IPL 2024 Playoffs: What does DC’s victory signify for RCB and CSK?
IPL 2024 playoff
RR has qualified, but how about SRH? Can DC and LSG reach the top four?
The Delhi Capitals’ victory over the Lucknow Super Giants ensures that the Rajasthan Royals will finish in the top four. With the Kolkata Knight Riders officially out, two playoff positions remain open. Here’s a look at each team’s possibilities.
14 games played, 14 points scored, and an NRR of -0.377
DC finishes the IPL 2024 with 14 points, but their net run rate of -0.377 means they have little chance of finishing in the top four. To enter the playoffs, they’ll need to hope that CSK beats RCB and finishes on 16, and that SRH loses their last two matches by large scores, lowering their net run rate below DC. Given their current net run rates, SRH will lose by 194 runs in their two matches (assuming they are chasing 201 each time). Barring a miracle, DC’s season has ended.
Played: 13 points: 12 NRR: -0.787.
The remaining match is MI (a).
LSG can still finish with 14 points, but even if they score 200 in their final match against the Mumbai Indians and defeat them by 100 runs, their net run rate will only improve to -0.351. Long story short, LSG, like DC, is out of the race, barring a miracle.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Played: 13, points: 12, NRR: 0.387.
The remaining encounter is against CSK (h).
If SRH gets at least one more point, either by a washout or a win, RCB’s sole hope is to finish ahead of CSK in the points table. That implies outscoring them by at least 18 runs if they score 200. If they are chasing 200, they will need to win in 18.1 overs (depending on the number of runs scored off the winning stroke). If their margin of victory is lower, they can only qualify if SRH loses both of their games, by whatever margin, and remains at 14. A loss or a washout against CSK will send RCB out of the competition.
The Chennai Super Kings
Played: 13, points: 14, NRR: 0.528
The remaining match: RCB (a)
A victory over RCB on Saturday will guarantee playoff status. If they lose by less than 18 runs (chasing 200), their net run rate will remain higher than that of the Royal Challengers. If they lose by a wider margin, they must hope that SRH loses both of their remaining games and falls behind CSK on run rate, in which case both CSK and RCB will qualify.
Played: 12; points: 16; NRR: 0.349
The remaining match: PBKS (h), KKR (h).
RR has qualified for the playoffs, but to finish in the top two, they may need to win one or both of their remaining matches, depending on how the other outcomes go. If they lose both games and remain in the top 16, SRH and CSK may finish ahead of them.