After Chennai Super Kings (CSK) landed a knockout punch to Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the second encounter on Sunday by 60 runs to eliminate Steve Smith-led side from the IPL 2020 playoffs race. Following win over RR, KKR now moves to fourth spot on the IPL 2020 points table. Meanwhile, DC, RCB, SRH, and KKR are now in contention for remaining three places in IPL 2020 playoffs. Mumbai Indians have already qualified.
IPL 2020 playoff schedule: All the fixtures and venues for the knockout rounds of IPL 13
The schedule and fixtures for the playoffs of IPL 2020 has been announced – here’s everything you need to know.
The schedule and venues for the play-offs of IPL 2020 have been announced by the IPL governing council, with Dubai hosting the first Qualifier and the final, while the other knockout rounds will be held in Abu Dhabi.
The play-offs will mark the end of IPL 2020 – only the second edition of the tournament to be wholly held outside of India – with the matches set to take place from November 5 and 10.
As things stand, Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Capitals (DC), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) occupy the first four positions in the IPL 2020 points table, each of them tied on 14 points.
IPL 2020 Playoffs: Schedule, Fixtures, Venues:
Qualifier 1: Team 1 vs Team 2, Dubai, November 5
Eliminator: Team 3 vs Team 4, Abu Dhabi, November 6
Qualifier 2: Eliminator winner vs Qualifier 1 loser, Abu Dhabi, November 8
Final: Qualifier 1 winner vs Qualifier 2 winner, Dubai, November 10
Updated IPL 2020 Points Table with Net Run Rate:
|
Teams
|
P |
W |
L |
Pts |
Nrr |
|
Mumbai Indians (Q)
|
13 |
9 |
4 |
18 |
1.296 |
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
|
13 |
7 |
6 |
14 |
-0.145 |
|
Delhi Capitals
|
13 |
7 |
6 |
14 |
-0.159 |
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
|
14 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
-0.214 |
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
|
13 |
6 |
7 |
12 |
0.555 |
|
Kings XI Punjab
|
14 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
-0.162 |
|
Chennai Super Kings
|
14 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
-0.455 |
|
Rajasthan Royals
|
14 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
-0.569 |
Like the previous editions, each team will be awarded two points for a win and a tie will be eventually decided by super overs. In case of a no result, both teams will share a point each. While the top four ranked teams progress to the playoffs at the end of the group stage, positions and ranks will be decided by run-rates if teams are tied on points. The team with a better run-rate will qualify for the playoffs in case teams are tied on points. IPL 2020 began on September 19 and will be played till November 10 when the final is to be held.
The group stage of IPL 2020 will run until November 3 with Mumbai Indians playing Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final group stage game of IPL 2020. Each team will play 14 games each in the group stage of the tournament with top four ranked teams at the end of the league stage qualifying for the knockout or playoff stage. Matches in the entire tournament will be played at three stadiums with Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah the three venues which will host the matches. Each team will play at least two games in each of the venues.
By Urban Dsouza