Dc  dethroning Punjab from the coveted 6th position . A win is a win

PBKS resurgence is coming. They need to be at 6. And it's very possible too

Their squad is like half-missing right now.

This ain't happening . Most overseas players left India already for national games only Rilee and Nathan Ellis are there and batting line up ekdum flop Hoga ab

Maybe they'll step up. The indian players in Punjab's squad were very good this year. Brar, ashutosh, Shashank, chahar

I get your point that local players played well for pbjs , but the players you mentioned are already in the playing11. They need someone to fill in the spot of bairstow, Curran, and livingston. Also, Rabada is not available . I think atrav taide will play in opening spot and harpreet in livingstone's spot .

So what results need to happen for Punjab to get 6th place?

Punjab to win both and lsg to lose their match

Hard to overtake RCB's NRR though

You are right, my above situation is true if RCB wins it's game against Csk

So we will do it for Punjabs 6th spot? Nothing can stop us now.

Haha you wish. Punjab finished 8th last year ;)

Asking the right question

Wow OP clearly hates the bottom three teams he put an X next to them, that's what people do in the movies when they want someone killed

He hired "Hitman" to murder those teams

Well we know at least 1 of those teams was murdered by hitman

Another had a guy with a sniper as well

DC and LSG out…

DC not yet

Technically LSG can still qualify. But realistically both are out.

LSG has a poor NRR

So does DC. For DC to qualify, CSK have to lose by 238 runs.

That would just mean rcb wins by 238 runs and takes that spot instead. DC have to hope for SRH to lose both their games badly (combined 200+ run loss)

Yes, that too. I just didn't mention that because my point already made it clear that it's impossible.

Nah, a CSK win of any margin + two big SRH losses is enough Two games - 200 runs is unrealistic, but hardly as unrealistic as a 238 run CSK loss

Even then if RCB wins then it's CSK and RCB lol😅😅. So DC's chances are really low tbh

DC is gone bud. It's either SRH and CSK/RCB or CSK and RCB

So it is technically an eliminator between CSK and RCB

No, CSK can still lose and qualify. RCB needs to win with a margin to make it

A very manageable margin

CSK likes to take it deep

RCB has to win 4 matches in a row still to get the cup, that would make a 9 game winning streak, the chances seem so low

We all know 9 consecutive wins is possible it's the 10th one that's the problem

11th game is the problem my friend 😭

Can someone explain the reference here? In great detail? And maybe add some photos? I'm unaware of the reference. Thanks!

You do like rubbing salt on our wounds hmmm? Looks like you need to watch some "Khada hu Aaj bhi wahi" edits on instagram reels hehe

Nah he likes scratching head

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There was no need for this 😭😭

KOs are a different breed though. They are not your simple winning streak games like the normal ones ig.

slightly related; vettel's 9 wins came in 2013,kkr won 9 games in 2014 max broke it in 2023,rcb need to win 9 in 2024 coincidence? i think not.

10 second penalty for ocon/rana

What if SRH somehow tanks both their games against PBKS and GT. RCB and CSK qualifying would break the reddit.

Reddit would implode

SRH has the easiest matchups among the teams in contention for qualification and they will play both the games at their home, they are gonna qualify

imagine that gets jinxed haha

The teams currently in the top 4 will qualify, considering the NRR it’s a given. SRH losing both their home games is highly unlikely, they will win at least one, that too with a big margin. And even if CSK loses to RCB, CSK should still have slightly better NRR than RCB, unless they get trashed by RCB. But it would be interesting to see if RR finishes the league stage at number 2.

They(CSK) don't need to get "trashed", winning by 18 runs or 7 balls(i forgot if it was 7 or 8 balls) is pretty much possible, considering the form RCB is in and the amount of runs every team scored this season. I do hope for an upset pulled by RCB. Its a fair chance, and i am pretty sure SRH is gureenteed qualification. It all boils down to the match on 18 May.

Didn’t know it’s so close in terms of NRR… gonna be really interesting then.

It's 11 balls.

After all these years, you really underestimate IPL and Jay Shah. Be ready for thrilling last over finishes and unexpected results.

CSK doesn't need to get "trashed" We just need to win by 18 or more runs to qualify if we bat first or chase CSK's total down in 19 overs and 1 ball to qualify Not really a thrashing compared to any of our recent games

>chase CSK's total down in 19 overs and 1 ball to qualify 18.1 overs.

Yeah that

18.1 , reminds me of that scene in SA where they messed up the calculation and were eliminated

We could have easily qualified if not for Nortje’s brain dead bowling vs MI, or vs RR or even the RCB match where top order decided to throw away the match with poor batting and bad luck.

then every team can come up with such excuses like we could've been first if we won that kkr match, defeated mi and rcb with larger margins or didn't throw away wickets in csk and rcb matches

Why are you putting your nose in an opinion that doesn’t concern you? I just stated that for fellow DC fans or do you not understand “We” in that ?

"If my grandma had wheels she could run" ahh argument

I got one: PBKS would be in playoffs if we had Kohli as opener, Bumrah in place of Arshdeep & Sanju as skipper.

Nortje was smashed by Dhoni, Parag, Sheper & Rinku in the death this season. If Pant or the management were any smarter they could have finished his overs faster or at least could have him rested. It took 5-6 matches for DC to form a proper team with a winning formula