In IPL 2026, the match between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants will be played on Friday. LSG team is already out of the playoff race, but Chennai will have to win this match at any cost. Obviously, Lucknow has nothing to lose, but at the moment it has the power to take Chennai Super Kings along with itself.

Chennai Super Kings has played 11 matches, in which it has 12 points after 6 wins. CSK team is currently at fifth position in the points table and its net run rate is +0.185. Understand here the complete mathematics of Chennai going to the playoffs. Will Chennai go to the playoffs after defeating Lucknow? On the other hand, will it have to be out of the playoff race if it loses?

Equation of CSK going to playoffs

Chennai Super Kings still have three matches left. In the current points table, he is at fifth position with 12 points. Even if CSK loses to Lucknow, it will not be out of the race for the playoffs. In case of defeat against LSG, Chennai can reach maximum 16 points. But in case of 16 points, it will have to depend on the results of other matches and net run rate.

If Chennai team wins against Lucknow, then it will get 14 points. Even after that, CSK will have 2 matches left, by winning which it can easily reach 18 points and get a ticket for the playoffs. To put it plainly, a defeat against Lucknow will not eliminate Chennai, but its path to the playoffs will definitely become difficult.

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