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How Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians can still qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs cricket news

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In the ongoing IPL, Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians (MI) are placed ninth with six points and a net run rate of -0356 after winning just 3 out of 11 matches in the tournament. MI’s chances of finishing in the top three of the league are over after a poor performance in the 17th season of the tournament, but they can still qualify for the playoffs. On Friday, the Mumbai-based franchise suffered a 24-run defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2024.

Currently, Pandya’s team has six points after playing 11 matches and to get six points from these games, they need to win their upcoming three matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants. Will be. 12 points after playing 14 matches will be enough for them to qualify for the playoffs, if the results of other franchises go in MI’s favour.

MI cannot end their IPL 2024 run above Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as they already have 16 and 14 points respectively after playing 10 matches.

While the Mumbai-based franchise will finish below Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as they have already secured 12 points. Therefore, they can finish fourth only if LSG loses their remaining four matches against KKR, SRH, Delhi Capitals (DC) and MI.

Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya’s team will also keep an eye on Chennai Super Kings (CSK), DC, Gujarat Titans (GT), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and hope that they do not advance from the 12-seed. Point mark and net run rate is low in IPL 2024.

Recalling the match between MI and KKR, Mumbai asked Kolkata to bat first, a solid partnership of 83 runs between Venkatesh Iyer (70 off 52) and Manish Pandey (42 off 31) helped KKR Reached 169 runs. For MI, Jasprit Bumrah made a comeback. A double wicket before returning with 3 for 18 in 3.5 overs.

In reply, MI were all out for 145 runs. Starc made a brilliant comeback in the tournament with figures of 4-33 in just 3.5 spells to lead KKR to a 24-run win. Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine both finished with similar figures of 2/22, which also included some big wickets in the first half of the chase, which put KKR on top in the match.

After the win, KKR are second in the IPL 2024 standings with 14 points. While MI is at ninth position with 6 points.

MI will take on SRH in their upcoming match at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.

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