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.