IPL 2024: Can RCB still qualify in playoffs after losing 7 out of 8 matches? Check what Virat Kohli's team must do

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), 1 of the astir fashionable teams successful the Indian Premier League (IPL), is apt to find itself successful a precise choky presumption aft Delhi Capital’s (DC) bushed Gujarat Titans by 4 runs successful a thrilling lucifer successful Delhi. RCB are successful the past presumption of the points table, having conscionable 2 points from 8 matches with a antagonistic tally complaint of 1.046. The squad person won lone 1 lucifer and mislaid each different 7 matches contempt having prima players similar Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik. None of its batters person shown immoderate benignant of consistency with the bat. Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green each person been a flop amusement truthful far. With lone 2 points from 8 matches, their chances of securing a playoff are bleak. However, adjacent the intolerable becomes imaginable erstwhile players similar Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Dinesh Karthik inactive person six matches to play.

How tin RCB suffice for playoffs?

RCB person conscionable 2 points with a unspeakable NRR of -1.046, the squad request to triumph each of its remaining matches to marque a slough to the last four. RCB’s clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad connected Thursday astatine Rajiv Gandhi Stadium successful Hyderabad holds important importance. A nonaccomplishment to Sunrisers Hyderabad contiguous volition enactment a afloat halt connected their qualification chances.

To guarantee its presumption successful the last four, the RCB needs: 

To guarantee wins successful remaining matches

To amended their NRR, they request to triumph astir of these games by a immense margin. (Currently, RCB NNR are successful negative)

Results of each different 9 teams should autumn successful their favour

The Rajasthan Royals (RR) are already connected 14 points from 8 matches with 0.698 NNR. The squad person 6 matches inactive to play. The adjacent 3 champion teams (KKR, SHR, LSG) each person 10 points each. These 3 teams request 2 wins each successful their remaining 7 oregon 6 games to scope 14 points, which RCB tin get to. 

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Published: 25 Apr 2024, 04:21 PM IST