IPL2024: Mumbai Indians registered their fourth win of IPL 2024 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the 55th match of the season, Mumbai, captained by Hardik Pandya, defeated Hyderabad by 7 wickets. This victory was very special for Mumbai, because with this victory the team has kept itself in the race for the playoffs. However, it is a tough task for Mumbai to qualify for the playoffs from here.
After defeating Hyderabad, Mumbai has moved to ninth place in the points table with 8 points and a net run rate of -0.212. Before the win against Hyderabad, Mumbai was at the bottom i.e. 10th position of the table. Mumbai has played 12 matches in the season so far, in which they have won only 4. In such a situation, it will not be easy for the team to qualify for the playoffs from here. So let us know with which equation the team can qualify for the playoffs from here.
First of all, Mumbai Indians will have to win their remaining two matches at any cost with big margin to also improve their net run rate . If the team loses even one match, then their playoff journey will completely end from there. In the next two matches, Mumbai will face Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants. By winning both the matches, Mumbai can achieve 12 points. Apart from this, Mumbai will have to hope that other teams cannot progress beyond 12 points. At present Hyderabad, Lucknow and Chennai have 12-12 points. In such a situation, Mumbai would like that two of these teams lose all their remaining matches, so that the path to the playoffs remains open for them.