Ipl 2026 Playoffs Scenario: Now ‘fight’ between eight teams to sit on the top-4 position! Mumbai and Lucknow out – Ipl 2026 Playoff Qualification Scenarios Explained: Rcb Go Top, Mi Out, 8 Teams Still In Race

IPL 2026 Playoff Qualification Scenarios Explained: RCB Go Top, MI Out, 8 Teams Still In Race

Mark sheet
– Photo: BCCI

Expansion

IPL 2026 has now reached its most exciting point. The last matches of the league stage are near and every match is changing the picture of the playoffs. On Sunday, Royal Challengers Bangalore not only secured two important points by defeating Mumbai Indians on the last ball, but also captured the top position in the points table. With this defeat, Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants are officially out of the race for the playoffs. Now a total of eight teams are still in the fight for a place in the top four. Let us first see the current situation of the marks table….









































































































Team match Victory Garland inconclusive score net run rate
RCB 11 7 4 0 14 +1.103
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) 11 7 4 0 14 +0.737
Gujarat Titans (GT) 11 7 4 0 14 +0.228
Punjab Kings (PBKS) 10 6 3 1 13 +0.571
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 11 6 5 0 12 +0.185
Rajasthan Royals (RR) 11 6 5 0 12 +0.082
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 10 4 5 1 9 -0.169
Delhi Capitals (DC) 11 4 7 0 8 -1.154
Mumbai Indians (MI) (OUT) 11 3 8 0 6 -0.585
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) (out) 11 3 8 0 6 -0.907