Lucknow Super Giants had to face a defeat of 19 runs at the hands of Delhi Capitals in the 64th match of IPL 2024 on Tuesday. With this defeat, LSG’s chances of reaching the playoffs are very slim. Lucknow Super Giants has 12 points from 13 matches and has come to seventh place in the points table. This defeat was very heavy for Lucknow Supergiants for whom the path to the playoffs has become very difficult.
Lucknow Super Giants need to defeat Mumbai Indians
The first thing Lucknow Supergiants will have to keep in mind is that they will have to defeat Mumbai Indians by a huge margin in their last league stage match. With a huge win, Lucknow team will go ahead of Delhi, which has completed 14 matches and has 14 points and a net run rate of -0.377.
What if Sunrisers Hyderabad loses both the matches?
Lucknow Super Giants need Sunrisers Hyderabad to lose both their remaining matches by a big margin! Which brings down their net run rate from Lucknow. And it will prove to be beneficial for Lucknow, whereas if we talk about CSK, it has 14 points and will face RCB with 12 points. The net run rates of both the teams +0.528 and +0.387 are better than Lucknow. This means that the team that wins will be ranked above Lucknow.
In such a situation, it would be best for Lucknow to register a huge win against Mumbai and overtake DC in net run rate. If Sunrisers Hyderabad loses both its matches. Apart from this, either CSK team beats RCB or RCB beats CSK by a good margin, then their net run rate will be less than Lucknow.
These results should also be supported
Lucknow Super Giants will hope that their match against Mumbai Indians is not played in rain, otherwise they will be out of contention for the playoffs. It will be better for LSG if Sunrisers Hyderabad does not play the remaining matches in rain. By the way, there is so much difference in the net run rate of Lucknow and other teams that only some charisma can take the supergiants to the playoffs.
