Must-win match for KKR vs RCB in Raipur:GT need two points more to seal qualification berth

The Gujarat Titans are very close to the IPL season playoffs. One more win will take the team to the playoffs. The team led by Shubman Gill defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by a huge margin of 82 runs on Tuesday night. Chasing 169 runs at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, Hyderabad was all out for 86 runs in 14.5 overs. This has dealt a blow to their net run rate. Currently, Gujarat, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Punjab are in the top 4. Current Situation of Points Table GT won their 5th consecutive match, SRH lost their 5th match of the season Gujarat has achieved its 5th consecutive win in the season. This has moved the team from third place to the top of the points table. Meanwhile, Hyderabad has lost its 5th match this season. It has now dropped from second to third place.1) 1) Titans now have 16 points in the points table. The team has won 8 out of 12 matches played so far. While it has faced defeat in 4. Now it has to play against Kolkata and Chennai. One win will take Gujarat to the playoffs. 2) Hyderabad needs two more wins to reach the playoffs. After 7 wins in 12 matches, the team has 14 points. It now has to play matches against Chennai and Bengaluru. One match will be on home ground, while one will be away. Both will have to be defeated for the playoffs. Impact of Today’s Match – RCB vs KKR In the IPL on Wednesday, a match will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders. This match will start at 7:30 PM at the Raipur ground. Bengaluru has a chance to regain top spot
RCB, led by Rajat Patidar, is in second place in the points table. The team has 14 points after 7 wins in 11 matches, which is equal to table toppers, the Gujarat Titans. In this situation, today’s win can take Bangalore to 16 points. Along with this, a better net run rate can also give the team the number 1 position. In case of losing the match, Bangalore will have to win both their upcoming matches. Every match is crucial for KKR to qualify for the playoffs Kolkata, playing under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane, will have to win every match from here to enter the playoffs. If the team loses even one match, they will become dependent on other teams for the playoffs. In the current situation, Knight Riders can reach 17 points, which could secure them a playoff spot. Currently, Kolkata has managed to score only 9 points with 4 wins in 11 matches. One of their matches was inconclusive against PBKS due to rain. Top Players of the Tournament Sai Sudharsan came to number 2
Sai Sudharsan has come to second place in the Orange Cap race. He played a half-century innings of 61 runs against Hyderabad. With this, his runs have reached 501. Hyderabad’s Henrik Klaasen (508 runs) is first and Abhishek Sharma (481 runs) is in third place. Rabada came to second number in Purple Cap race Gujarat’s Kagiso Rabada took 3 wickets in the match. He now has 21 wickets in 12 matches. Rabada has come to second place in the Purple Cap race. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar remains the Purple Cap holder with 21 wickets. Chennai Super Kings’ Anshul Kamboj is in second place with 19 wickets.