By Admin 
Chennai Super Kings is officially out of IPL 2026. In the match held on Thursday, Gujarat Titans defeated CSK by a huge margin of 89 runs. GT has already qualified for the playoffs, now Shubman Gill and team have made a strong claim for the top-2. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad have qualified along with Gujarat. Now there is competition between 4 teams for the fourth spot.
There are 4 matches of the league stage left in IPL 2026, currently 3 teams have been confirmed for the playoffs and the hopes of Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals are alive for the fourth spot. Know what is the equation for which team to reach the playoffs.
Rajasthan Royals
Of the four teams in the race for the playoffs, only Rajasthan Royals are there, whose fate is in their own hands. Rajasthan will directly reach the playoffs by winning their last match in the league stage, then they will have no interest in other matches. Rajasthan’s last match is with Mumbai Indians on Sunday. But if Rajasthan loses then they would need Delhi to beat Kolkata and Punjab Kings also to lose their last match. With this, DC and RR will have 14 points each, Rajasthan’s net run rate is still good.
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punjab kings
PBKS needs Rajasthan Royals to lose their last match, Delhi Capitals also to beat Kolkata Knight Riders. Due to this, Punjab will have 15 points and other teams will have less points. But if Kolkata also wins, then both will have 15 points each and the net run rate will decide who will go next.
Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR needs Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings to lose their last matches. If Kolkata beats Delhi Capitals, Kolkata will reach the playoffs. But if Punjab Kings also wins, then the net run rate will decide who will go to the playoffs.
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Delhi Capitals
DC’s last league match is with Kolkata Knight Riders. Delhi should defeat KKR and Punjab and Rajasthan Royals should also lose their last matches. However, even then they would need to beat Kolkata by a big margin, because then Rajasthan and Delhi will have 14 points each, but Rajasthan is still far ahead in terms of net run rate. Therefore, with these equations, Delhi should defeat Kolkata by a big margin.