LSG’s slender 1 run win vs KKR on Saturday formally knocked the 2 time champions out of the playoffs race and assured LSG the third spot on the factors desk.
Three groups have now sealed a berth within the closing 4. The one remaining berth will go to both RCB, MI or RR.
TOI’s Shankar Raghuraman does the quantity crunching to find out all potential situations as of Sunday, Might 21 morning, in 10 factors:
The equation is now easy:
1) No matter the result of Sunday’s video games, GT will end first, CSK second and LSG third.
2) The race for the fourth slot is between RCB, MI and RR.
3) If both of RCB or MI win, RR will likely be out of the race.
4) If each of them win, they are going to be tied on 16 factors and NRR will resolve the result. In that case, RCB may have an enormous benefit. Even when RCB rating, say, 220 and win by simply 1 run, MI might want to win by 78 runs (if additionally they bat first and rating 220) to equal RCB’s NRR.
5) If solely considered one of RCB or Mumbai wins, that crew would be the fourth play-off qualifier.
6) If each lose, the fourth place will likely be determined between RCB and RR by NRR (MI will likely be out of rivalry on NRR). As of now RCB has the higher NRR. However even when they have been to bat first, rating 180 and lose with simply three balls to spare, their NRR would drop to 0.147, just under RR’s 0.148. Equally, in the event that they chase 180 and fall quick by simply six runs, their NRR would drop beneath RR’s.
7) KKR will end seventh.
8) If SRH lose to MI, PBKS finishes eighth, DC ninth and SRH tenth.
9) If SRH beats MI, the eighth and ninth spots will likely be determined by NRR between PBKS and SRH, with the previous having the benefit as issues stand, and DC will end final.
10) We won’t know the fourth qualifier until the final league sport between RCB and GT.
Three groups have now sealed a berth within the closing 4. The one remaining berth will go to both RCB, MI or RR.
TOI’s Shankar Raghuraman does the quantity crunching to find out all potential situations as of Sunday, Might 21 morning, in 10 factors:
The equation is now easy:
1) No matter the result of Sunday’s video games, GT will end first, CSK second and LSG third.
2) The race for the fourth slot is between RCB, MI and RR.
3) If both of RCB or MI win, RR will likely be out of the race.
4) If each of them win, they are going to be tied on 16 factors and NRR will resolve the result. In that case, RCB may have an enormous benefit. Even when RCB rating, say, 220 and win by simply 1 run, MI might want to win by 78 runs (if additionally they bat first and rating 220) to equal RCB’s NRR.
5) If solely considered one of RCB or Mumbai wins, that crew would be the fourth play-off qualifier.
6) If each lose, the fourth place will likely be determined between RCB and RR by NRR (MI will likely be out of rivalry on NRR). As of now RCB has the higher NRR. However even when they have been to bat first, rating 180 and lose with simply three balls to spare, their NRR would drop to 0.147, just under RR’s 0.148. Equally, in the event that they chase 180 and fall quick by simply six runs, their NRR would drop beneath RR’s.
7) KKR will end seventh.
8) If SRH lose to MI, PBKS finishes eighth, DC ninth and SRH tenth.
9) If SRH beats MI, the eighth and ninth spots will likely be determined by NRR between PBKS and SRH, with the previous having the benefit as issues stand, and DC will end final.
10) We won’t know the fourth qualifier until the final league sport between RCB and GT.
