At Dream 11 IPL 2020, Rajasthan Royals edged the Mumbai Indians by eight wickets in match no. 45 of the 2020 Indian Premier League on Sunday to move up to sixth position on the 2020 IPL points table.
Pursuing a challenging 196-run goal, RR rode a brilliant century unbeaten from Ben Stokes and a half century undefeated from Sanju Samson to cross the finish line in just 18.2 overs.
Rajasthan now has 10 points in their bag, having won five of their 12 games.
Earlier in the day, Chennai Super Kings finally got back on the winning track when they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 wickets in match no. 44 of the 2020 Indian Premier League.
CSK moved to seventh place after winning the match, but that was short-lived as they returned to last place in the points tally after RR won their game against MI.
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The MS Dhoni team now has 8 points from 12 games and a net run rate of -0.602.
KEY POINTS:
- CSK now has 8 points in 12 games and the maximum they can go up is 12, making it almost impossible for them to make the playoffs. Your NRR is also too low at this stage.
- RCB will have to wait one more game before making sure they have made the IPL Playoff.
- MI will also have to wait one more game before making sure they have made the IPL Playoff.
- RR has a chance to reserve a playoff spot.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians continue to lead the table having accumulated 14 points so far in 11 games, while second place is held by Delhi Capitals, who also have 14 points to their name.
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Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab are in fourth and fifth position respectively, while Sunrisers Hyderabad is now seventh in the points table.
