IPL 2024 points table after MI vs SRH: Mumbai Indians finally ditch the last spot but joy may be shortlived

IPL 2024 points table after MI vs SRH: Mumbai Indians finally ditch the last spot but joy may be shortlived

The Mumbai Indians finally rose from their slumber with an emphatic win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL 2024 match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The one on Monday against SRH, one of the in-form teams of the tournament, helped them climb up in the IPL 2024 points table to No.9. The five-time champions were languishing right at the bottom of the table for quite some time. Mumbai Indians’ Tilak Varma (R) and Suryakumar Yadav celebrate after their team’s win against Sunrisers Hyderabad(AFP) MI now have four wins in this edition, taking their points tally to 8. They pipped the Gujarat Titans on net run rate. Apart from MI and GT, two other other franchises – Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru – are stuck with 8 points. However, MI have paid one match more than the rest of the teams, which means the chances of them making it to the playoff is next to impossible. Mathematically, they still have a chance. The Kolkata Knight Riders continued to be the table toppers, followed by Rajasthan Royals. Both KKR and RR have 16 points but the Purple Army has a better run rate. Sanju Samson’s side, however, has the cushion of an extra game. Despite the loss to MI, there was no change to SRH’s standings in the league table. They missed the chance of climbing up to the third spot. They remained at the fourth spot with 12 points in 11 matches, the same as Chennai Super Kings. needs at least two wins from its last three home games to seal a playoff spot. IPL 2024 points table updated after MI vs SRH match IPL 2024 points table Suryakumar Yadav’s masterful unbeaten century led Mumbai Indians to a seven-wicket win. Surya’s unbeaten 102 in 51 balls included six sixes and 12 boundaries at Wankhede. He ensured Mumbai cruised to 174-3 with 16 balls to spare in reply to Hyderabad’s 173-8. Mumbai ended a four-match losing streak. Captain Hardik Pandya (3-31) and leg-spinner Piyush Chawla (3-33) earlier squeezed Hyderabad to a total that became competitive only by captain Pat Cummins’ late 35 not out off 17 balls. News / Cricket News / IPL 2024 points table after MI vs SRH: Mumbai Indians finally ditch the last spot but joy may be shortlived

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Narine, Chakravarthy shine as Kolkata go top in points table with big win over Lucknow – India TV

Narine, Chakravarthy shine as Kolkata go top in points table with big win over Lucknow – India TV

Image Source : BCCI/IPL Kolkata Knight Riders players at LSG vs KKR IPL 2024 game in Lucknow on May 5, 2024 Kolkata Knight Riders registered a huge 98-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the 54th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 on Sunday. A win boosted Shreyas Iyer’s KKR to the top of the points table and an inch closer to a playoff qualification at Ekana Cricket Stadium. Sunil Narine continued his red-hot form by smashing 81 runs off just 39 balls as Kolkata Knight Riders posted 235/6, the highest-ever total in Lucknow in IPL history. Then Varun Chakravarthy and Andre Russell picked a combined five wickets to bowl out KL Rahul’s LSG to 137 in 16.1 overs. With 16 points in the first 11 matches, Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata all but secured a spot in the points table. Lucknow slipped to fifth position with six wins in eleven matches but remain in contention to make playoffs for the third consecutive season. After being forced to bat first, Kolkata enjoyed a sensation start with in-form openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine adding 61 runs in just 26 balls. Naveen-ul-Haq gave Lucknow a breakthrough with Salt’s big wicket in the fifth over but Narine kept Kolkata on track with his fourth fifty-plus innings this season. Bishnoi ended Narine’s explosive innings in the 12th over and then Kolkata struggled to carry the momentum. Naveen bagged valuable wickets of Andre Russell and Rinku Singh’s in the middle overs but Kolkata managed to post a big total of 235 with Ramandeep Singh smashing 25* off just 6 balls. Naveen picked three wickets for 49 for Lucknow but all bowlers went expensive at Ekana Cricket Stadium. Chasing a mammoth target, Lucknow lost young opener Arshin Kulkarni in the second over with Ramandeep Singh pulling off a sensational catch on Mitchell Starc’s delivery. In-form KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis kept Lucknow alive in the chase by adding 50 runs for the second wicket. Returning pacer Harshit Rana gave Kolkata a breakthrough to dismiss KL Rahul in the eighth over and then Lucknow’s innings suffered an embarrassing collapse. Stoinis top-scored with 36 runs off just 21 balls but none of his teammates managed to reach the 30-run mark.  Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy picked three wickets each and Russell claimed two big wickets as Lucknow’s inning collapsed to 137. Narine bagged the Player of the Match award for scoring 81 runs and taking a wicket. Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI: KL Rahul (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan (substituted by Yudhvir Singh), Yash Thakur (substituted by Arshin Kulkarni). Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (substituted by Vaibhav Arora), Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana.

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