IPL 2024: Heavy rain at the venue of SRH vs GT match in Hyderabad on Thursday.© Twitter
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will see an important clash between SunRisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans in Hyderabad on Thursday. The IPL 2024 playoff race will be hugely impacted by the result of this match. So far, Kolkata Knight Riders (19 points in 13 matches) and Rajasthan Royals (16 points in 13 matches) are through. Delhi Capitals (14 points in 14 matches, -0.377) and Lucknow Super Giants (12 points in 13 matches, NRR -0.787) have only a faint hope of qualifying but their poor Net Run-rate is a big deterrent.
RCB vs CSK
The RCB vs CSK match in Bengaluru on Saturday then becomes a straight knockout with only one of the two teams progressing. RCB have to beat CSK to get to 14 points. But that may not be enough as RCB would also have to keep theur NRR above CSK.
CSK will also hope for a win. But a loss may not knock them out either. Even if they lose, they should aim to keep the margin of defeat to as low as possible. In that scenario, their NRR may still be above RCB, thus helping them grab the fourth playoff spot.
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