asterix Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Mumbai either needs to win a match or hope that either KXIP or RCB lose their last match. Both are not possible..And serves them Bambis right..
Sidhoni Posted May 19, 2012 Author Posted May 19, 2012 With only four round-robin matches to go in the IPL, two playoff places are still up for grabs, with four teams contesting for those two spots. Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders have already booked their places, but here's what the other teams need to do to make the cut. Mumbai Indians To play: Rajasthan Royals (away) A win in their last match will mean Mumbai Indians finish their league games on 20 points, which will surely put them in the top three; if Kolkata Knight Riders lose their last game, then Mumbai Indians will finish in the top two. However, if they lose to Royals their task of qualifying becomes much tougher, since four other teams will have a chance of getting 18 or more points. Mumbai Indians' net run rate is also a worry - at -0.16, they're only marginally better than Kings XI Punjab (-0.172). If Kings XI win their last match and Mumbai Indians lose theirs, it's very likely that Kings XI will end up with a better NRR too. And then there's also Royal Challengers Bangalore, who'll go past Mumbai Indians if they beat Deccan Chargers in their final game. If they lose to Royals, Mumbai Indians must hope that not more than one out of Royal Challengers and King XI get to 18 or more points. The advantage for Mumbai Indians is that their match against Royals is the last of the league stage, so they'll know exactly what they need to do to progress. Royal Challengers Bangalore To play: Deccan Chargers (away) If Royal Challengers beat Chargers, they'll definitely progress to the last four, though it'll be almost impossible to take second place even if Knight Riders lose, because of their respective net run rates. However, if they lose, they'll definitely be out, since Chennai Super Kings already have 17 points and a better NRR - Royal Challengers can't catch up on the NRR if they lose. Chennai Super Kings Have played all 16 matches Three teams already have more points than Super Kings' 17, and their only hope of sneaking in as the fourth side into the playoffs is if all the other teams in contention lose most of their matches. Thus they'll want Royal Challengers and Kings XI to lose their last matches. If all those results go the way of Super Kings, they'll still make the cut as their net run rate will remain more than that of Royal Challengers. Kings XI Punjab To play: Delhi Daredevils (home) Kings XI Punjab need to win their last match, but even that won't ensure a place in the last four. If, for example, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers win their last games, they'll both end with more than 18 points, thus eliminating Kings XI. Thus, if Royal Challengers win their last game, Kings XI will want Mumbai Indians to lose to Royals. If Royal Challengers lose their last match, then 18 points will give Kings XI a place in the last four. There's a possibility of two teams being level on 18 points and fighting for one spot, but Mumbai Indians are so marginally ahead of Kings XI on NRR that it won't take much to turn that around. For instance, if Kings XI score 150 and win by two runs, and if Mumbai Indians score 148 and lose by two runs, Kings XI will sneak ahead on NRR
J P K Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 RCB would qualify it would be very tough to for kings to beat DD
bulbul Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Looks like match in Dhramashala will be rained out so Punjab is out... All the scnadals demoralized RCB... Guess who is going to benefit from all these :hmmm:
yoda Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Looks like match in Dhramashala will be rained out so Punjab is out... All the scnadals demoralized RCB... Guess who is going to benefit from all these :hmmm: :yay: :rcb:
Precambrian Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Looks like match in Dhramashala will be rained out so Punjab is out... All the scnadals demoralized RCB... Guess who is going to benefit from all these :hmmm: http://in.weather.com/weather/10day-INXX0327?cm_ven=cricinfo_IN&cm_cat=scores&cm_ite=weather&cm_pla=10day chance of precipitation - 0%
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