Two of the 3 places in the playoffs in WPL have already come to the account of Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. Now UP Warriors are leading the race for the third spot, while RCB can also make it to the top spot with a bit of luck.
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New Delhi: The very first season of WPL is progressing in a very exciting way. There are only 5 teams in the tournament, but tremendous matches have been seen in the game of about two and a half weeks. While Mumbai Indians have been unilaterally dominating and made their place in the playoffs first without any trouble, Delhi Capitals have also made a strong performance and have gone to the playoffs. Now the format of the tournament is such that there is only one more team left and its contenders are three – UP Warriors, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Giants. Who among them will get this place, it will be decided in the field, but they can tell you what to do.
First give some information about the format. In fact, due to the first season and having only 5 teams, the BCCI had kept its format small. Under this, after all the matches of the league stage are over, the first-placed team in the points table will directly get a place in the final. Then an eliminator will be played between the second and third placed teams and the winning team will reach the final.
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UP on the driving seat
First thing about UP Warriors, who are in third place in the points table. UP has played 6 matches and got 6 points. He has 2 more matches left, which are against Gujarat Giants (20 March) and Delhi Capitals (21 March). UP needs only 2 points to reach the playoffs. That is, there is a need to win in any one match. Even if one loses the match and the other one is canceled due to rain or any other reason, then it will get one point and it will reach the next round.
On the other hand, if she loses both the matches, then she will have to go through the net runrate. UP’s NRR is -0.117 now. With both defeats it will decline. His defeat would mean a victory for Gujarat, which would give him 6 points. On the other hand, if RCB also wins its last match, then it will also have 6 points. In such a situation, the one whose NRR will be better, will go ahead.
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RCB also has a chance?
Now talk of RCB. With two consecutive big wins, Bangalore has not only gained 4 points but has also improved its NRR. He has had 7 matches and in the last match he has to face Mumbai on 21st March. RCB can reach only 6 points, where UP is already. In such a situation, he will have to beat Mumbai by a big margin (about 50-60 runs). Or the big target has to be chased in the least number of overs. Along with this, it has to be expected that UP loses both its matches by a big margin. RCB’s NRR is currently -1.044.
Game over for Gujarat!
The last team is Gujarat, which has only one match left, which is against UP on Monday, March 20. Gujarat can also reach only 6 points. Means equality of RCB and UP (if UP both lose). Despite this, it is difficult to reach because it has the worst NRR. Gujarat’s runrate is -2.511. In such a situation, he will not only have to beat UP itself by a margin of more than 100 runs, but will also have to expect UP to lose their last match by a margin of more than 100 runs. Also, he will need a big defeat of RCB.
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