The four teams for the play-offs were confirmed in advance. The team’s position needed to be confirmed. That also happened yesterday after the Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore match. The IPL saw an incredible run. Where Bangalore won the match. Along with that, they confirmed their participation in the qualifiers.
If Bengaluru wins, it will be a qualifier, if it loses, it will be an eliminator. And the fate of Gujarat Titans will depend on their win or loss. Lucknow, who were eliminated earlier, were out of the equation. In such an equation, Lucknow scored 227 runs on the scoreboard. Rishabh Pant was under heavy criticism for his batting throughout the tournament. He scored a century in the very last match.
In reply, Virat Kohli’s fifty at the beginning and then Jitesh Sharma’s incredible innings of 85 runs off 33 balls ensured Bengaluru second place in the points table. They won the match with 8 balls and 6 wickets in hand.
After this match, Bengaluru has 19 points, the same as Punjab Kings. However, Andy Flower’s team is behind in net run rate. As usual, Ricky Ponting’s Punjab is at the top of the list. These two teams will face each other in the first qualifier in Mullanpur tomorrow. Whoever wins that match will go directly to the final.
And in the Eliminator match, Mumbai Indians will face Gujarat Titans. The losers will be eliminated. The winning team will play against the team that lost in the first qualifier for the final.
IPL Playoff Lineup
Qualifier 1: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (29 May)
Eliminator: Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians (30 May)
Qualifier 2: Qualifier 1 loser vs Eliminator winner (1 June)
Final: Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2 winners (3 June)
