IPL 2022 Playoff: 11 trophy-sharing teams out before the race for playoffs

New Delhi, Online Desk. In the match between Delhi and Kolkata at the Wankhede ground, Delhi defeated Kolkata by 4 wickets to keep their hopes of making the playoff alive but the road to the playoff for Kolkata is now looking impossible. The loss in this match was the fifth consecutive defeat for Kolkata. Now the team has played 9 matches and has only 6 points in its account. Currently the team is at number 8 with 6 points.

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Kolkata now has 5 matches left

Kolkata now has 5 matches left, out of which they have to play twice from Lucknow and once each from Mumbai, Rajasthan and Hyderabad respectively. Even if Kolkata wins all these matches, it will still have 16 points in its account, but looking at the current performance of the team, it does not look possible in any sense. Thus last year’s finals team is almost out of the playoff race this time.

Talking about the second team Chennai, the team is in 9th place with 2 wins and is out of the playoff race. It has been disappointing for the team to go with a new captain this season and the team looked weak in every area. The team could win only two matches this season. He got his first win against Bangalore and second win against weak Mumbai.

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Mumbai is the first team to be out of the race for this season’s playoff

This season has been no less than a nightmare for Mumbai. This season the new-born Mumbai has played 8 matches so far but its winning account has not been opened yet. The team has nothing to lose now and Mumbai is the first team to be knocked out of the playoff race this season.

Four major contenders for the playoffs – Looking at the current situation, it seems that the four teams reaching the playoffs are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Hyderabad and Lucknow. But in the coming matches, the team of Delhi and Bangalore can spoil the game of Lucknow. Punjab still has a chance but they will have to perform consistently from here. If RCB‘s team can perform well here, then they can also create panic in this points table.