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  • IPL 2024 Playoffs Qualification Scenarios: How Can RCB, CSK, SRH, LSG, DC, GT Make It To The Top Four? Check Here | cricket news

    Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) became the first team to qualify fir the IPL 2024 playoffs when they beat Mumbai Indians on Saturday night. KKR have 9 wins from 12 matches and it should be enough to help then finish even in the top two. Rajasthan Royals (RR) look to be the second team who can make the cut but they need to win their remaining three games to ensure a top-two finish. Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) are already out which leaves teams like GT, RCB, LSG, DC, LSG and CSK in contention for the last two spots. Below, we look at how these six teams can qualify for playoffs and what they need to do to make it happen.

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    Delhi Capitals playoffs qualification scenario

    DC can still make it to 16 points yet miss out if CSK manage to win their remaining matches and other teams go beyond the 16 points. If DC want to qualify, they must win their matches and hope that RCB beat LSG while Lucknow also beat MI and other teams in contention do not go touch 14 points. In this case, DC and LSG will be in a contest for the fourth spot and the team with better NRR will go in.

    LSG playoffs qualification scenario

    Their poor NRR is going to knock them out of the IPL 2024 even if they finish with 16 points as RR, KKR, CSK and SRH could finish above them.

    SRH playoffs qualification scenario

    SRH look set to qualify with 14 points after 12 games and a healthy NRR of 0.406. They need to win their remaining games to make it. But they would want other results to fall in their favor for a top-two finish.

    gt playoffs qualification scenario

    GT will have it tough. They can finish with 14 points and still go out because of their terrible NRR of -1.063. They will be fighting it out with three other teams for the last spot and they must win big so that they end up above at least two of these teams to qualify.

    CSK playoffs qualification scenario

    CSK need to win their remaining two matches to qualify as they have a decent NRR off 0.491. However, if they lost on Sunday afternoon to RR, they will be in huge trouble. They could get knocked after a loss to RR as then Rajasthan, KKR, SRH and either of DC or LSG can finish with 16 points. If CSK lose to RR, they must hope that SRH and DC lose their remaining matches and LSG lose to MI to stay on 14 points. Then, with their superior NRR, they can make it the third spot.

    rcb playoffs qualification scenario

    RCB are with 10 points with a NRR of 0.217. They have won four in a row. But even with two more wins, they might struggle. That is because, at least four teams have the chance to finish with 16 points and RCB can only make it to 14 points. The only scenario for RCB to qualify is this: SRH and CSK lose their remaining games, and LSG win just out of their remaining matches. In this case, RCB will have a good chance of surpassing SRH on NRR, and they will stay ahead of DC and LSG also.

  • Virat Kohli Executes Jaw-Dropping Run-Out, Sends Shashank Singh Packing: Watch Must-See Moment

    Kohli struck a fiery 92 and then fielded like a tiger in Dharamsala, ensuring RCB beat PBKS to stay alive in IPL 2024. He was adjudicated as the player of the match.

  • SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Match Weather Report: Rain To Play Spoilsport At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium In Ahmedabad? , cricket news

    Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is set to host match no.57 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) take on the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Wednesday (May 8). The race for the playoffs is on and the mid-table teams are under tremendous pressure to win every contest they have left in the league fixtures.

    SRH have had a decent season so far winning six of their 11 matches sitting fourth in the points table with 12 points. Pat Cummins and his team faced a defeat against the Mumbai Indians (MI) recently and on the other hand, LSG have also lost their contest against the Kolkata Knight Riders by a massive margin of 98 runs. (After Getting Controversially Out, Now RR captain Sanju Samson Fined 30 Percent Match Fees For Breaching IPL Code Of Conduct)

    IPL 2024 SRH vs LSG Weather Report

    Reports from AccuWeather.com suggest that weather conditions in Hyderabad might pose challenges for a cricket game to take place. Predictions indicate a slight chance of rainfall, approximately 0.6 mm, accompanied by a considerable cloud cover of around 70%. The temperature is expected to hover around 31°C, though it may feel slightly cooler at 30°C. Humidity levels are estimated to be around 57%, with a potential for thunderstorms and gusty winds reaching speeds of 17 km/h.

