Punjab Kings won against Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets on Saturday, with this the team reached fourth place in the points table. Today is the last day of the league stage, in which 2 matches are to be played. These matches will decide which will be the fourth team going into the playoffs. The first match is between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. In the second match, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals will face each other.

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans have confirmed the top-2 positions. Qualifier-1 will be played between these two on 26th May. Sunrisers Hyderabad have secured the third position and will play the eliminator match on May 27, but who will they face? This will be decided today. The hopes of Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders are alive. Know the equation of all three teams reaching the playoffs.

Rajasthan Royals

The equation of Rajasthan Royals reaching the playoffs is very simple. If the team wins against Mumbai Indians today, it will become the fourth team to reach the playoffs, then the match to be held in the evening will not make any difference. If Mumbai wins then Rajasthan will be out.

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punjab kings

With the help of Shreyas Iyer’s century, Punjab Kings defeated LSG by 7 wickets in their last match of the league stage. The team reached fourth place with 15 points. PBKS can reach the playoffs if Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders lose their respective matches today. And if KKR won, they would have won by a margin of less runs. But if Rajasthan wins then Punjab will be out.

Kolkata Knight Riders

The last match of the league stage will be held today between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals. Delhi is out of the playoff race and this match will become exciting if Rajasthan Royals loses in the afternoon. If RR wins then Kolkata will also be out along with Punjab.

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Kolkata needs Rajasthan to lose and to beat Delhi Capitals by a big margin. Because KKR can reach 15 points, PBKS also has the same number of points but Punjab has a better net run rate. Therefore, to get a better net run rate, KKR should win by 77 runs if they are defending 200 runs or chase it in 12.4 overs if the target is 180.

Today is the last day of the league stage of IPL 2026, which will decide the fourth team to reach the playoffs. The first match will be played in the afternoon between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. MI is already out of the playoff race, but this is a do or die match for Rajasthan. If RR wins, it will go to the playoffs and if it loses, it will be out. Before this, Mumbai has made a big move, they have included 2 new players in the team as replacement.

Mumbai Indians said in their statement that before the last league match against Rajasthan Royals, they have included 2 players in the team as replacements. Quinton de Kock and Raj Angad Bawa are out due to injury. MI will play fearlessly in the final match and would like to end their journey with a win.

These 2 players were included

Mumbai has included Rajasthan’s left-handed batsman Mahipal Lomror in the team as a replacement, who has played for the Rajasthan Royals team from 2018 to 2021. He played for RCB team from 2022 to 2024. He has scored 527 runs in 35 innings of IPL, he has been able to score only one half-century. It remains to be seen whether Mumbai will give this all-rounder a chance to play in the last match.

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Mumbai has also included 25-year-old Ruchit Ahir in the replacement team. This wicketkeeper batsman from Saurashtra has played 12 matches in T20, in which he has scored 333 runs. He has 2 half-centuries to his name. Ruchit can also bowl.

2⃣ replacement signings

Mumbai Indians have confirmed the signings of Rajasthan left-hander Mahipal Lomror and Saurashtra wicket keeper batsman Ruchit Ahir as replacements for Quinton de Kock and Raj Angad Bawa respectively, both of whom had been ruled out of IPL 2026 with… pic.twitter.com/LL5ekFlwzO

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 23, 2026

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When and where to watch MI vs RR live match?

Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals match will be played at Wankhede Stadium from 3:30 pm. The toss will take place at 3 o’clock. The match will be broadcast live on the channels of Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.