IPL playoff qualification scenario: How Hardik Pandya’s MI got knocked out by SRH’s win over LSG | cricket news

Mumbai Indians has now become the first team to be eliminated from IPL 2024. And this happened without the team playing its next match. Sunrisers Hyderabad ousted the five-time champions by defeating Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday. Here’s all the details of how Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians lost on Wednesday. (IPL 2024 points table)

Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals already have 16 points each as they top the IPL 2024 points table. SRH defeated LSG by 10 wickets on Wednesday and the Pat Cummins-led side has 14 points. This means that Mumbai Indians will 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 next week. 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.

Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya recently said that he will not be affected as far as MI’s playoff chances 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.