The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 got its third play-off team on Thursday in SunRisers Hyderabad. SRH's match against Gujarat Titans in Hyderabad on Thursday was abandoned due to rain. It meant that SRH reached 15 points from 13 games to be assured of a top-4 finish in the IPL 2024 points table. The IPL 2024 playoff race will be hugely impacted, because of the washout. So far, Kolkata Knight Riders (19 points in 13 matches) and Rajasthan Royals (16 points in 13 matches) are through. Delhi Capitals (14 points in 14 matches, -0.377) became the latest team to be eliminated while Lucknow Super Giants (12 points in 13 matches, NRR -0.787) have only a faint hope of qualifying but their poor Net Run-Rate is a big deterrent.
The Faf du Plessis-led side has to win the last game to have a shot for the last playoff spot. And not just win, they have to triumph by a handsome margin to ensure their run-rate remains above CSK.