RR vs KKR: If the match is canceled then what will be the position of the top-4 teams?
- After RCB qualifies, 4 teams enter final in playoff
- Battle between RR and SRH for top-2 spot
- Top-2 finishers get two chances to reach the finals
After RCB qualifying, 4 playoff teams have been finalized, but which 2 teams will be in the top-2. There is a problem with this. The top-2 ranked teams get two chances to reach the finals. Top-2 teams play Qualifier-1. Out of which the losing team gets a chance to face the winning team of the eliminator.
Thus, there is tough competition among the teams to get the top-2 spot. Now in such a situation, the match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders has become very important. The match has been overshadowed by rain. It is raining continuously in Guwahati Stadium. Due to which the toss could not take place.
point table position
Now if rain continues in this match between RR and KKR then who will be the top 2 teams. Actually, Kolkata Knight Riders are on top of the points table with 19 points. Whereas Rajasthan Royals won the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad's Punjab Kings and came at the third position. RR have 16 points after winning 8 out of 13 matches and the net run rate is +0.273. SRH team is in second place with 17 points and a net run rate of +0.414 after winning 8 out of 14 matches.
Both teams will get one point each
Now if the match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders is canceled due to rain then both the teams will be given one point each. After which the dream of Royals team of getting top-2 position will be shattered. He will have 17 points, but his net run rate will lag behind Sunrisers' third-place finish. Whereas KKR team will remain number-1 with 20 points.
In this way, in the points table, KKR will be at number-1, SRH at number-2, RR at number-3 and RCB at number-4. Then the teams of KKR and SRH will face each other in Qualifier-1. The winning team will directly qualify for the final while the losing team will have to play the winner of the match between RR and RCB.