The ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most competitive in the last 17 years. There is an intense battle between the 10 teams with extraordinary talent and skill sets. A total of 52 matches have been played until May 4th and going as per the current scenario Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to finish as the top two teams in the standings.
The battle is going on between Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Lucknow Super Giants for the remaining two playoff spots. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans, and Mumbai Indians, are the bottom-placed sides in the standings and their chances of finishing in the top four are very slim.
Mumbai Indians who were in the news for various reasons this season such as captaincy change, and the trade of Cameron Green are in the line to get eliminated as the first team from the tournament. Journalists termed the side a divided house since the appointment of Hardik Pandya, whose ideas and attitude seem not liked by his compatriots. The 5-time champions have made it to the Playoffs once since becoming the champions in 2020. In our IPL Prediction 2024 articles, we insist our subscribers not bet on Mumbai Indians going forward season on our IPL betting online platform.
Going forward in the article we discuss IPL Predictions 2024 of Playoffs, which are the teams that will make it to the final four and their journey throughout the competition on our IPL betting online platform.
IPL 2024 Points Table
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Points | NRR | |
| 1 | Rajasthan Royals | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.622 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.098 |
| 3 | Lucknow Super Giants | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.094 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.072 |
| 5 | Chennai Super Kings | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.627 |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.442 |
| 7 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.049 |
| 8 | Punjab Kings | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.062 |
| 9 | Gujarat Titans | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1.32 |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.356 |
IPL 2024 Play-off Schedule
| Date | Time | Venue | |
| Qualifier 1 | Tuesday, 21st May | 730 PM IST | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Eliminator | Wednesday, 22nd May | 730 PM IST | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Qualifier 2 | Friday, 24th May | 730 PM IST | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai |
| Final | Sunday, 26th May | 730 PM IST | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai |
The finalists of the last edition Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans have the rights to host the IPL 2024 Playoffs. Qualifier 1 and Eliminator will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad while Qualifier 2 and the summit clash are staged at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
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IPL Qualifier 2024 Prediction
Going with their current performances and form, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders are expected to clash against each other in Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2024.
Rajasthan Royals captained by Sanju Samson are doing extremely well this season, winning 8 of their 10 matches played and sitting at the pole position in the standings with 16 points. Two of their losses have come by the barest of margins otherwise they would have remained unbeaten.
They made a dream start winning four matches upfront against LSG, DC, MI, and RCB, then suffered a hiccup when they lost to GT at home for the first team on the final ball of the match where they couldn’t defend 196 despite having the diversified bowling attack in the league. They regained their confidence back and went on to win their next four matches before suffering another slight setback with a loss over SRH where they failed to score 2 runs of the final delivery.
They are a team full of superstars consisting of Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Trent Boult, which makes them a formidable group as they don’t possess a weakness. Against all the odds, the one man who raised to the occasion is Riyan Parag who has been with the side since 2019 and repaying the faith this season, scoring 409 runs in 9 innings at a strike rate of 159.14.
Seasoned spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has picked up the most wickets for the team with 13 to his name in 10 matches and has the best figures of 3 for 11. This could be their 6th appearance in the Playoffs having made it in 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2022. They became the inaugural champions beating Chennai Super Kings in the finals of 2008. Take a look at team composition while betting on Rajasthan Royals in our IPL online betting platform.
Kolkata Knight Riders is the most balanced team in the tournament and has the best support staff as well. They are enjoying their journey so far, winning 7 of their 10 matches and placing 2nd in the standings with 10 points. Shreyas Iyer’s side was unbeaten in their previous two matches where they beat Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals by 24 runs and 7 wickets respectively. They didn’t have the quality seam bowler upfront and that’s when they decided to buy Aussie paceman Mitchell Starc for a record-summer of 24.75 crores, he did a decent job for his huge price tag, picking up 11 wickets in 9 matches with the best figures of 4 for 33.
Gautam Gambhir the newly appointed Mentor of the side is a big fan of Sunil Narine’s batting and he made Narine open the innings and the rest is magic. The 35-year-old has smoked 380 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 179.24, in the process he has hit two half-centuries and a century. His opening partner Phil Salt who joined the side in place of his countrymen Jason Roy, tops the run-scorers list for the side with 397 runs in 10 matches. Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Shreyas Iyer, and Venkatesh Iyer are the other standout performers this season.
Both sides will be missing England-bound players for the playoffs as England are set to play 4 home T20Is against Pakistan which is starting on May 22nd.
Upon analyzing the strengths, combinations, records, and head-to-head clashes, we predict Kolkata Knight Riders as the winner of the Qualifier 1.
It’s advisable to bet on Kolkata Knight Riders on our IPL betting online platform.
IPL Eliminator 2024 Prediction:
There is an intense battle happening among Lucknow Super Giants, Chennai Super Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad, and we predict Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad to play in the Eliminator on May 22nd.
Lucknow Super Giants who made their first appearance in IPL a couple of years ago, are eyeing their 3rd consecutive Playoffs. Despite a limited number of superstars in their arsenal, they are going strong at the moment and placed 3rd in the standings with 12 points.
KL Rahul has been able to regroup the players well and has provided the best results so far in the IPL 2024. He has set a massive example for the team, hammering 406 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 142.95 but will be disappointed for sure after missing the flight to the upcoming T20 World Cup which is scheduled in the USA and West Indies.
Marcus Stoinis is the most experienced player in the setup, played one of the knocks for the ages, single-handedly winning the game against Chennai Super Kings with an unbeaten 124* from just 63 balls. The West Indian Nicholas Pooran has done his part, collecting 305 runs at an average of 61.
Sunrisers Hyderabad failed to qualify for the playoffs in the last three seasons and finished at the bottom half of the standings. This led the management to buy well-recognized players around the world for IPL 2024 as a result they acquired the services of talismanic Aussie speedster Pat Cummins for a whopping Rs 20.5 crore and 2023 World Cup Final Hero Travis Head for Rs 6.8 crore.
Their batting has gone to a different level, especially openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma set the trend of providing explosive starts. Testament to their skills they have surpassed 250 plus runs on three occasions and registered the highest score of 287 in the IPL history. Heinrich Klaasen’s contribution has also played a part in their success as the South African wicketkeeper batter struck 337 runs in 10 matches making him the second leading run-scorer behind Travis Head who has accumulated 396 runs.
Yorker specialist T Natarajan has been their trump card with the ball, picking up 15 wickets at an economy of 8.96 with the best figures of 4 for 19. Orange Army is currently placed 4th in the standings (that is subject to change) with 12 points.
Considering their strengths and weaknesses, Sunrisers Hyderabad have got big match players in their ranks as compared to Lucknow Super Giants and are expected to advance into the finals.
Hence we predict Sunrisers Hyderabad to win the Eliminator and Qualifier 2. So it’s advisable to bet on them on our IPL betting online platform.
IPL 2024 Winner Prediction:
Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad are expected to meet in the finals with both sides aiming for their 2nd title. Sunrisers Hyderabad has a successful skipper Pat Cummins who led Australia to back-to-back ICC titles last year hence in our IPL online betting platform we predict Sunrisers Hyderabad to be crowned as champions of IPL 2024.
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