By Admin 
The 19th edition of the Indian Premier League is now moving towards its playoff round, although no team’s place in the playoffs has been confirmed yet. On Saturday, Gujarat Titans took a huge leap in the points table by defeating Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore also suffered a loss in this match. If RCB does not win against Mumbai Indians today, their problems may increase, but by winning, the team will reach number one. Know the position of all 10 teams now.
52 matches have been played in IPL 2026. SRH, GT, RR and DC have played 11-11 matches. Other 6 teams have played 10-10 matches. Let us tell you that each team will play 14-14 matches in the league stage, the top 4 teams of the points table will go to the playoff round and the other 6 teams will be eliminated.
GT took a huge leap
Before the match on Saturday, Gujarat Titans were not even in the top-4, after the victory, Shubman Gill and team have reached second position. This was Gujarat’s 7th win in 11 matches. The team has 14 points, the first place Sunrisers Hyderabad also has the same number of points. But on the basis of net run rate, SRH (+0.737) is ahead of GT (+0.228).
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RR out of top-4, RCB also falls
After the defeat, Rajasthan Royals moved from fourth to fifth position. This was RR’s 5th defeat in 11 matches. Rajasthan has lost 4 out of the last 6 matches. RR has 12 digits. Royal Challengers Bangalore has also slipped one place due to Rajasthan’s defeat. RCB also has 12 points. The team is at fourth position with a net run rate of +1.237, but if the team beats Mumbai Indians today then it will reach the first position in the points table. The net run rate of Bengaluru is very high. Apart from SRH, GT and RCB, Punjab Kings are in the top-4. Punjab is at third place with 13 points.
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Condition of other 5 teams
No team has been officially out of the playoff race yet. Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders can still reach 16 points. CSK has won 5 out of 10 matches, the team is at sixth position with 10 points. KKR has won 4 out of 10 matches, they got one point from the canceled match. Kolkata is at seventh position with 9 points.
Delhi Capitals is at eighth position with 8 points. Delhi has won only 4 out of 10 matches. Mumbai Indians have won 3 out of 10 matches. The team is at ninth position with 6 points. If Royal Challengers Bangalore defeats Mumbai Indians today, MI’s journey will officially end. Lucknow Super Giants are at the bottom of the points table, at tenth position with 6 points.