2019 Indian Premier League(IPL) Season 12 - What Teams have to do to qualify for the Playoffs Thursday April 25,2019

Now with only 14 matches remaining,let’s look at what each team needs to do to confirm their place in the top four and qualify for the Playoffs

Chennai Super Kings: (11 matches, 16 points) - 3more matches to play
Chennai Super Kings have won eight matches so far and more or less confirmed their playoff spot. However, one more win and they have a chance to seal one of the top two spots. They are playing their remaining three matches against strong teams – Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab and if they lose each of the three battles then there is a chance of five teams ending up with 16 points. Delhi (14 points) and Mumbai Indians (12 points) have the best chance to go past CSK while two of SRH, KXIP and KKR may finish with 16 points and in that case, teams with higher NRR will go through.

1. Friday April 26,2019 Match 44 CSK Vs Mumbai Indians 
2. Wednesday May 01,2019 Match 50 CSK Vs DC
3. Sunday May 05,2019 Match 55 KXIP Vs CSK

Delhi Capitals: (11 matches, 14 points) - 3more matches to play
Delhi Capitals have a good chance to seal the Playoffs spot for the first time in seven years and they are playing two of their three remaining encounters against RCB and RR which are two bottom-ranked teams at the moment. However, it always gets tricky against the bottom teams who are desperate for wins or have nothing to lose. They still have an outside chance if they lose all of their remaining matches and SRH, KXIP and KKR don’t win more than two matches going ahead.

1. Sunday April 28,2019 Match 47 DC Vs RCB 
2. Wednesday May 01,2019 Match 50 CSK Vs DC
3. Saturday May 04,2019 Match 53 DC Vs RR

Mumbai Indians: (10 matches, 12 points) - 4 more matches to play

Mumbai Indians’ NRR of 0.357 is currently the second best and they are playing two of their last four remaining matches against KKR. They have an outstanding record (18-5) against them and they are also playing against SRH at home who will be without Warner and Bairstow. Moreover, they will also face CSK whom they have already defeated once in this season so it can be said that Mumbai Indians should not have many difficulties in confirming their place in top-4

1. Friday April 26,2019 Match 44 CSK Vs Mumbai Indians 
2. Sunday April 28,2019 Match 47 KKR Vs  Mumbai Indians
3. Thursday May 02,2019 Match 51 MI Vs SRH
4.  Sunday May 05,2019 Match 56 MI Vs KKR

Sunrisers Hyderabad: (10 matches, 10 points) - 4 more matches to play

SRH fans need to keep in mind that Bairstow will miss all of SRH’s remaining four matches while Warner is set to miss their last two matches. They have to win two of their last four remaining matches to give themselves a chance to finish in top-four. Currently, their NRR of 0.654 is the best among all the teams. If they lose three matches then they may miss out on qualifying for this year’s playoffs.

1. Saturday April 27,2019 Match 45 RR Vs SRH  
2. Monday April 29,2019 Match 48 SRH Vs KXIP
3. Thursday May 02,2019 Match 51 MI Vs SRH
4. Saturday May 04,2019 Match 54 RCB Vs SRH

Kings XI Punjab: (11 matches, 10 points) -  3 more matches to play

KXIP have lost four of their last five matches after winning four of the first six matches. They will have a tough time as they are facing SRH, KKR and CSK in their remaining three matches. They have to beat two of SRH, KKR and CSK if they want to qualify with seven wins.

1. Monday April 29,2019 Match 48 SRH Vs KXIP
2. Friday May 03,2019 Match 52 KXIP Vs KKR 
3. Sunday May 05,2019 Match 55 KXIP Vs CSK

Kolkata Knight Riders: (10 matches, 8 points) - 4 more matches to play

KKR have lost each of their last four matches. They have to win at least three of their remaining four matches to give themselves an outside chance of finishing in top-four. They also need to be aware of the fact that they are playing two of their last four matches against Mumbai Indians who are second in the table.

1. Thursday April 25,2019 Match 43 KKR Vs RR
2. Sunday April 28,2019 Match 47 KKR Vs  Mumbai Indians
3. Friday May 03,2019 Match 52 KXIP Vs KKR
4. Sunday May 05,2019 Match 56 MI Vs KKR

Royal Challengers Bangalore: (11 matches, 8 points) - 3 more matches to play

RCB need to win their remaining three matches to stay in the competition and then hope CSK, DC and MI beat the other teams. This is the only way RCB can qualify.

1. Sunday April 28,2019 Match 47 DC Vs RCB
2. Tuesday April 30,2019 Match 30 RCB Vs RR 
3. Saturday May 04,2019 Match 54 RCB Vs SRH

Rajasthan Royals: (10 matches, 6 points) - 4 more matches to play

RR need to win their remaining four matches to stay in the competition and then hope CSK, DC and MI get the better of other teams. This is the only way RR can qualify. The chances of RR and RCB, both qualifying with 14 points are very bleak

1. Thursday April 25,2019 Match 43 KKR Vs RR
2. Saturday April 27,2019 Match 45 RR Vs SRH 
3. Tuesday April 30,2019 Match  49 RCB Vs RR
4. Saturday May 04,2019 Match 53 DC Vs RR

Points Table as on Wednesday April 24, 2019

Pos.	Team	Plyd.	Won	Lost	Tied	Net RR	Pts.
1	Chennai Super Kings (Chennai)	11	8	3	0	+0.091	16
2	Delhi Capitals (Delhi)	11	7	4	0	+0.181	14
3	Mumbai Indians (Mumbai)	10	6	4	0	+0.357	12
4	Sunrisers Hyderabad (Hyderabad)	10	5	5	0	+0.654	10
5	Kings XI Punjab (Punjab)	11	5	6	0	-0.117	10
6	Kolkata Knight Riders (Kolkata)	10	4	6	0	-0.013	8
7	Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bangalore)	11	4	7	0	-0.683	8
8	Rajasthan Royals (Rajasthan)	10	3	7	0	-0.470	6