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After 68 matches, 25,105 runs and 793 wickets, the league signifier of IPL 2026 volition travel down to 1 last melodramatic day. One playoff spot remains. Three teams are inactive alive. And by Sunday night, 2 dreams volition end, portion 1 volition transportation guardant into the playoffs.At the top, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans person already sealed the apical 2 spots and volition look disconnected successful Qualifier 1 aft some finished connected 18 points. Sunrisers Hyderabad, who besides ended connected 18 points but with an inferior nett tally rate, are locked into 3rd spot and volition present await their Eliminator opponents.That 4th and last playoff berth is inactive undecided. And the destiny of it rests connected Super Sunday.Two matches remain:
- Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
- Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals
Current points:
- PBKS - 15 points (all matches done)
- RR - 14 points (1 lucifer near vs MI)
- KKR - 13 points (1 lucifer near vs DC)
Watching nervously from location volition beryllium the Punjab Kings, whose league signifier run is already implicit aft finishing with 15 points from 14 matches.
For now, PBKS inhabit the 4th spot provisionally, but their qualification destiny is nary longer successful their ain hands.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) suffice if…
- RR suffer to MI
- If KKR suffer oregon lucifer is washed retired - PBKS suffice outright
- If KKR bushed DC successful a adjacent brushwood - PBKS borderline KKR connected NRR
RR and KKR tin inactive snatch the spot away. The equations are straightforward, astatine slightest initially.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) suffice if…
That takes RR to 16 points, automatically supra PBKS (15) and KKR’s maximum imaginable tally (15). No NRR calculations needed.KKR participate the last time connected 13 points and tin lone get to 15 with a triumph implicit DC. But adjacent if they do, that whitethorn not beryllium enough.
Their existent NRR of +0.011 is importantly down PBKS’ +0.309, meaning KKR request not conscionable a win, but a monolithic one.If KKR bat first, they volition apt request a triumph borderline of astir 76 runs oregon much to leapfrog PBKS connected nett tally rate. If KKR chase, the request becomes adjacent steeper successful presumption of scoring rate. Depending connected the target, KKR would apt request to implicit the pursuit astir the 12-over mark.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffice lone if:
- RR suffer to MI
- And KKR bushed DC by capable borderline to surpass PBKS connected NRR.
KKR would request a triumph by 76+ runs to instrumentality their NRR past PBKS. If KKR pursuit successfully, KKR would request an highly accelerated chase: astir astir the 12-over mark.If KKR bat first
| 160 | 82 oregon lower | 78 runs |
| 180 | 103 oregon lower | 77 runs |
| 200 | 123 oregon lower | 77 runs |
| 220 | 144 oregon lower | 76 runs |
| 240 | 165 oregon lower | 76 runs |
If KKR pursuit successfully
| 140–160 | within 12 overs |
| 161–180 | within 12.1 overs |
| 181–200 | within 12.1 overs |
| 201–220 | within 12.2 overs |
| 221–240 | within 12.3 overs |
If RR bushed MI successful the day clash, the playoff contention ends immediately. RR go the 4th qualifier, and the evening crippled betwixt KKR and DC becomes irrelevant to qualification.But if MI upset RR, Eden Gardens volition big a virtual knockout. PBKS volition abruptly go Delhi Capitals supporters for the night, hoping DC either triumph outright oregon debar a crushing defeat.KKR, meanwhile, volition cognize precisely what they request by the clip they locomotion onto the field.One last day. Two matches. Three contenders. One remaining spot successful the playoffs.