    Raining heavily at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium,Hyderabad ahead of big clash between SRH vs LSG.#DCvRR #RRvsDC pic.twitter.com/CbjdkaS78H

    Giriraj Dhaker (@cricket24_) May 7, 2024

    Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Sanvir Singh, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Jaydev Unadkat, Umran Malik, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Maharaj Singh

    Lucknow Super Giants Squad: KL Rahul(w/c), Arshin Kulkarni, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Ashton Turner, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Mohsin Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham, Devdutt Padikkal, Amit Mishra, Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock, Matt Henry, Prerak Mankad, Arshad Khan, Shamar Joseph

  • IPL 2024 DC Vs RR: Why Sanju Samson Was GIVEN Out By Third Umpire After Shai Hope’s Controversial Catch? , cricket news

    IPL 2024 DC Vs RR: Why Sanju Samson Was GIVEN Out By Third Umpire After Shai Hope’s Controversial Catch?

    The Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) clash in IPL 2024 saw a controversial moment when Sanju Samson was dismissed in the 16th over if the innings. Samson was batting on 86 and all RR hopes were pinned on him as 60 runs were still required off 27 deliveries. Samson was a crucial wicket for DC and they were pretty relieved to see his back as the RR captain was held at long on boundary. But the dismissal is still being discussed as many of the Sanju and RR fans feel the third umpire was wrong to judge him out. RR could manage just 201 for 8 in 20 overs, losing the match by 20 runs.

    What is the controversy?

    Samson hit the ball down the ground but with not much elevation. Shai Hope, fielding at long on boundary, caught it at chest height. However, his legs were very close to the boundary cushions. So close that it appeared as if Hope’s shoes had brushed the cushions. Hope claimed the catch but the onfield umpire wanted to check the legitimacy of the catch by going upstairs and dialed Michael Gough, who was the man-in-charge for this game.

    IPL has got rid of soft signal. Now, what is a soft signal? While the onfield umpire transfers the responsibility to make some decisions to third umpire because the naked eye could not grab some visuals, he or she used to call it out or not out. This was called a soft signal. The third umpire used to look at the replays to see if the onfield decision can be reversed or not. The onfield umpire makes this soft signal by keeping in mind various factors. IPL stopped using soft signals from 2021 IPL while ICC scrapped it in 2023 for contentious catches.

    In Sanju’s case, umpire Gough was on his own to decide the fate of the batter. However, he himself needed to be fully assured that Hope had touched the cushions. While Hope’s feet were close to the ropes, the shadows created by them and the cushion was not making it very clear that the contact really happened. Umpire Gough stuck to the process and rules. There was no way he was going to get a clear picture. There was no soft signal here. Gough did not see any conclusive evidence to judge it not out.

    After looking at the available camera angles, Gough could not reach to a conclusion that Hope had not taken a legitimate catch. The decision is not saying that it was a clean catch. Rather it is saying that there was no enough evidence to say that it was not a legitimate catch.

  • Glenn Maxwell Is Most Overrated Player Of IPL: Ex-RCB Cricketer Slams Star Following Poor Season | cricket news

    Former India cricketer Parthiv Patel slammed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and called him the “most overrated” player in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

    Patel’s comment on Maxwell came after the end of RCB’s match against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday, where the Australian scored just four runs from three balls at a strike rate of 133.33. However, the Bengaluru-based franchise clinched a four-wicket win over GT in front of their home crowd.

    Patel took to his official

    “Glenn Maxwell…HE IS THE MOST OVERRATED player in the history of ipl,” Patel wrote on X.

    In the 17th season of IPL, Maxwell scored 104 runs after appearing in eight matches. He bagged five wickets at an economy rate of 8.33 for RCB in IPL 2024.

    Recapping the match, RCB elected to field first after winning the toss. GT was 19/3 at one point. Then, a 61-run partnership between Shahrukh Khan (37) and David Miller (30) helped GT make a brief comeback.

    RCB kept taking regular wickets and once again reduced GT to 87/5. Then, a 44-run partnership between Rahul Tewatia (35) and Rashid Khan (18) took GT beyond the 100-run mark. RCB bundled out GT for 147 runs in 19.3 overs.

