IPL 2021 Points Table Update: Kolkata Knight Riders All But Seal Playoff Berth With Big Win Over Rajasthan Royals
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Kolkata Knight Riders all but ended Mumbai Indians' hopes of qualifying for the playoffs by registering a huge 86-run win over Rajasthan Royals in Sharjah.
Kolkata Knight Riders delivered a virtual knockout blow to the defending champions Mumbai Indians by registering a huge 86-run win over Rajasthan Royals in Sharjah in match 54 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Thursday. With this massive victory, the Eoin-Morgan led side is now almost certain of a fourth-place finish with a net run-rate of +0.587. The equation for the five-time IPL champions is to win the match by 171 runs to qualify for the next round and if the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai happens to bowl first, they will be officially out of reckoning for the playoffs.
IPL 2021 Points Table
Delhi Capitals were confirmed of a top-two finish after Chennai Super Kings lost to Punjab Kings in the first match of the double header on Thursday. The Rishabh Pant-led side will finish at the top of the table.
CSK are second on the list currently and Royal Challengers Bangalore are third. KKR are all but certain to finish as the fourth team and move to the playoffs.
Punjab Kings are fifth on the points table after their win over CSK on Thursday. Mumbai Indians, who have a near impossible task in front of them, are placed sixth. They will meet SunRisers Hyderabad on Friday.
