New Delhi. Lucknow Supergiants have changed the playoff equation to a great extent in IPL 2024 by defeating Mumbai Indians. With this win, KL Rahul captained Lucknow Supergiants have moved to the third position in the points table. At the same time, Mumbai Indians lost 7 matches in the tournament, further dampening their playoff hopes. The Mumbai team is ninth in the points table.
Lucknow Supergiants easily beat Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 on Tuesday. With this win, LSG has gained 12 points in the points table. Now only Rajasthan Royals have more points than him. Playing under the captaincy of Sanju Samson, Sanju Samson’s team has won 8 out of 9 matches and has the highest 16 points. Each team has to play 14 matches each in the league round
Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Supergiants are tied with 12 points each. But KKR team is in better position than LSG in two respects even with same points. Firstly, its run rate is higher than Lucknow. Secondly, Kolkata Knight Riders have played one match less than Lucknow Supergiants. Kolkata have won 6 of their 9 matches. Lucknow team has won 6 out of 10 matches.
Playing under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians have lost 7 of their 10 matches. This has not only dented Mumbai Indians’ playoff hopes, but also put them at risk of finishing at the bottom of the points table. Royal Challengers Bangalore team has also lost 7 out of 10 matches. However, in the paper equation, Mumbai Indians or Royal Challengers Bangalore can still make it to the playoffs. But this will happen only if the teams ranked third to eighth in the points table lose most of their matches and Mumbai-Bengaluru win all their matches.
Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals currently have 10 points each in the IPL points table. The Delhi team has played 11 matches out of it. Teams from Chennai and Hyderabad have played only 9-9 matches. Due to this, the team of Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad is considered ahead in the playoff race compared to Delhi.
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Tags: IPL 2024, IPL Playoffs, IPL Points Table, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians
First published: May 1, 2024, 05:46 IST