IPL 2024: SRH vs GT Washed Out as Sunrisers Hyderabad Qualify for Playoffs
IPL 2024: SRH vs GT was abandoned with out a ball being bowled (Sportzpics)
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) qualified for the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) play-offs after their game against Gujarat Titans (GT) was washed out at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday.
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The toss didn’t happen at scheduled time of 7 PM due to rain and wet outfield. The rain intensified before settling into a steady shower as the covers and outfield stayed covered.
The cut-off time for a five-over game was 10:56 PM, which meant the drizzle needed to stop for mop-up to begin by around 10:15pm but with rain showing no signs of abating, the official decided to abandon the match.
It is the second game to be called off in this IPL, because of rain and wet outfield.
With the match being abandoned, SRH climbed up into the third spot in the IPL 2024 points table with 15 points from 13 matches. If they win their remaining match against Punjab Kings (PBKS), who have already been eliminated, SRH can book their spot in qualifier 1 with a top-two finish, provided Rajasthan Royals (RR) do not win against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their last game.
The result also means that it comes down to the battle between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday for the last remaining spot in the playoffs.
Meanwhile, GT are already out of the race for the IPL 2024 playoffs, after amassing just 12 points from their 14 games. Last year’s runners-up and 2022 champions were knocked out of the play-off race after their previous match was also abandoned due to rain.
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Four teams — Chennai Super Kings (14), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (12), Delhi Capitals (14) and Lucknow Super Giants (12) — are still in fray for the battle for the last spot.
If LSG win against Mumbai Indians on Friday, they will move to 14 points to stay mathematically alive but CSK will seal the spot if they beat RCB or the game is washed out on Saturday.
If RCB beat CSK by at least 18 runs or 11 balls to spare then they will grab the fourth available spot on the basis of net run-rate as they would be on 14 points, same as DC, CSK and LSG (if they win).
(With inputs from Agencies)