    Yash Dayal (2/21), Vijaykumar Vyshak (2/23) and Mohammed Siraj (2/29) were among the top bowlers for RCB. Cameron Green and Karn Sharma took a wicket each. During the run chase, RCB started off brilliantly with Faf Du Plessis (64) and Virat Kohli (42) putting up a 92-run stand.

    After that RCB lost its way due to a fantastic spell from Joshua Little (4/45) and Noor Ahmed (2/23). However, Dinesh Karthik (21*) and Swapnil Singh (15*) guided the team to a four-wicket win with 38 balls left.

  • IPL 2024: Why Matheesha Pathirana Did Not Play CSK Vs PBKS Match?

    IPL 2024: Why Matheesha Pathirana missed the clash against Punjab Kings? Read below.

  • How Can RCB Qualify For IPL 2024 Playoffs After Big Win Over Gujarat Titans? Check All Qualification Scenarios | cricket news

    Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were quite exceptional to watch on Sunday Saturday night when they beat Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans (GT) by four wickets with more than six overs remaining in hand. The big win has boosted their Net Run Rate (NRR), helping them jump to 7th in the standings. Virat Kohli hit a 27-ball 42 and Faf du Plessis slammed 23-ball 64 to set up the win for RCB. There were jitters in the middle as Cameron Green (1) and Glenn Maxwell (4) got out without contributing much but Dinesh Karthik (21*) and Swapnil Singh (15*) ensured RCB crossed the line.

    As a result, GT have slipped to ninth in the standings with just 4 wins from 11 games and it looks very tough for them to qualify for the playoffs. RCB are on seventh spot and their big-margin victory on Saturday means that the table is quite chaotic in the middle.

    How can RCB qualify for the playoffs?

    RCB have done themselves a huge favor by beating GT by such a huge margin as their NRR has massively improved. But it is still in negative thanks to previous losses. RCB have NRR of -0.49 which will make it very difficult for them to qualify.

    Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders already have 16 and 14 points respectively and they look set to finish in the top 4 at least. RCB have three matches remaining and they need to make sure they win all three. They are playing Punjab Kings (PBKS), Delhi Capitals (DC) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

    If RCB win all 3 games, they will then hope that Sunrisers Hyderabad (placed at 4 in the points table) and Lucknow Super Giants (3rd in standings) does not get more than 1 win from their remaining 4 games. In this scenario, both SRH and LSG will finish with 14 points.

    Also, CSK and DC who are on 10 points, must not get more than 2 wins from remaining matches while PBKS must not win more than 3 games out of their remaining four. In this scenario, all these 3 teams will be on 14 points at the end of their league games.

    If all of these scenarios take place, all these teams mentioned above will finish with 14 points and then the NRR will decide who goes in and who goes out. This, indirectly, means that RCB must look to win remaining 3 games with a bigger margin to boost their NRR.

    Even if RCB finish with just 12 points, even then they have the chance to qualify. But they will hope and pray that all other teams mentioned above also finish with 12 points and again NRR will be a deciding factor.

  • Watch: Shubman Gill Spotted With Indian Woman Cricketer Harleen Deol | cricket news

    In a heartwarming display of camaraderie and sportsmanship, Shubman Gill, the charismatic captain of the Gujarat Titans, took time out of his busy schedule to impart valuable batting tips to Harleen Deol, the talented Indian cricketer. As the Titans prepared to take on the formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Gill seized the opportunity to share his insights with Deol, fostering a spirit of mutual growth and respect within the cricketing fraternity.

    The Batting Maestro’s Wisdom

    Gill, widely regarded as one of the most promising batsmen in the modern era, has carved a niche for himself with his elegant stroke play and unwavering temperament. His ability to dissect bowling attacks with surgical precision has earned him a reputation as a true batting virtuoso. As he stepped onto the hallowed turf of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Gill’s aura of confidence and expertise was palpable, capturing the attention of all those fortunate enough to witness his presence.

