IPL 2021: Race To Playoffs Gets Exciting, Punjab Still Has Chance; Everything You Need To Know

IPL 2021 Playoff: Delhi (DC), Chennai (CSK) and Bangalore (RCB) have qualified for the playoffs, but there is a tough competition between many teams for number four.

PBKS Playoff Stats: This season of IPL (IPL 2021) has now become quite exciting. Some teams have qualified for the playoffs, while some teams are struggling for the playoffs. Currently, Delhi (DC), Chennai (CSK) and Bangalore (RCB) have made it to the playoffs, but there is a tough competition between many teams for number four. One of them is Punjab Kings (PBKS), whose hopes are with the next match. Today we will tell you how the punjab team can manage to make it to the playoffs. 

Know how Punjab can reach the playoffs?

Punjab Kings, led by KL Rahul, still have a chance to reach the IPL 2021 playoffs. Punjab will have to win their last league match against Chennai Super Kings by a big margin and expect the results of other teams to be in their favour. Punjab had to lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday, which gave a major shock to their playoff campaign. However, Punjab can no longer achieve more than 12 points and will have to depend on the other if they qualify for the playoffs.

Apart from winning their last match, Punjab will have to expect that no other team to score more than 12 points. In such situation, Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will have to win one match each in their remaining two, while Kolkata Knight Riders will have to face defeat. The better position for Punjab will be to win against Mumbai Rajasthan but lose against Hyderabad, while Rajasthan lose against Mumbai and beat Kolkata. 

If such a situation prevails, the four teams would have 12 points each and the qualification would be decided through a net run rate. This time, Punjab are currently lagging behind Kolkata in terms of net run rate. If all the teams remains on 12 points, Punjab will be on fifth and Kolkata will qualify for the top-4 with a better net run rate. Punjab will have to win a big win against Chennai in their final group match or expect Rajasthan to beat Kolkata by a big margin. However, the situation is not easy for Punjab and there are enough hurdles for them to reach the playoffs. But there are still possibilities left for the team.