IPL 2024: Mumbai can spoil Hyderabad’s playoff equation, SRH will have to avoid 3 batsmen

New Delhi. At the stage where IPL is now, every match has become important from the point of view of playoffs (IPL playoffs). Especially for the teams present in the top-6 in the points table, who are strongly present in the race for the playoffs. One such team is Sunrisers Hyderabad i.e. SRH. Hyderabad team, playing under the captaincy of Pat Cummins, is present in the top-4 with 12 points. Despite this, SRH’s place in the playoffs is not confirmed and Mumbai Indians can spoil their game.

IPL 2024 (IPL 2024) There is a match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. Mumbai Indians are at 10th place in the points table with 6 points in 11 matches. Even if it wins all its matches, it will not be able to move beyond 12 points. Reason- 5 teams including Sunrisers have 12 or more points. i.e. Mumbai Indians IPL playoffs Is almost out of the race and this is the thing which can prove dangerous for Sunrisers.

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Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah are the cricketers in Mumbai Indians team who have to leave for West Indies this month to play T20 World Cup. When Mumbai Indians will face Sunrisers, Rohit, Pandya, Surya will want to boost their confidence before the World Cup by playing long innings. These players can play without any fear because now Mumbai Indians have nothing to lose. If two of these batsmen also come into form then victory can be a dream for Sunrisers. Bumrah is in full form in bowling. They will definitely give a tough test to the batsmen.

Hyderabad can reach up to 20 points
Sunrisers Hyderabad has played only 10 matches so far. If it wins its remaining 4 matches, it can reach 20 points. If it loses 2 matches then it can stop at 16 points. Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals have already scored 16 points. In such a situation, Sunrisers would not want to stop at 16 points because Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Supergiants can also reach here.

Fourth team may be decided based on net run rate
If more than one team stops at 16 points then the issue will get stuck on net run rate. No team would want to be out of the playoffs just because of net run rate even with equal points. That is why Sunrisers Hyderabad will try its best to defeat Mumbai Indians. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians would like to register a win so that they do not remain last in the points table.

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