IPL Playoffs 2024 Schedule Announced, RCB Will Face RR On 22nd May – Check Out Full Details

IPL 2024 Playoffs Schedule Announced, RCB Will Face RR On 22nd May - Check Out Full Details

The league stage matches of IPL 2024 are over. Double header matches have been played on Sunday. Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings and secured the second position in the points table. The match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders was canceled due to rain. Rajasthan has suffered a huge loss due to a non-match. The team had to be satisfied with third place. With this, the league stage matches of IPL 2024 are over. Kolkata Knight Riders team has been the table topper with 20 points. Kolkata has won 9 out of 14 matches and lost three. Along with this, the playoff schedule has also been revealed. Good news has emerged for RCB fans because the team Bengaluru has to face in the eliminator has lost four out of its last five matches, whereas the Bengaluru team has reached here by winning 6 consecutive matches.

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Kolkata vs Hyderabad 1st Qualifier (21 May)

In the first qualifier of IPL 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders will face Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 21. While playing 14 matches during the league stage, the Kolkata team has won 9 matches and lost three. However, Kolkata’s last two matches have been washed out due to rain. KKR played its last match against Mumbai on May 11, after which Kolkata players are waiting to take the field.

On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad team won its last league match and secured the second position. Sunrisers Hyderabad played 14 matches and won 8 and lost five. The team stood second with 17 points. Kolkata started its campaign in the ongoing season against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kolkata had won by 4 runs in a thrilling match, so fans can see a close contest in the first qualifier.

Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Eliminator (May 22)

The eliminator between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals will be played on May 22. Faf Du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore won the playoff ticket by defeating Chennai Super Kings by 27 runs in a thrilling match on Saturday. In the ongoing season, RCB has played a total of 14 matches in the league stage, winning seven and losing the same number of matches. However, due to a better net run rate, the team managed to make it to the last 4, leaving behind three other teams (Chennai, Delhi, and Lucknow with 14 points each).

Rajasthan Royals team has shot itself in the foot. The Rajasthan team led by Sanju Samson had won eight out of the first nine matches and was very close to the playoffs but Rajasthan has lost four of its last five matches and that is why the team had to be content with the third place. The last match against Kolkata was washed out due to rain. Playing 14 matches, Rajasthan won 8 and lost four.