New Delhi. The Indian Premier League is now at such a stage, where every match is giving tension to many teams. Now take the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Virat Kohli’s team RCB won this match. But this defeat did not affect the journey of the losing team Sunrisers Hyderabad. Yes, this victory of Bangalore definitely increased the tension of MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings, KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants and Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians. Let us see how much the victory of Royal Challengers Bangalore had on the team of Chennai, Lucknow or Mumbai.
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Fight or Die Chennai
The team of Chennai Super Kings is currently at number two on the IPL Point Table with 15 points. Despite this, it is not certain that he will reach the playoffs. Chennai now has to face Delhi Capitals in their last match. If CSK wins this match, then the place in the playoffs will be confirmed. But if Dhoni’s team loses then he will have to wait for the last matches of Lucknow, Mumbai and Bangalore. If Lucknow, Mumbai and Bangalore win their last matches then Chennai will be out. If even one team from Lucknow, Mumbai and Bangalore loses their last match, then Chennai Super Kings will reach the playoffs.
Lucknow’s Fate is Like Chennai’s
Lucknow Super Giants currently have 15 points in the point table. But he is at number three due to being behind in runrate from Chennai Super Kings. Lucknow now have to face Kolkata Knight Riders in their last match. If LSG i.e. Lucknow wins this match, then it will secure a place in the playoffs by taking 17 points. But if the LSG team loses, then it will have to wait for the matches of Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore. If any team from Mumbai and Bangalore loses, then Lucknow Super Giants will reach the playoffs even after losing their last match.
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Mumbai’s Fate in the Hands of RCB
The victory of Royal Challengers Bangalore has given maximum tension to Mumbai Indians. Both these teams have an equal 14-14 points. Virat Kohli’s team RCB is better in runrate. Rohit Sharma’s team is at number five in the Mumbai Indians Point Table. Now if Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants win their matches, then both these teams will easily reach the playoffs. In such a situation, only the fourth place of the top-4 will remain vacant. Mumbai will compete with Bangalore for this place. Now if Bangalore wins this match then Mumbai will need to win by a huge margin. Because currently the runrate of Bangalore is 0.180. While the runrate of Mumbai Indians (-0.128) is in minus. In such a scenario, Bangalore seems to have the upper hand.