IPL 2022 LIVE Updates – IPL 2022 Playoff RACE: Delhi Capitals (DC) are now alive and kicking in the IPL 2022 playoff race. DC registered a comfortable 8 wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals and in process has made IPL Playoff RACE little complex. If they win the last two matches, they can make the playoffs. Gujarat Titans so far is the only team which has qualified for the IPL Playoffs with 18 points from 12 games. Follow all IPL 2022 live updates with InsideSport.IN, Check DC beat RR Highlights.
How Delhi Capitals victory over Rajasthan Royals has made things complex?
- GT officially Qualifies for Playoffs.
- LSG too almost assured of Playoff SPOT
- DC’s victory over RR has opened up Playoff RACE for 3rd & 4th Playoff SPOT.
- RR, RCB still leads by 2 points from DC but slip up by either of two and win for DC in next two matches can make them QUALIFY for Playoffs.
- MI officially knocked out of IPL 2022 Playoff RACE
- CSK also on brink of elimination / KKR too has a very little chance to Qualify
- PBKS now with 3 victories in next 3 matches can get in contention for IPL Playoff SPOT
- 6 Teams still in hunt of 2 Playoff Spots
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IPL 2022 Playoff Scenario: Delhi Capitals keep HOPES alive, Gujarat Titans First team to seal qualification, Check Where others stand?
InsideSport takes a look at what each team needs to do to qualify for the Playoffs.
First things first, who stands where? – Gujarat Titans became the first team to officially qualify for the playoffs after they decimated LSG to reclaim the top spot of the points table. LSG are in second place and are a win away from playoffs.
Here’s the latest updated IPL 2022 Points Table after DC beat RR Highlights
| Pos | Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Gujarat Titans (Q) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.376 |
| 2 | Lucknow Super Giants | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.385 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.228 |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -0.115 |
| 5 | Delhi Capitals | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.210 |
| 6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.031 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.057 |
| 8 | Punjab Kings | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.231 |
| 9 | Chennai Super Kings | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.028 |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.894 |
IPL 2022 Playoff Scenario: Delhi Capitals keep HOPES alive, Gujarat Titans First team to seal qualification, Check Where others stand?
Gujarat Titans (1st, 18 Points): Hardik Pandya & Co demolished Lucknow Super Giants with a 62-run victory to retake the lead in the standings. Standing at the pole with 18 points, GT became the first team to officially qualify for the playoffs.
- GT has Officially qualified for the Playoffs with 9 wins.
- They will now aim for a top-two finish in the league
- GT’s remaining matches: CSK, RCB
Lucknow Super Giants (2nd, 16 Points): Lucknow Super Giants experienced a shocking hammering from Gujarat Titans and slipped to the second spot. LSG will need to buckle up and go for a win in their next game. All they need to do now is to win a match out of the remaining 3 to QUALIFY for playoffs.
- Win at least one match out of 2 to seal qualification.
- If they lose the remaining two badly, they will still qualify if other results go their way.
- 18-point mark is the safe bet while teams can qualify with 16 points as well.
- LSG Remaining matches: RR, KKR
IPL 2022 Playoff Scenario: Delhi Capitals keep HOPES alive, Gujarat Titans First team to seal qualification, Check Where others stand?
Rajasthan Royals (3rd, 14 Points): Sanju Samson’s RR side remained on third spot after their 8-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. But they still remain in contention. If they win two remaining matches, they will seal the deal and can even aim for Top 2 finish.
- RR need to win two in two remaining matches to seal their deal.
- RR can also qualify with 16 points or one win in two games but they will need to maintain a better NRR while also beat CSK in the last match.
- RR Remaining Matches: LSG, CSK
Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th, 14 Points): Faf du Plessis’ Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) clinched a much-needed win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad to boost their qualification hopes. The 67-run thrashing also boosted their poor NRR keeping them in contention for the spot in the top 4.
- RCB need to win all of their two remaining games to seal playoff spot.
- RCB can qualify with 1 wins in 2 matches but or 16 points but other results will have to go their way.
- If they win one out of two, they may crash out if SRH and DC win their remaining games.
- RCB Remaining Matches: PBKS, GT
IPL 2022 Playoff Scenario: Delhi Capitals keep HOPES alive, Gujarat Titans First team to seal qualification, Check Where others stand?
