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IPL 2024: RCB playoffs qualification scenarios
Published - 15-MAY-2024 9:51 IST | Updated - 15-MAY-2024 9:51 IST

IPL 2024 playoffs qualification scenarios
This golden opportunity has come to RCB after a long time. If RCB takes advantage of this opportunity then perhaps it can win the title for the first time in the history of IPL.
RCB needed a lot of permutations and combinations to go their way in order to qualify for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 playoffs. Once languishing at the bottom of the table, Royal Challengers have helped themselves by winning all their last 5 matches. RCB had another chance to celebrate after DC defeated LSG by 19 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.
RCB currently have 12 points from six wins in the tournament. Hence, KKR and RR were already out of their reach. The Super Giants could easily have reached 16 points and made it even tougher for Faf du Plessis’ men to advance to the playoffs. But LSG losing the game meant that they can get to a maximum of 14 points. Here’s where RCB’s chance of qualifying for the playoffs got brighter. Even if RCB and LSG finish with 14 points, the former is likely to finish over the Super Giants on virtue of a superior net run rate. The Challengers have a net run rate of +0.387 while LSG’s is -0.787.
Scenarios where RCB can qualify for playoffs
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If SRH lose vs GT and PBKS, RCB beat CSK – Both CSK and RCB go through.
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If SRH wins at least 1 match vs GT and PBKS, RCB must beat CSK by 18 runs or chase a target in 18.1 overs.
If SRH lose both their matches, then there is a chance that both CSK and RCB go through to the playoffs. If the Challengers lose their last match, they would be knocked out of the competition. For the Capitals, they are yet to be officially knocked out, but their net run rate of -0.337 may not allow them a berth in the playoffs.
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