    An Eager Student and a Willing Mentor

    Harleen Deol, a rising star in the Indian Women’s cricket team, was quick to seize the opportunity to learn from one of the best in the business. With a keen eye and an insatiable thirst for knowledge, she soaked up every piece of advice and insight that Gill generously offered. Their interaction was a testament to the timeless bond that binds cricketers across generations and genders – a shared passion for the sport and an unwavering commitment to personal growth.

    Technique, Temperament, and Tenacity

    As the session unfolded, Gill delved into the intricacies of batting, sharing his wisdom on everything from footwork and shot selection to mental fortitude and situational awareness. His words carried the weight of experience, honed by countless hours of dedication and perseverance on the field. Deol, with her boundless potential and eagerness to learn, absorbed every nugget of wisdom, allowing Gill’s words to shape her approach and elevate her game.

    A Catalyst for Inspiration

    The sight of these two cricketers, united in their pursuit of excellence, served as a powerful inspiration for aspiring athletes everywhere. It was a reminder that true greatness is achieved not only through individual talent but also through a willingness to learn, a humility to seek guidance, and a generosity to share one’s knowledge with others. Gill’s gesture transcended the boundaries of competition, embodying the spirit of sportsmanship that lies at the heart of cricket.

  • Blame Game In Mumbai Indians Camp After Defeat vs KKR, Captain Hardik Pandya Says THIS | cricket news

    It was a night of reckoning for the Mumbai Indians (MI) as they suffered a demoralizing 24-run defeat at the hands of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 encounter at the iconic Wankhede Stadium. Despite a clinical bowling performance that restricted KKR to 169, MI’s batsmen faltered, succumbing to the relentless pressure exerted by the opposition bowlers. In the post-match presentation, a visibly dejected Hardik Pandya, the MI captain, pinpointed the lack of partnerships as the primary reason for his team’s downfall. “In the batting inning, we couldn’t form partnerships and kept losing wickets. In T20s, if you don’t form partnerships, it will cost you,” lamented Pandya, acknowledging the harsh reality of their performance.

    Hardik Pandya! pic.twitter.com/pmZ8wmN5tW — RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) May 3, 2024

    Trailing the Target, Mumbai Batters Crumble

    Chasing a challenging total of 170, Mumbai’s top order once again faltered, leaving the middle order exposed. Suryakumar Yadav’s valiant 56 provided a glimmer of hope, but his dismissal triggered a spectacular collapse, with the remaining batters failing to build any significant partnerships.

    Pandya, known for his candid assessments, admitted that there were many questions that needed to be answered, but he refrained from delving into specifics, perhaps reserving his thoughts for the dressing room debrief. “There are a lot of questions that will take some time to answer, but for now, not much to say,” he stated, reflecting the team’s disappointment.

    Hardik Stays Positive, Looks Ahead

    Despite the setback, Pandya maintained a positive outlook, acknowledging the efforts of his bowling unit in keeping KKR’s total within reach. “The bowlers did a fantastic job, the wicket got a little better after the first innings, the dew came on,” he said, recognizing the challenging conditions his batters faced.

    Embodying the spirit of a true leader, Pandya vowed to keep fighting, reminding himself and his teammates that the highs and lows are an integral part of the game. “You keep fighting, that is what I tell myself, never leave the battlefield, tough days come but good also come here, it’s challenging but challenges make you better,” he asserted, setting the tone for the upcoming matches.

    Mumbai’s Road Ahead: Lucknow Super Giants Await

    The Mumbai Indians now face the daunting task of regrouping and preparing for their next encounter against the formidable Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday. With their campaign hanging in the balance, Pandya and his men will need to address their batting woes and rediscover their winning formula if they hope to salvage their IPL 2024 aspirations. As the IPL caravan moves on, one thing is certain: the blame game within the Mumbai Indians camp will continue until they find a way to overcome their shortcomings and reclaim their status as one of the most feared teams in the tournament.

  • IPL 2024: Rinku Singh Explains ‘Bhul Gaya Jo Mahi Bhai Ne Bola Tha’ Viral Statement

    IPL 2024: Rinku Singh’s hilarious video went viral in which he told he forget what MS Dhoni tipped him after his meeting with the legend.