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Chennai Super Kings didn’t just complicate Morgan’s play-offs with a provocative victory against KKR in Dubai. On the contrary, CSK led the Mumbai Indians to the play-offs as the first team. Let’s take a look at how Mumbai can unpack to the beat of Kolkata.
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Mumbai is at the top of the league table with 16 points from 12 games. Bangalore and Delhi accumulated 14 points in 12 games. Then both teams have a chance of reaching 16 or more points. Before the Chennai match, Kolkata had 12 points from 12 matches. So if KKRO had won the last two games, it could have reached 16 points. Kolkata lost to Chennai and will win the last match, but their points will be 14. Therefore, they will not be able to touch Bombay.
Kings XI Punjab accumulated 12 of 12 matches. They can reach 16 points if they win the last two games. However, Mumbai cannot possibly be left out of the top four. In other words, in the current situation the league standings are in, the way is open for RCB, Delhi and Punjab to reach 16 or more points except Mumbai. Apart from these four teams, no other team can score 16 points. As a result, Mumbai went to the play-offs as the first team.
Kolkata is currently at number five with 12 points from 13 games. If you win the last game, your points will be 14. All three teams have already accumulated 14 or more points. In addition to the Knights winning the last game, Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad will have to watch the rate. If Punjab loses the last two games and Sunrisers loses one of the two, Kolkata will advance to the play-offs.
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