Mathematics of IPL 2024: CSK out, RCB reached playoffs, today one of RR-SRH will finish in top-2

May 18, 2024 Divya Bharat

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68 matches of the group stage in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) have ended. On Saturday, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Chennai Super Kings by 27 runs. With this result, Bengaluru has qualified for the playoffs on the basis of better run rate with 14 points. Whereas Chennai is out of the race for playoffs.

Despite all four playoff teams being confirmed, the last day of the league stage matches is important because the team finishing in second place is still not confirmed. Today Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will have to fight for number-2. The first match will be between SRH and PBKS. Whereas, in the second match of the day, RR will face KKR.

Whatever may be the result of these two matches, KKR will remain at number-1 and RCB will remain at number-four, that is, it is certain to play Qualifier-1 of Kolkata and Eliminator of Bengaluru.

Current situation of points table….

RCB reached top-4
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 27 runs on Saturday. With this win, RCB made it to the playoffs.

rcb Made it to the playoffs with 14 points on the basis of better run rate. The team needed to win by at least 18 runs against CSK in the last league match. The team won by 27.
CSK The journey of this season is over. Even though the team has 14 points equal to RCB, but due to poor run rate the team came to fifth place.

What is the meaning of top-2 position?
Rajasthan and Hyderabad would like to win their matches to reach top-2.

Top-2 Teams that reach the finals get a chance to qualify for the finals twice. There is a qualifier for the first final between the top-2 teams. The winning team reaches the final. The team that loses Qualifier-1 gets another chance in the form of Qualifier-2 to reach the final.
third and fourth The team finishing at number 1 plays the eliminator. The losing team is eliminated and the winning team plays against the losing team in Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2 for a ticket to the final.

SRH needs to win at any cost, Punjab has a chance for a better finish
Sunrisers Hyderabad will play its last league match against Punjab Kings today. The team will have to win at any cost to secure a place in the top-2. The team is currently at third position with 15 points in 13 matches with 7 wins, 5 losses and 1 no result match.

If the team wants to come second then first it would like RR to lose its match. After this he will also have to defeat Punjab. Then the team will come second with 17 points. Punjab is already out. However, if the team wins, it will be able to finish in a better position. A big win will bring the team from 9th to 8th.

If RR wins then number-2 will be confirmed, KKR will remain on top even if it loses.
Rajasthan Royals’ last match is against KKR in Guwahati. The team is currently at second position with 16 points with 8 wins in 16 matches. If the team wins, it will cement its place at number 2 with 18 points. At the same time, if it loses then it will have to pray for SRH’s defeat to remain at number-2.

Today’s match will not bring any change for KKR in terms of points table. The team is on top with 19 points. Despite losing, the team will remain on top with 19 points. If the team wins, it will finish with 21 points.

Harshal is the top wicket taker
Punjab Kings fast bowler Harshal Patel is the top wicket taker of the tournament, he has 22 wickets to his name. MI’s Jasprit Bumrah is at second place with 20 wickets.

Virat is the top run scorer
RCB’s Virat Kohli still remains the top run scorer of the tournament, with 708 runs in 14 matches. Chennai captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is at second place with 583 runs.

Kohli becomes sixer king
Leaving behind LSG’s Nicholas Pooran, Virat Kohli has become the player who has hit the most sixes in the season. On Saturday he hit 4 sixes. Now his total is 37 sixes. Puran is at second place and SRH’s Abhishek Sharma is at third place in the list with 35 sixes.

Travis Head is the boundary master
SRH’s Travis Head has hit the most fours in the season, with 61 fours in 11 matches. Virat Kohli has come second ahead of Ruturaj Gaikwad after completing 59 fours on Saturday.