After ‘Super Sunday’ in IPL, the race for the playoffs has become exciting. RCB has 100% chance of qualifying, while Gujarat’s chances are 99.20%. The expectations of Chennai and Hyderabad have increased significantly due to the defeat of Punjab and Rajasthan.
New Delhi: The race for the playoffs in IPL has now become very exciting. The matches held on ‘Super Sunday’ have changed all the equations of the playoffs. After the defeat of Punjab Kings at the hands of RCB and Rajasthan Royals at the hands of Delhi Capitals, the hopes of Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad of reaching the playoffs have increased significantly.
According to Star Sports data, the playoff possibilities of the teams after ‘Super Sunday’ are something like this. RCB has become the first team to reach the playoffs after defeating Punjab yesterday. RCB is the only team whose place is 100% confirmed. At the same time, due to the defeat of Punjab and RCB, the chances of Gujarat Titans, who are at second position with 16 points in 12 matches, have also increased to 99.20%. Third-ranked Hyderabad’s chances of reaching the playoffs have increased from 70.8% to 75%.
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After the defeat by Delhi Capitals, the path of Rajasthan Royals has become difficult. His chances have dropped from 51.2% to 34.80%. However, the good thing for Rajasthan is that their last two matches are against Mumbai and Lucknow. At the same time, after losing to RCB yesterday, the hopes of Punjab Kings have got a big blow. They have just one match left and their playoff hopes have dropped from 47.4% to 31.10%. Even if Punjab wins its last match against Lucknow Super Giants, it will be able to reach a maximum of 15 points only.
Chennai has got the biggest benefit from the defeat of Punjab and Rajasthan. Despite losing to Lucknow on Saturday, Chennai’s playoff chances have improved from 28% to 35.50%. These losses have also raised some hopes for Kolkata, which has increased from 7.1% to 13.90%. At the same time, the chances of Delhi Capitals defeating Rajasthan have increased from 3.1% to 10.60%.