IPL 2024 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore: 17th IPL (Indian Premier League – 2024) The T20 cricket festival has been going on in India since March 22. 2 matches were played in this series on Sunday. In Chennai, the match starts at 3:30 PM Chennai Super Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets.
Following this, Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Capitals by 47 runs in the match at Bengaluru at 7:30 PM. With these victories, Chennai and Bengaluru teams have brightened their play-off chances.
Chennai Super Kings team is at the 3rd place in the points table with 14 points and +0.528 net run rate with 7 wins and 6 losses from the 13 league matches played so far. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who were languishing at the last place in the points table after losing the opening games of this series, have made a turning point in the series by tasting consecutive wins in 6 matches. The team has won 6 of 13 matches and lost 7 of them. The team is at the 5th place in the list with 12 points and +0.387 net run rate.
Staying alive in the play-off race for the current season, Bengaluru will need to secure a win with a good net run rate in the remaining match to further brighten that prospect. Bengaluru team will face Chennai Super Kings in the match which will be held on Saturday 18th at home.
Now, let’s see how the Bengaluru team can qualify for the playoffs.
Faf du Plessis’ Royal Challengers Bangalore need a win against Chennai Super Kings to enter the playoffs. And they have to wait for the results of other teams to be in their favour.
Bengaluru need to win the match against Chennai by at least 18 runs before their net run rate. For example, if Bengaluru bat first and score 200 runs, they have to restrict Chennai to 182 runs.
Perhaps, if Bengaluru were set a target of 201 runs, they would have to chase that target with 11 balls to spare. Meanwhile, Hyderabad and Lucknow have to lose their remaining 2 matches. Even if they win a match, it will give Bengaluru a setback.
One win is enough for CSK
As for Chennai Super Kings, they will qualify for the play-offs if they win their last league match against Bengaluru. Perhaps, if Chennai lose that match, Hyderabad and Lucknow will have to lose one of their remaining 2 matches. Hyderabad and Lucknow will finish with 16 points. Then, net run rate will play an important role.
Even if Chennai lose the match against Bengaluru, they should have a good net run rate. That means, it is necessary to be ahead of Bengaluru in net run rate. Hence, the match between these two teams will be a knock-out match.
A chance for Hyderabad to overtake Rajasthan
Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad are playing their last two league matches at home. The team, which will be supported by local fans, will face Gujarat Titans (Saturday, May 16) and Punjab Kings (Sunday, May 19).
If they win these two games, they can get a total of 18 points. If that happens, there will be a chance to grab the top two positions in the points table. Maybe if they fail, they could be in trouble. Until now, their fate rests in their own hands.
