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IPL 2024: Rain sealed Sunrisers Hyderabad's IPL playoff ticket. The match between Hyderabad and Lucknow was canceled due to rain and due to this both the teams got one point each. Hyderabad now has 15 points and has come to third place in the points table. Hyderabad has become the third team to reach the playoffs. Before this, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have already confirmed the place.
couldn't even toss
Even the toss could not take place in the Hyderabad-Gujarat match due to rain. After the rain stopped at one point, the umpires decided to start the match at 8.15 pm by tossing at 8 pm but the rain came even before the time of toss. After this, due to continuous rain, the umpires decided to cancel the match. This is the second consecutive match of Gujarat which has been canceled due to rain. Earlier, their match against Kolkata was also cancelled. Earlier, the match between Kolkata and Mumbai was also affected by rain. The match started in two hours and 15 minutes and ended in 16-16 overs.
Hyderabad has reached the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
Hyderabad has made it to the playoffs since 2020 when the team made it to the playoffs for the seventh time overall. With Hyderabad reaching the playoffs, Delhi Capitals is out of the race. Delhi has 14 points from 14 matches and has lost all its matches. She finished fifth with a run rate of -0.377.
Now three teams are in the fray for one place
Now three teams Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants are in the race to fill the one spot left for the playoffs. Hyderabad now has 15 scores in 13 matches and apart from Chennai Super Kings, no team has scored 15 or more. Meanwhile, Sunrisers qualified for the playoffs. Chennai has 14 points after 13 matches. The team faces Bengaluru on May 18. Both Bengaluru and Lucknow have 12 points each. However, Lucknow's net run rate is very negative and it will be very difficult for them to repay it. Meanwhile, the match between Chennai and Bengaluru is being considered as a virtual knockout.
Virtual knockout between Chennai-Bengaluru
Whichever team wins the match between Chennai and Bengaluru at Chinnaswamy, will be the fourth team to reach the playoffs. To reach the playoffs, Bengaluru will have to win this match by 18 runs or more. Or chase and finish the remaining 10 or more matches. That means Bengaluru will have to reach the target in 18.1 overs or before. These scores are for when the team batting first scores 200 runs.
Rajasthan-Hyderabad match for second place
Not only this, two more great matches will be played on Sunday. In Guwahati, Rajasthan will face Kolkata and in Hyderabad, Sunrisers will face Punjab Kings. If Rajasthan team is successful in defeating Kolkata then the team will end the league round at second place. In such a situation, the Hyderabad-Punjab match will have no importance. Meanwhile, the first qualifier will be between Kolkata and Rajasthan.
Chennai also has a chance to finish second
If Sunrisers beats Punjab and Kolkata beats Rajasthan, Hyderabad will finish the league round in second place. Then the first qualifier will be played between Kolkata and Hyderabad. Chennai team can also achieve second place, but for this CSK will have to first defeat RCB and then both Rajasthan and Hyderabad will have to lose their respective matches.