaining matches. However, the net run rate of Mumbai Indians is below both Daredevils as well as Royal Challengers. Even if they win their game against Lions, their progress will depend on the results of Daredevils and Royal Challengers.

4. Gujarat Lions:

Played: 12
Won: 7
Lost: 5
Net run rate: -0.747

Upcoming fixtures:

Vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kanpur, 19 May 2016

Vs Mumbai Indians, Kanpur, 21 May 2016

– If they win both their remaining matches, they will definitely qualify and a top-two finish will depend on other results as their net run rate is a dismal -0.747.

– They can go through with a solitary win in their remaining two matches but are almost sure to miss out on the top two berths because of their negative net run rate.

– In the event of them losing both remaining matches, they can go through if Delhi Daredevils lose at least two and Royal Challengers lose one of their remaining games. The margin of these defeats should be very heavy as NRR of Gujarat Lions is a lot lower than that of Delhi and Bangalore.

5. Delhi Daredevils:

Played: 11
Won: 6
Lost: 5
Net run rate: -0.038

Upcoming fixtures:

Vs Rising Pune Supergiants, Vizag, 17 May 2016

Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad, Raipur, 20 May 2016

Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Raipur, 22 May 2016

– If they win all their remaining games, they are guaranteed qualification but a top-two finish will depend on the results of Sunrisers and Knight Riders in their remaining games.

– If they lose at least one of their remaining matches, it might come down to NRR shootout.

– If they lose all their remaining matches, they will be eliminated.
6. Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Played: 11
Won: 5
Lost: 6
Net run rate: +0.627

Upcoming fixtures:

Vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata, 16 May 2016

Vs Kings XI Punjab, Bangalore, 18 May 2016

Vs Delhi Daredevils, Raipur, 22 May 2016

–  Royal Challengers will have to win all three remaining matches by a good margin in order to stay ahead in the NRR battle, in case more teams finish with 16 points.

– If they lose at least one match, they might miss out on  a play-off spot. However, a good NRR might come to their aid in case of a tie at 14 points.

– If they lose more than one match, they will be eliminated.

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