IPL 2024 Playoffs: 2 teams out, fate of 3 up to others, real battle between 5 teams, complete equation

New Delhi. Lucknow Supergiants’ win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 has cleared the playoff equation to a large extent. Mumbai Indians are almost out of the playoff race. Lucknow Supergiants have moved closer to the playoffs by finishing third in the points table. KL Rahul’s team LSG defeated Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets on Tuesday. There is a match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings on Wednesday. It is a do or die match for Punjab Kings.

So far 48 matches have been played in IPL 2024. Rajasthan Royals have won the most 8 matches while Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the least matches. The history of IPL shows that in the last two years there was only one team that reached the playoffs with 16 points. The remaining three teams had more than 16 points.

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In this context, if we talk about IPL 2024, the teams of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore cannot reach 16 points. Even if both win their remaining four matches, they will have a maximum of 14 points. It is clear that both these teams are almost out of the playoff race.

Punjab-Delhi-Gujarat depends on others
The fate of all three teams in IPL 2024 now depends on the win or loss of the other teams. The playoff hopes of Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings will now be decided on their wins and losses of other teams. Even if these three teams win all their matches, they can only reach a maximum of 16 points. This means that all three have an intact chance of making the playoffs, but only if at least two or three of the top-5 teams in the points table lose most of their matches.

The real battle is happening between 5 teams
The real battle for the playoffs of IPL 2024 is now being seen between only five teams. These teams occupy the first five positions in the points table. If Rajasthan Royals win even one of their remaining 5 matches, they will have 18 points. Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Supergiants have 12 points each. If these two teams win 3 of their remaining 5 matches, they will easily qualify for the playoffs. Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently 9-9 with 10 points each. It is believed that there is a real battle between these two teams for the fourth team in the playoffs.

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