Mumbai’s clean sheet due to Chennai’s victory? Now this bus can qualify for the playoffs, know which team is at the forefront

Mumbai Indians Out of IPL Playoff Race: IPL 2026 is proving to be a nightmare for Mumbai Indians (MI). The team had to face defeat in an important match against Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. Mumbai has played 9 matches so far this season, winning only two matches, while MI has reached ninth position on the points table after losing seven matches. After the defeat at the hands of Chennai, it has become almost impossible for Mumbai to make it to the season playoffs.

On Saturday, the 44th match of IPL 2026 was played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Where Mumbai won the toss and decided to bat first and gave Chennai a target of 160 runs. Which Chennai achieved with 11 remaining. After batting, MI’s bowling was also quite ordinary and Mumbai bowlers were able to take only two wickets. After this win, while Chennai’s playoff hopes are alive, now only a miracle can take Mumbai to the playoffs.

Which team is leading in the race for playoffs?

Talking about the teams leading in the race for playoff in IPL 2026, at present Punjab Kings is leading in this race. After Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals have the highest chances of reaching the playoffs.

Punjab has shown amazing performance this season and is currently sitting at the top of the points table with 13 points. Whereas Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Rajasthan have 12 points each. These teams are in second, third and fourth place respectively. If these teams win only two matches in their upcoming matches, then their place in the playoffs will be almost confirmed.

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Lucknow is at the bottom of the points table

At present, Lucknow Super Giants are in the worst position in the points table. LSG has played a total of eight matches so far, in which the team has faced defeat in six matches. Whereas LSG has won two matches. The team is at 10th position with four points and -1.106 run rate.

Who needs how many wins to make it to the playoffs?