IPL 2017: What teams need to do to qualify for playoffs - the thrilling endgame
Will Sunrisers Hyderabad keep the IPL trophy they won in 2016? Can former champions Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders win IPL 2017 again? Will Delhi Daredevils stage a dramatic turnaround to make the IPL playoffs? The possibilities are many
It’s the business end of Indian Premier League season 10 and teams are making a dash to qualify for the IPL 2017 play-offs. (ALL RESULTS | POINTS TABLE)
Delhi Daredevils upset defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad at home on Tuesday to keep their fading hopes alive while Royal Challengers Bangalore can upset a few calculations. (SCHEDULE)
Royal Challengers Bangalore, last year’s IPL finalist, are out of the reckoning. They have five points after 11 matches -- a team plays 14 till the last-four stage -- and Virat Kohli’s team has been the biggest disappointment of the IPL 2017.
Mumbai Indians, the team in good form, need just one win to make the last-four stage. More wins will place them in a better position in the playoffs. MI have won the IPL twice and Rohit Sharma’s team looks good for a third.
Here’s a look at the multiple equations and what teams need to do enter the playoffs.