Sunrisers Hyderabad achieved a historic victory in the match played against Lucknow Super Giants. Sunrisers achieved the target of 166 runs with the loss of 10 wickets in just 9.4 overs. After this historic victory of Sunrisers, Mumbai Indians’ dream of reaching the playoffs may be shattered.
Mumbai Indians officially out!
Mumbai Indians are officially out of the playoff race as either team will get 14 points if they win the match between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants. Whereas Mumbai Indians can score maximum 12 points in their next matches. In this way Mumbai will be out of the race for the playoffs.
By winning this match, Sunrisers Hyderabad has reached third place with 14 points. Even if Chennai Super Kings wins even one of their remaining three matches, MI will be eliminated. So this threat was looming over Mumbai for a long time. This situation has become clear after the victory of Sunrisers.
Mumbai will enter with CSK victory
By winning this match, Sunrisers Hyderabad has reached third place with 14 points. Even if Chennai Super Kings wins even one of their remaining three matches, MI will be eliminated. So this threat was looming over Mumbai for a long time. After the victory of Sunrisers the situation has become clear. MI could be the first team to be eliminated from IPL 2024.
Threat to three teams
Along with Mumbai Indians, now Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore are also under threat. All three teams have 8-8 points. These three teams can score maximum 14 points. Sunrisers Hyderabad has 14 points. While three teams Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants have 12-12 points.
No team has qualified yet
It is worth noting that till now no team has been able to qualify for the playoffs of IPL 2024, but the situation of Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad looks a little easier. KKR and LSG have 16 points each. In this way the race for IPL playoffs has become very interesting. It remains to be seen which 4 teams enter the playoffs this time.
