Played 13, Points 12, NRR 0.140Last match vs PBKS (away)

Played 13, Points 12, NRR -0.308 Last match vs RR (house)

Royals, although, have an NRR of 0.140, in comparison with -0.308 for Kings, and -0.256 for Knight Riders. All these groups should get previous Royal Challengers Bangalore, who're already on 14 factors with a wholesome NRR of 0.180. (Mumbai Indians are on 14 too, however with a poorer NRR of -0.128.)

Among these groups, Royals clearly have one of the best likelihood of taking that fourth slot if RCB and Mumbai each lose their final sport. Even if RCB lose by just one run, Royals have to win by simply 10 (assuming first-innings scores of 180) to edge previous them on NRR.

For KKR and Kings to attain the identical, they should hope for a lot better help from RCB: even when RCB lose by 30 runs, KKR will nonetheless need to win by 78 to get forward on NRR; for Punjab Kings, that margin is round 94 runs.