Only the final two days of the IPL 2023 league section stay, with three playoff spots nonetheless up for grabs. Only defending champions Gujarat Titans are assured of a top-two spot, whereas as many as six groups nonetheless have likelihood to enter the playoffs. MS Dhoni‘s Chennai Super Kings, Krunal Pandya‘s Lucknow Super Giants, Faf du Plessis‘ Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rohit Sharma‘s Mumbai Indians, Sanju Samson‘s Rajasthan Royals and Nitish Rana‘s Kolkata Knight Riders are the six groups which nonetheless have an opportunity to enter the playoffs. Punjab Kings, SunRisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals are already out of the playoffs race.

Here’s the IPL 2023 Playoff Race Complete Scenario:

CSK (15 Points, 13 video games, NRR +0.381) – To face DC on Saturday

The MS Dhoni-led facet can seal a playoff berth with a win in opposition to DC on Saturday. However, they’d wish to win massive to make sure a top-two end as LSG are additionally on 15 factors.

In case of a loss too, CSK can nonetheless stay within the top-4 offered match outcomes of both LSG, RCB or MI go of their favour.

LSG (15 Points, 13 video games, NRR +0.304) – To face KKR on Saturday

They have virtually the identical situation as CSK. A win in opposition to KKR will see them by, a giant win will catapult them to a top-two end. Even in case of a loss, they will nonetheless undergo offered match outcomes of CSK, RCB or MI go of their favour.

RCB (14 Points, 13 video games, NRR +0.180) – To face GT on Sunday

The massive wins within the final two video games have ensured that RCB have an excellent run-rate. A win in opposition to GT will guarantee them a spot within the top-4, offered MI doesn’t beat SRH by a humongous margin. Both matches are on Sunday and RCB’s run-rate is a lot better than MI’s.

They can end within the prime two as effectively, offered one amongst CSK or LSG lose their respective video games and RCB beat GT by a giant margin.

Even in the event that they lose and MI lose too, RCB will undergo because of their a lot better run-rate. There is one other situation that KKR (at the moment on 12 factors) defeat LSG by a large margin each RCB and MI lose. In that case, run-rate will play a giant half and RCB have the higher run-rate among the many three.

MI (14 Points, 13 video games, NRR -0.128) – To face SRH on Sunday

The five-time champions are in a difficult spot as they’re positioned sixth within the factors desk. However, they face the bottom-placed SRH of their final sport. They need to win their final sport and hope that one crew out of CSK, LSG and RCB lose their respective final matches. That will see MI (on 16 factors in case of a win vs SRH) enter top-4.

They have an opportunity to complete within the top-two as effectively offered CSK, LSG and RCB lose their video games and the Rohit Sharma-led facet win massive.

RR (14 Points, 14 video games, NRR +0.148)

They now need to rely on different groups’ outcomes – extra particularly on RCB’s and MI’s final matches. They will want each groups to lose their respective video games to have the lengthy shot of coming into the highest 4. RCB should lose massive for RR to enter prime 4. KKR can even surpass them, however for that to occur KKR might want to defeat LSG by over 100 runs.

KKR (12 Points, 13 video games, NRR -0.256) – To face LSG on Saturday

They not solely should win in opposition to LSG by a really massive margin to have an opportunity to enter the top-4 but additionally hope for different outcomes to go their manner. For KKR to qualify, each RCB and MI should lose by massive margins.