IPL 2023 Points Table: Mumbai Indians made a mockery of the target of 215 given to them by Punjab Kings and gunned down the target with 6 wickets in hand and a whole of 7 balls to spare. This was the joint-third-highest target successfully chased down by any team in the IPL history, and it came only 3 days after MI had chased down 213 vs Rajasthan Royals.
Although Rohit Sharma got out for a duck in the first over of the chase, the other MI batters were at their belligerent best, rendering the PBKS bowlers helpless.
After Rohit and Cameron Green were dismissed, it was a stunning partnership from Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav of 116 (55) that put MI ahead in the chase. Even as both of them got out, Tim David and Tilak Varma finished the job, as they did vs RR, with an unbeaten stand of 38* (16) to complete perhaps the most dominating 200+ run chases in the IPL history.
Mumbai Indians have now reached 10 points in 9 games. This victory by the Mumbai Indians was welcomed not only by their own fans, but fans of two other teams – Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, both of whom also have 10 points each in 9 matches, because this meant Punjab Kings, who also have 10 points, now remain at 10 points, but in 10 matches.
It is now a 4-team traffic jam in the middle at 10 points behind the top 3 teams.
Sunday’s afternoon match between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings, in Lucknow, was washed out. Both the teams took 1 point each and are now with 11 points in 10 matches; LSG at second position and CSK at 3rd while Gujarat Titans lead the points table with 12 points in 9 games.
IPL 2023 points table:
It seems like defending champions Gujarat Titans will finish in the top 2, leaving the other 6 teams fighting for the important second spot in the Top 2, which will given them an extra chance to fail to reach the playoffs. The others will be competing for the third and fourth place, making it a heated battle as the tournament enters its bussinness end.
Is any team eliminated out of playoff race in IPL 2023?
Mathematically not yet. The bottom three teams – KKR, SRH, and DC – have 6 points each in 9, 8, and 9 matches respectively. They are all but out of the playoff race and only an unbelievable miracle would put them in the playoffs.
