So far, three teams to reach the playoffs in the 19th season of the Indian Premier League have been decided, which include the names of defending champion Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Now only three teams are in the race for the remaining one position. Punjab Kings, who had faced defeat in the last 6 consecutive matches, won the match against Lucknow Super Giants team by 7 wickets and completed their 15 points in the points table and captured the fourth position. However, their place for the playoffs is not confirmed yet, as they will have to wait for the results of the matches between Rajasthan Royals and KKR.
Delhi Capitals’ hopes ended with the victory of Punjab Kings
In the match against Lucknow Super Giants, Punjab Kings had a target of 197 runs, which they achieved in 18 overs at the loss of just three wickets. With this victory of Punjab Kings, the hopes of Delhi Capitals for the playoffs in IPL 2026 are over, who are currently at number 8 in the points table with 12 points from 13 matches. However, Delhi Capitals already had a tough road ahead to reach the playoffs, with a defeat by Punjab Kings followed by a defeat by Rajasthan Royals followed by a win against KKR by a huge margin.
Now with Punjab Kings defeating Lucknow, they have been completely eliminated from the remaining position in the playoffs. Punjab Kings will now have to expect the defeat of Rajasthan Royals to reach the playoffs, and if KKR wins its match, then the difference should not be too big, so that it can stay above them with better net run rate. Currently the net run rate of Punjab Kings is 0.309.
Rajasthan Royals just want to win
In IPL 2026, if the Rajasthan Royals team wants to secure their place for the one remaining position in the playoffs, then for that they will have to win only in their last league match against Mumbai Indians. Currently, Rajasthan Royals have a total of 14 points in 13 matches and by winning this match, their total will be 16 points, but if they face defeat, then they will be out of the race to reach the playoffs.
It is a very difficult road for KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders team is still in the race for one position left for the playoffs, but their path is quite difficult. While KKR will first have to pray for the defeat of Rajasthan Royals, after that they will have to win by 77 or more runs in the last league match against Delhi Capitals if they score 200 runs. Whereas if you are chasing the target of at least 180 runs then the match will have to be won before 12 or 12.4 overs. After this their net run rate will be better than Rajasthan Royals. Currently KKR’s net run rate is 0.011.
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