Mumbai Indians A big win was needed to keep playoff hopes alive and they did exactly that on Tuesday. A comprehensive 8-wicket win vs Rajasthan, after Royals were restricted to just 90-9, helped MI climb to fifth place in the points table, just behind KKR on NRR. MI chased down a small target with 70 balls to spare.
PBKS and RR have 10 points, with one game each, the two teams can score 12 points. Although both MI and KKR can get 14-14 points. KKR has the best NRR among all these teams. The race for a fourth playoff spot has now effectively boiled down to one between KKR and MI.
KKR will play their last match vs RR on Thursday, while MI will play their 14th league stage match vs SRH on Friday
Here’s a quick look at 5 points across various playoff scenarios as things stand after MI beat RR on Tuesday:
1) In the table, KKR are still ahead of the contenders for the fourth position. If they win their last game against RR and SRH beat MI, KKR will exclusively occupy that slot. They can tie for fourth even if they do not beat RR, if SRH beats MI. How many teams they tie with in that case will depend on the outcome of the game between CSK and PBKS. If CSK wins, it will be a 12-point three-way tie between KKR, MI and RR. If PBKS wins, it will also level with these three on 12 points. The good news for KKR is that they have the best net run rate of these four teams so far and should qualify in any case. If Mumbai wins against SRH, KKR will have to win their last game to tie for points.
2) MI are now tied at fifth with KKR, but are far behind on NRR. As the gap is too much to cover, their only real chance of qualifying is to win the last game against SRH and expect KKR to lose to RR. If KKR wins that match, Mumbai can tie the best they can and it will almost certainly not be enough.
3) PBKS are ranked sixth, but can expect a four-way tie for fourth place with 12 points. This can happen only if MI loses to SRH and KKR loses to RR. But even in that case, its NRR is not likely to be better for KKR and hence it could be a veil for them.
4) Like PBKS, RR can now best tie for the fourth position on the basis of points. Again, this can happen only if they beat KKR and SRH beat MI. Their NRR is currently worse than that of PBKS and MI, which means a tie is unlikely to be enough for them to qualify.
5) Effectively, the race is now down to KKR and MI, KKR clearly have the lead.
What were the playoff chances at the end of October 4th? to find out Here
PBKS and RR have 10 points, with one game each, the two teams can score 12 points. Although both MI and KKR can get 14-14 points. KKR has the best NRR among all these teams. The race for a fourth playoff spot has now effectively boiled down to one between KKR and MI.
KKR will play their last match vs RR on Thursday, while MI will play their 14th league stage match vs SRH on Friday
Here’s a quick look at 5 points across various playoff scenarios as things stand after MI beat RR on Tuesday:
1) In the table, KKR are still ahead of the contenders for the fourth position. If they win their last game against RR and SRH beat MI, KKR will exclusively occupy that slot. They can tie for fourth even if they do not beat RR, if SRH beats MI. How many teams they tie with in that case will depend on the outcome of the game between CSK and PBKS. If CSK wins, it will be a 12-point three-way tie between KKR, MI and RR. If PBKS wins, it will also level with these three on 12 points. The good news for KKR is that they have the best net run rate of these four teams so far and should qualify in any case. If Mumbai wins against SRH, KKR will have to win their last game to tie for points.
2) MI are now tied at fifth with KKR, but are far behind on NRR. As the gap is too much to cover, their only real chance of qualifying is to win the last game against SRH and expect KKR to lose to RR. If KKR wins that match, Mumbai can tie the best they can and it will almost certainly not be enough.
3) PBKS are ranked sixth, but can expect a four-way tie for fourth place with 12 points. This can happen only if MI loses to SRH and KKR loses to RR. But even in that case, its NRR is not likely to be better for KKR and hence it could be a veil for them.
4) Like PBKS, RR can now best tie for the fourth position on the basis of points. Again, this can happen only if they beat KKR and SRH beat MI. Their NRR is currently worse than that of PBKS and MI, which means a tie is unlikely to be enough for them to qualify.
5) Effectively, the race is now down to KKR and MI, KKR clearly have the lead.
What were the playoff chances at the end of October 4th? to find out Here
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