Punjab is almost out of the playoffs after losing to Delhi, know who and how three teams can qualify

IPL 2023 Playoff Equation: The picture of the four teams of the IPL 2023 playoff is not yet clear. Only 6 league matches are left in the tournament. On Wednesday, May 17, in the match played between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, Delhi almost ended Punjab’s playoff hopes by registering a win. Now Punjab will have to rely heavily on other teams along with winning the last match to reach the playoffs.

Apart from Gujarat, which teams have a chance to qualify

Chennai Super Kings- Chennai Super Kings is at number two with 15 points. The team will play its last match against Delhi and by winning this match, Chennai will directly qualify for the playoffs. If the team loses the match, then they will have to depend on the results of Lucknow, Mumbai and Bangalore to qualify.

Lucknow Super Giants- Lucknow’s team is at number three in the points table with 15 points. By registering a win in the last match played against KKR, Lucknow will get a direct playoff ticket. On the other hand, if Lucknow loses this match, then the team will have to depend on the results of Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore to qualify in the playoffs.

Mumbai Indians- To make it to the top-4, Mumbai will have to register a win in the last match against Hyderabad. Apart from this, they will also have to expect RCB to lose at least one match. Mumbai is present at number four in the points table.

Royal Challengers Bangalore- RCB is at number five in the points table with 12 points. The team still has two matches left. Bangalore will have to win both the matches to qualify for the playoffs and Mumbai will have to hope for a defeat in the last match to make it to the direct top-4.

Rajasthan Royals- Rajasthan is at number six with 12 points in 13 matches. To make it to the playoffs, the team will have to expect Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Punjab to lose all matches along with a win in the last match. Apart from this, the team will also need a good netrate.

Kolkata Knight Riders- Kolkata’s team is at number seven with 12 points in 13 matches. The team will have to hope for a win in the last match as well as defeat in the last match to Mumbai, Bangalore, Rajasthan and Punjab for the playoff ticket. Along with this, the team will also need a good netrate.

Punjab Kings- Punjab will have to struggle a lot to make it to the top-4. The team is at number eight in the points table with 12 points in 13 matches. The team will have to depend on the results of the rest of the teams along with the victory in the last match and its team will also need a good net runrate.

Significantly, Sunrisers Hyderabad at number 9 in the points table and Delhi Capitals at number 10 are completely out of the playoff race, which means both the teams have been eliminated.

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