IPL 2016 qualification scenario after 54 matches

Gujarat Lions and Sunrisers Hyderabad confirmed their playoffs spots following Gujarat’s 6-wicket win over MI in 54th match of the IPL 2016. GL have confirmed a spot in the top 2 while the remaining 4 teams now fight for the two playoff spots. Though Mumbai lost the game, they still have a chance to qualify for the playoffs, but they will need a lot of things to work out in their favor in the next 24 hours.

Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians are still in contention for the two places. Here we bring you all the possible scenarios for each and every team who are alive in the playoffs race.

Points table after Match no. 54:

Matches to be played:

(Chances of Rain are purely based upon Weather reports.)

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1. Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Finishing in Top 2:

Case 1: Winning their last game vs KKR.

Case 2: Losing vs KKR.

SRH need to make sure they don’t lose by a big margin and should hope DD doesn’t win big so that SRH’s NRR will be above KKR and DD.

2. Royal Challengers Bangalore:

To qualify for playoffs:

Case 1: Win their final league match.

Case 2: Losing vs DD.

RCB will qualify even if they lose vs DD if SRH defeats KKR.

Given RCB has the highest NRR, they should make sure other teams don’t go ahead of them if they lose by a huge margin.

To be knocked out of playoffs race:

Losing by a huge margin vs DD which would put their NRR behind KKR (If KKR lose badly vs SRH).

3. Kolkata Knight Riders:

To qualify for playoffs:

Case 1: Winning their last match vs SRH.

Case 2: Losing against SRH.

RCB should defeat DD with a margin that puts DD’s NRR behind that of KKR.

Case 3: Their game getting washed out.

RCB should defeat DD.

Finishing in Top 2:

Case 3: Win vs SRH.

KKR should win by a big margin against SRH and get past their NRR and then they should hope that DD wins over RCB and doesn’t surpass their NRR.

To be knocked out of playoffs race:

KKR losing their last game and DD winning in their last match.

4. Delhi Daredevils:

To qualify for playoffs:

Case 1: Winning vs RCB.

Case 2: Losing vs RCB.

KKR should lose to SRH by a big margin. Later DD should make sure that their NRR is ahead of KKR even if they lose vs RCB.

Finishing in Top 2:

DD should defeat RCB by a huge margin and hope KKR defeats SRH by a decent margin before their game so that their NRR will now be ahead of RCB, SRH and KKR. 

To be knocked out of playoffs race:

If KKR win the match against SRH or the game gets washed out with DD losing to RCB later, DD will be out.

5. Mumbai Indians:

To qualify for playoffs:

To be knocked out of playoffs race:

Case 1: KKR or DD winning their last game.

Case 2: If one among KKR or DD have a better NRR than MI even if they lose in last league game.