Sports Desk. The phase of exciting matches continues in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024). In the current season, 60 matches have been played till Saturday (May 11). If we look at it, now only 10 matches are left in the league stage, but there are still 7 teams in the race for the playoffs. With this victory, KKR has secured the first ticket for the IPL 2024 playoffs.
Whereas Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), captained by Shreyas Iyer, defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 18 runs and confirmed their place in the playoffs. With this, KKR has become the first team to qualify for the playoffs. While Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) are completely out of the race for the playoffs.
Let us tell you that this match was played of 16-16 overs due to rain on Saturday. Batting first, KKR (KKR) Venkatesh Iyer scored 42 runs in 21 balls. After a long time, Nitish Rana scored 33 runs. Apart from this, on the basis of brilliant innings of Russell (24) and Rinku Singh (20), the score was 157 runs for 7 wickets. In reply, Mumbai could score only 139 runs for 8 wickets.
If we look at the points table of IPL 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has qualified for the playoffs with 18 points. In second place is Rajasthan Royals with 16 points. He has to play the remaining three matches against Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings and KKR. If Rajasthan wins even one of these matches, the playoff ticket will be confirmed.