Sunrisers Hyderabad (6th, 10 Points): Sunrisers Hyderabad have complicated matters for themselves with a four straight losses with the latest against the Royal Challengers. SRH are now 6th and need to win all three remaining matches to be in the playoffs race.
- SRH need to win all three of their remaining games to qualify.
- SRH will also have to improve their NRR which took a hit after RCB thrashing.
- SRH’s remaining matches: KKR, MI, PBKS
IPL 2022 Playoff Scenario: Delhi Capitals keep HOPES alive, Gujarat Titans First team to seal qualification, Check Where others stand?
Punjab Kings (8th, 10 Points): Punjab Kings are on the verge of elimination. Their 6-wicket loss against Rajasthan Royals dented their hopes. They need to win all three remaining matches to be in the hunt and have to win big to improve NRR. But even after winning all three games, they can be eliminated.
- PBKS have to win all three remaining matches.
- PBKS will also have to improve their NRR which stands at -0.231.
- Two wins in three matches or 14 points won’t be enough for them to qualify.
- PBKS Remaining Matches: RCB, DC, SRH
IPL 2022 Playoff Scenario: Delhi Capitals keep HOPES alive, Gujarat Titans First team to seal qualification, Check Where others stand?
Delhi Capitals (5th, 12 Points): Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets in a must-win match on Wednesday. The win kept them afloat in the Playoff Race. But they will need to win the last two games to make it 16 points and hope RCB and SRH lose their games.
- DC need to win all two matches to seal playoff berth.
- DC will also have to improve their NRR which took a hit.
- A loss and a win won’t cut it for DC.
- DC will also hope that SRH and RCB lose at least one of their games.
- DC Remaining matches: PBKS, MI
Kolkata Knight Riders (7th, 10 Points): Shreyas Iyer & Co’s playoffs hopes are hanging on a thread after KKR registered a 52-run win against Mumbai Indians. KKR will need to win their remaining matches by a big margin.
- KKR need to win all of their 2 remaining matches.
- Even after winning all their games, they can reach a maximum of 14 points.
- With three teams locked in at 10 points each and three other teams above that mark, 14 points will not be enough to qualify.
- DC Remaining Matches: SRH, LSG
IPL 2022 Playoff Scenario: Delhi Capitals keep HOPES alive, Gujarat Titans First team to seal qualification, Check Where others stand?
Chennai Super Kings (9th, 8 Points): Already out of playoff race, CSK played a spoilsport with a massive 91-run win against Delhi Capitals. That helped them jump to 8th spot with 8 points.
- Even if CSK win all their remaining three matches, they will not be able to qualify for Playoffs.
- CSK will reach a maximum of 14 points if they win all the remaining three and that will not be enough.
- CSK Remaining Matches: MI, GT, RR
Mumbai Indians (10th, 4 Points): The team that has won the title 5 times—most in IPL history—are lying at the bottom of the IPL 2022 Points Table. Mumbai Indians won their second game of the season by beating Gujarat Titans on Friday, but they are already eliminated from the playoffs race.
- Even if MI win all of their remaining 3 matches, they will not be able to qualify as they will score only 10.
- The cut-off for 10-team IPL is likely to be 16 while teams on 14 points can also qualify based on NRR.
- MI have a negative NRR of -0.894 and even big wins in the last five won’t be enough.
- MI remaining matches: CSK, SRH, DC
IPL 2022 Playoff Scenario: Delhi Capitals keep HOPES alive, Gujarat Titans First team to seal qualification, Check Where others stand?
IPL 2022 Remaining matches
| Match No | Teams | Date | Time | Venue |
| 59 | CSK vs MI | May 12, 2022 | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 60 | RCB vs PBKS | May 13, 2022 | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 61 | KKR vs SRH | May 14, 2022 | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 62 | CSK vs GT | May 15, 2022 | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 63 | LSG vs RR | May 15, 2022 | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 64 | PBKS vs DC | May 16, 2022 | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 65 | MI vs SRH | May 17, 2022 | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 66 | KKR vs LSG | May 18, 2022 | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 67 | RCB vs GT | May 19, 2022 | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 68 | RR vs CSK | May 20, 2022 | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 69 | MI vs DC | May 21, 2022 | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 70 | SRH vs PBKS | May 22, 2022 | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
IPL 2022 Playoff Scenario: Delhi Capitals keep HOPES alive, Gujarat Titans First team to seal qualification, Check Where others stand?
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