The 66th match of IPL 2024 has been canceled due to rain. Sunrisers team was to face Gujarat in Hyderabad. However, even before the toss, it started raining and the toss could not take place. The rain stopped for some time around 7:30 and it seemed that the match would start with a delay of half an hour. The time for the toss was fixed at 8 o’clock and the match to start at 8.15, but five minutes before 8 o’clock it started raining heavily again and did not stop again. There was a cut-off time of 10.30 for a five-over match.
Due to rain, Sunrisers Hyderabad team has reached the playoffs. Due to the cancellation of this match, both Hyderabad and Gujarat were given one point each. Hyderabad now has 15 points from 13 matches and the team has reached third place in the points table. Except for Chennai Super Kings, no other team can score 15 or more points. In this situation, Sunrisers qualified for the playoffs.
Chennai has 14 points after 13 matches. The team has to face Bengaluru on May 18. Bengaluru has 12 points. The team has to face Bengaluru on May 18. Bengaluru has 12 points. At the same time, the Delhi team is out of the race for playoffs. Lucknow also has a negative net run rate and it will be difficult to cover it.
Chennai Super Kings have a good chance. Has 14 points from 13 matches (NRR +0.528). If they beat RCB, they will be successful. Even a defeat against RCB in the final league game will not eliminate the defending champions. Then they will hope that RCB does not overtake them in NRR. If LSG wins its last game (and reaches 14), CSK will still be the favorite due to better NRR.
With a five-match winning streak coming, RCB has made a massive change. They won only one of their first seven games but since then it has been a completely different team. RCB will have to beat Chennai Super Kings to reach 14 points to qualify. They will then hope that their NRR is above the other teams competing for the fourth spot in the playoffs. They will also hope that SRH loses both their remaining games or that LSG does not win their last match by a big margin.
Now the match between CSK and RCB will be the knockout match.
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