IPL 2024 :17th IPL (Indian Premier League – 2024) The T20 cricket festival has been going on in India since March 22. The league round matches for this series ended yesterday on Sunday.
In the last league matches yesterday, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings in Hyderabad at 3:30 PM and Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Guwahati at 7:30 PM. In this, Hyderabad beat Punjab by a wicket. The match between Rajasthan and Kolkata was abandoned due to rain and both teams were awarded one point each.
As the match between Kolkata and Rajasthan was abandoned due to rain, Hyderabad moved up to the 2nd position in the points table. 3rd placed Rajasthan (+0.273) also have 17 points at the end of the league round but Hyderabad are ahead of Rajasthan as they have an additional net run rate of +0.414.
Based on this, top-ranked Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first qualifier (Qualifier 1) tomorrow, Tuesday (May 21) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Following this, 4th ranked Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Rajasthan Royals in an eliminator match at the same venue tomorrow, Wednesday (May 22).
The winner of one of the qualifiers will go directly to the final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai next Sunday (May 26). The loser will face the winner in the eliminator next Friday (May 24). That is, playing in the 2nd Qualifier (Qualifier 1). The winning team will enter the finals as the 2nd team.
