Punjab Kings Playoffs Chances IPL 2026: Today in IPL 2026, Punjab Kings will face Lucknow Super Giants at Ekana Stadium. Lucknow team is already out of the playoff, but today’s match for Punjab Kings is no less than a semi-final, because if Punjab Kings loses today then it will be out of the race for the playoff. At the same time, it is not that if Punjab wins today’s match then it will qualify for the playoffs. The equation of Punjab has now become quite complicated.

Playoff equation for Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings will have to win today’s match at any cost to qualify for the playoffs. Currently Punjab has 13 points. After winning against Lucknow today, it will have 15 points. In such a situation, there will be hopes of qualifying for the playoffs.

Rajasthan lost its last league match

Rajasthan Royals have 14 points in 13 matches. In such a situation, Punjab will not only have to win today’s match, but will also have to pray that Rajasthan Royals lose their last league match. Then Punjab will have 15 points and Rajasthan will have 14. In such a situation, Punjab Kings will enter the playoffs.

If today Punjab Kings beats Lucknow, and gets 15 points. Then if Rajasthan Royals wins their last league match, Punjab will be out, and Rajasthan team will reach the playoffs.

The results of other teams do not matter

Currently, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals are also hopeful of making the playoffs, but the results of their matches will not affect Punjab Kings. Punjab just has to win its match today, and then pray for the defeat of Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan’s last league match is against Mumbai Indians, which is to be played at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

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59 matches have been played in the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League. Lucknow Super Giants defeated Chennai Super Kings in the match held on Friday. After this match, CSK’s chances of going to the playoffs have reduced slightly. Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore have the highest chances of going to the playoffs. Know what is the percentage of chances of all 8 teams.

The playoff matches of IPL 2026 will start from May 26. A total of 70 matches are to be played in the league stage, out of which 59 matches have been played and 11 matches are left. Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders have played 11-11 matches and the remaining 8 teams have played 12-12 matches. Let us tell you that in the league stage, each team has to play 14-14 matches. Top-4 teams go to the playoff round and other teams are eliminated. The top-2 ranked teams get 2 chances to reach the finals and the third and fourth ranked teams have to win 2 consecutive matches to reach the finals.

Chances of going to IPL 2026 playoffs

Gujarat Titans: Now it is very difficult that GT will be out of the top-4, their chances of going to the playoffs are 99 percent i.e. almost certain. Although they will now have to win matches to remain in the top-2, their chances of remaining in the top-2 are 90.2 percent.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: The chances of RCB going to the playoffs are 99 percent, it is almost certain that they will also go to the playoffs. The probability of being in the top-2 is 83.4 percent.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH can reach 18 points by winning its remaining two matches, by winning one match it will increase its chances of going to the playoffs to 99 percent. Currently, Hyderabad’s chances of going to the playoffs are 82.8% and the chances of being in the top-2 are 38.9%.

Punjab Kings: The chances of Punjab Kings going to the playoffs are 50.3%, their chances of going to the top-2 are 9.8 percent.

Chennai Super Kings: CSK’s chances of going to the playoffs have now reduced. Chennai’s chances of reaching top-4 are 17%, their chances of reaching top-2 are 8%.

Rajasthan Royals: RR’s chances of going to the playoffs have increased due to Chennai’s defeat. The chances of Rajasthan reaching the top-4 are 60.4% and the chances of being in the top-2 are 19.9%.

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Kolkata Knight Riders: The chances of KKR going to the playoffs are 5.1%. Now Kolkata cannot reach top-2.

Delhi Capitals: The chances of DC going to the playoffs are 6.1%. Like Kolkata, Delhi will also not be able to reach the top-2.

The race for the IPL 2026 playoffs remains interesting. Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants are already out, but the battle to qualify is going on among the remaining 8 teams. If these three teams, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans, do not make any big mistakes in the next matches, then their playoff qualification is certain.

Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders have also not given up hope. Ever since the number of teams in the Indian Premier League has increased to 10, it is believed that 16 points is the magical number that ensures a team’s place in the playoffs. But according to the current points table, which team has the highest chances of going to the playoffs. Here you will get its complete list.

What percentage of chances does which team have?

In the list released by the official broadcasters of IPL, Delhi Capitals have only 1.2 percent chance of going to the playoffs, which is the lowest in this list. Gujarat Titans are at the top with 80.2 percent, who are moving ahead with the intention of lifting their second IPL trophy. RCB has 80.1 percent chances and Sunrisers Hyderabad has 80 percent chances of going to the last-4.

Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are in a position where they can easily get a playoff ticket by winning all their remaining matches, but as per their current form, their chances of qualification are less than 50 percent. At the same time, the morale of Kolkata Knight Riders, who are coming after winning 4 consecutive matches, will definitely be in seventh heaven, but their chances of going to the playoffs are not even 15 percent.

• GT – 80.2%
• RCB – 80.1%
• SRH – 80%
• PBKS – 62.5%
• CSK- 42.7%
• RR-41.8%
• KKR – 11.6%
• DC – 1.2%

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Who has how many matches left?

Now only 8 teams are left in the race for IPL 2026 playoffs. Bengaluru, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Punjab, Chennai and Rajasthan. These 6 teams have played 11-11 matches in the league stage and have three matches each left. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals has 2 matches and Kolkata has the maximum of four matches left.

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