IPL 2023: MI problems increased; LSG-CSK playoff race exciting, both 15-15 points.

IPL 2023: MI problems increased; LSG-CSK playoff race exciting, both 15-15 points.

The playoff battle in the current season of the Indian Premier League is getting more interesting after Lucknow's thrilling 5-run win over Mumbai. Tuesday night's win has brought LSG on par with CSK. Both have the same 15-15 points in the table, although Dhoni's team is ahead of the net runrate, while Rohit Sharma's team is at number-4 with 14 points. The team has to win its next match. In the event of a loss, Mumbai will have to depend on other teams.

Today the 64th match of the season will be played between PBKS and DC in the tournament. In the event of winning this match, the Punjab team will get 14 points equal to Mumbai, while the victory of Delhi, which is out of the playoff race, will worsen Punjab's game.

How many matches need to be won to qualify in IPL 2023?

10 teams were included in the IPL from last season, but a team will play only a maximum of 14 matches in the league stage. In such a situation, the team that gets more than 16 points at this stage of the tournament will qualify. At the same time, the team having less than 14 points will be out of the playoff race.

After 63 league matches, at least 3 teams can still finish the league stage with 16 points and 2 teams with 17 points. In such a situation, it is also very important for the teams to maintain the run rate to remain in the top-4.

LSG can reach the playoffs by defeating KKR

After winning from Mumbai on their home ground, Lucknow has come at number three in the points table with 15 points. The team has 15 points equal to CSK, the 45th match between the two ended in no result due to rain, in which case both got one point each.

LSG has to play a match against KKR at their home ground Kolkata on 20th May. In such a situation, Lucknow can make it directly to the playoffs by winning KKR, while Kolkata can win their match and finish the league stage with 14 points, although in that case the team will have to depend on the results of other teams.

MI must win

After losing to Lucknow, 5-time champions Mumbai will have to win against SRH to stay alive in this race. The match will be played at Wankhede on May 21. In case of defeat, Mumbai will have to depend on the results of other teams, because in case of defeat, the team will be left with only 14 points.

Mumbai has 14 points in the points table, the team has won 7 out of 13 matches, while 6 have lost. On the other hand, Hyderabad are out of the race after losing 8 out of 12 matches. The team has 2 matches left. SRH also has to play the next match with RCB.

Punjab still has a chance to reach 16 points

The 64th match of the current season will be played between Shikhar Dhawan's Punjab Kings and David Warner's Delhi Capitals in Dharamshala from 7:30 pm today.

PBKS is at number 8 with 12 points with 6 wins from 12 matches. The team has two matches remaining. The team can reach 16 points by winning both these matches. Punjab's last league match will be against Rajasthan Royals, captained by Sanju Samson, on May 19 in Dharamshala.

RCB also has a chance to score 16 points RCB

captained by Faf du Plessis, also has a chance to score 16 points in the playoff race, but to keep the playoff hopes alive, the team will have to win both their matches with a better runrate. If the team loses even one match, the team will have to depend on the results of the remaining matches, while if the team loses both the matches, then the team will be out of the playoff race.

CSK need a win, Delhi out

At present, the fourth team of the top-4 Chennai Super Kings is at number two with 15 points in the points table. The team has won 7 out of 13 matches and lost 5, with one match being inconclusive. The team has one match left against Delhi. On winning this, the team will qualify for the playoffs. At the same time, to reach the playoffs even after losing, the team will have to depend on the results of the remaining matches.