IPL Points Table: Rain made the points table game interesting, SRH benefited, but fate of 2 teams was washed away.

New Delhi. The excitement of the IPL can be gauged from the fact that the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans was rained out and Delhi Capitals’ hopes were dashed. Yes, IPL 2024 is now at this stage, where 2 teams enter the competition, but the future of at least 4-5 teams is tied to its outcome. The same happened on Thursday too, when Hyderabad and Gujarat clashed. However, this match could not be played due to rain. But this canceled match also eliminated Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Supergiants from the playoff race. Let’s understand how.

Gujarat Titans team was out of the playoff race before the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. For him it was a question of saving a reputation or an opportunity to make a difference. Rain robbed him of both these opportunities. But Sunrisers Hyderabad made it to the playoffs. SRH had 14 points before this match. He was awarded a point due to the match being abandoned. This way he got 15 points.

In the IPL 2024 points table, Kolkata Knight Riders are at the first position with the highest 19 points. Rajasthan Royals have 16 points in 13 matches. If he wins his last match he can go up to 18 points. These two have Hyderabad (15), Chennai Super Kings (14), Delhi Capitals (14). Royal Challengers Bangalore (12) and Lucknow Supergiants (12) are sixth and seventh respectively in the points table.

66 matches have been played in IPL 2024. Now there are only 4 more league matches to play. Talking about the points table, the position of Kolkata, Rajasthan and Hyderabad in the top-4 has been fixed. Now there is only one spot left, for which the competition is mainly between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Even if Bengaluru wins, they cannot have more than 14 points. That means his victory or defeat will not make any difference in the health of Hyderabad.

Chennai Super Kings can definitely overtake Sunrisers Hyderabad. If Chennai wins its last match and Hyderabad loses its match, the position of these two teams in the points table will change. Chennai will come third and Hyderabad fourth. But one thing is clear that Hyderabad cannot go below the fourth position. That means playing a playoff match is certain.

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