Playoff battle between 6 teams, 2 are leading in the race, know whether your favorite team will be able to qualify in the top-4 or not
IPL 2026 Playoff Scenario: IPL 2026 is progressing in an exciting manner. The race for playoff is becoming interesting match after match. So far 54 matches have been played, but not a single team has been able to qualify for the top-4. However, two teams are officially out of the race for the playoffs. If we look at the points table, there are 6 teams which can qualify for the playoffs. So, in this article, let us tell you about all those teams, which seem to be strong contenders to reach the playoffs.
RCB, SRH, GT have 14-14 points
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Mumbai Indians on Sunday and became the table topper. RCB, which is on top in the points table, now has a great chance to reach the playoffs. RCB has 14 points and its net run rate +1.103 is also quite good.
At the same time, in the points table, second-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad and third-placed Gujarat Titans also have 14-14 points. In such a situation, these three teams seem to be the strongest contenders for the playoffs. They have 3-3 matches left, out of which these teams can qualify for the top-4 by winning 2-2 matches. However, they will try to win all the remaining 3 matches and finish in the top-2.
PBKS, CSK, RR also have a chance
If we look at the points table of IPL 2026, Punjab Kings team is at fourth position with 13 points. But, it is also worth noting that Punjab still has 4 matches left and if it wins 2 of these matches, then it will have 17 points, due to which it will easily qualify for the top-4.
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have 12-12 points and both have 3-3 matches left. In such a situation, both the teams have a chance to qualify for the playoffs, because they can reach 16 points by winning 2 out of the remaining 3 matches. But now it remains to be seen which one will be able to reach the playoffs and whose journey will end in the first round itself.
At the summit ⛰️❤️
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 10, 2026
2 teams have been eliminated and 2 more are scheduled to be eliminated.
Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants, which performed disappointingly in IPL 2026, are out of the race for the playoffs. Yes, officially both these teams are out of the tournament. At the same time, the condition of Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders is also bad. KKR has 9 points, while Delhi has 8 points. In such a situation, looking at the points of the top-6 teams, it would not be wrong to say that it has become very difficult for Delhi and KKR in the playoffs. Now these teams will be out of the tournament as soon as they lose one match.
This is the complete condition of IPL 2026 points table
| place | Team | match | Victory | Garland | N/R | score | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1.103 |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0.737 |
| 3 | Gujarat Titans | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.228 |
| 4 | punjab kings | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0.571 |
| 5 | Chennai Super Kings | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.185 |
| 6 | Rajasthan Royals | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.082 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -0.169 |
| 8 | Delhi Capitals | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | -1.154 |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | -0.585 |
| 10 | Lucknow Super Giants | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | -0.907 |
Also read: How many more matches will Chennai Super Kings need to win to reach the IPL 2026 playoffs? Understand the equation here
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