IPL playoff qualification scenario: Hardik Pandya’s MI could be out before their next game. cricket news

Mumbai Indians will be eagerly waiting for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Supergiants. Its survival in the league depends on the match. With eight points from 12 games, its chances of survival are minimal. The five-time champion may be out of the IPL play-off race on Wednesday itself. If Sunrisers Hyderabad beats Lucknow Super Giants, MI will be out. This way:

Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals already have 16-16 points in their account. If SRH beats LSG, the Pat Cummins-led side will have 14 points. This would mean that Mumbai Indians would not be able to finish ahead of any of these three teams as the Hardik Pandya-led side has only 8 points after playing 12 games. They have two more matches left and can get 12 points overall.

Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants, who both have 12 points, will face each other in the 64th match of IPL 2024. This means that one of the two teams is going to score more than 12 points, which will again be more than the maximum points MI can get. To.

Hardik is not excited as far as MI’s playoff prospects are concerned. Hardik responded to Manjrekar’s suggestion in the post-match presentation, saying, “I don’t know what mathematical situation we are talking about, but at the same time, you want to focus on playing good cricket.”

“The way our batsmen batted was excellent. My bowling, I like to bowl in the right areas, I bowl as per the situation. Bowled in the right areas today and it worked. I was like Chawla had to bowl shorter.” He (Chawla) had to be accurate, the scope for mistakes has reduced for bowlers these days.

“It’s unbelievable, the best thing SKY has done in the past is that he puts the bowlers under pressure. It’s sheer confidence, his game has changed, he is one of the best batsmen. He can change the game in a different way, Lucky to have him (SKY) by our side,” Hardik further said at the presentation ceremony.