CSK is currently in 9th place with 6 points on the minus run rate. CSK has 5 matches left. So in the remaining 5 matches, Dhoni’s team has to win and if they win, they will have 16 points. Normally it is easy to qualify when there are 8 teams, but this time 10 teams clash. Thus the problem is for CSK.
The Gujarat Titans have 16 points from 9 matches with 5 matches remaining. Lucknow team is in 2nd place with 14 points. They have 4 matches left. Rajasthan Royals are third and 4th with 12 points and Sunrisers are 10th with 10 points. Dhoni’s side will focus on the remaining matches of these two teams as Gujarat and Lucknow have almost secured the play – off round.
The CSK team has set its net run rate at -0.407. Yesterday the Net missed an opportunity to raise the run rate and won by just 13 runs. That too, leaving 202 runs and bringing the team to 189 runs is a problem for CSK.
Winning the first 5 matches is even harder, and even then it is difficult to raise the net run rate. Why the Net Run Rate is Important Both Sunrisers and RCB are at 10 points. CSK can only finish in 4th place in which RCB has 4 matches in which if they win 2 the team will be in 14th and if Sunrisers have 5 more matches this team will be in 16 points if they win in 3rd,
Now CSK have won all 5 matches and come in at 16 points, well past the Sunrisers’ current net run rate of + 0.471. The Sunrisers have won 3 games and RCB have won 3 of the remaining 4 games but will come in 16 points, so it will be very, very difficult for CSKA. That team must first win all 5 matches and face the defeats of the next team. The chances are very, very low as the next teams have more matches to lose.
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