Is RCB qualified for playoffs 2022: What are the chances of RCB to qualify for 2022 playoffs?

Dixit Bhargav | 17/05/2022
Is RCB qualified for playoffs 2022: What are the chances of RCB to qualify for 2022 playoffs?

Is RCB qualified for playoffs 2022: Royal Challengers Bangalore have one more match left to be played this season.

In spite of being among the Top Four teams on the points table for a large part of Indian Premier League 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore are yet to confirm a playoffs berth for themselves.

Having lost three out of their last five matches, RCB have got the timing of their losses completely wrong. As a result, the Faf du Plessis-lead team is currently at the fifth position on the points table.

Is RCB qualified for playoffs 2022?

Scheduled to face table-toppers Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, Royal Challengers will have no option than to end their league stage on a winning note in order to qualify for the playoffs of the ongoing 15th season. Readers must note that Bangalore have won seven and lost eight out of their 15 matches at this venue.

RCB, who currently have 14 points from seven IPL 2022 wins under their belt, need at least 16 points (from eight wins) to qualify for the playoffs.

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While Royal Challengers’ best chance of qualifying lies in their victory followed by Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals losing their last league matches against Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians respectively, a loss for them will require Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi to lose their respective matches and Sunrisers Hyderabad to lose against Mumbai Indians and win against Punjab Kings.

No points for guessing, the second case is complicated and has it in it to make things difficult for Bangalore. With their NRR (Net Run Rate) being as low as -0.323, RCB wouldn’t want to depend on NRR and other teams to qualify for the playoffs.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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