Smarting from four consecutive losses, Rajasthan Royals will look to arrest the slide and cement their top-two finish when they host table-toppers Kolkata Kight Riders (KKR) in this season’s final league match on Sunday evening.
Sitting atop the 10-team standings with eight wins from 11 matches, another win will guarantee KKR the playoff berth while five-time champions MI are already eliminated from the race to the top four.
The Lucknow Super Giants are placed just one rung below KKR at number three with 12 points from 10 matches with six wins and four defeats.
In 32 head-to-head meetings between the two sides so far, the MI have ended on the winning sode on 23 occasions, but considering their current form in IPL 2024, MI will have to punch above their weights against a dominant KKR.
Having lost six games out of eight, Punjab Kings will look to end the season on a high in their remaining six matches, beginning with Friday’s outing against second-placed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Iyer said, "It's the best feeling in the world. When we came to Dubai, we were on top of the table and now starting with a bang in this game, I feel that the spirits are high in the team. We need to continue with the same momentum and let's hope that we have a blast of a season."
It's raining milestones in the IPL with Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, and Wriddhiman Saha crossing batting marks in the league and the T20 format.
Last year, Delhi Capitals lost to Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the final played in Dubai. Shreyas Iyer was the top scorer with an unbeaten 65 off 50.
Mumbai is placed alongside Delhi, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Pondicherry in Elite Group D and will be playing all their matches in Jaipur.
India lost the first two ODI matches by 66 and 51 runs where Australia had scored 374 and 389 respectively at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
