CSK, MI, RCB and RR gear up for the knockout stage on IPL 2015, starting on Tuesday May 19,2015
Qualifier 1
Rohit Sharma led MI who finished 2nd will face MS Dhoni-led CSK in the first qualifier at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday May 19,2015.The winner of this clash will advance to the final.
Eliminator
Virat Kohli led RCB wo finished 3rd will face Steve Smith led RR at the MCA Stadium in Pune on May 20,2015.
Qualifier 2
The winner of this game will play the loser of the first qualifier on May 22nd at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi
Final
The winner of this will advance to the final, to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 24.
Unfair RulesRoyal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) and Rajasthan Royals(RR) sealed the third and fourth spots. Apart from Mumbai Indian's(MI) terrific run in the latter half, IPL rules that determine the top-four spots would have left Bangalore feeling hard done by
According to the rules, the number of wins registered by a franchise gets preference over the net run rate, which is often used as a parameter to decide spots in a multi-team tournament.
Chennai with nine wins (18) had the most points and hence were natural toppers. Mumbai had the same points (16) as Bangalore and Rajasthan but finished ahead of them on account of completing eight wins as compared to seven for the next two sides. If net run rate was taken into account after teams finished on equal points, Bangalore would have finished second because their run rate is the highest + 1.037
Also, Bangalore and Rajasthan lost a game less than Mumbai. So if more victories are crucial, aren’t less losses important too?
Had all games been completed, the present system of deciding the top four was fair. The imbalance in the IPL rule comes to the fore when you realise that because Bangalore and Rajasthan suffered two washouts each, they were denied another couple of wins
Points Table
| No | Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSK | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.709 | |
| 2 | MI | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -0.043 | |
| 3 | RCB | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | +1.037 | |
| 4 | RR | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | +0.062 | |
| 5 | KKR | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | +0.253 | |
| 6 | SRH | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -0.239 | |
| 7 | DD | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -0.049 | |
| 8 | KXIP | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1.436 |
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