IPL: Maths of playoff interesting, Mumbai will have to do wonders, KKR's fleet will be crossed by toss?
Now the last battle is in Mumbai and Kolkata to cement their place in the IPL playoffs. The Friday match between Mumbai-Hyderabad can decide everything.
Sunil Shukla 
IPL Playoff Calculation: The Indian Premier League 2021 has now reached its last stop and everyone's eyes are on the playoffs. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Rajasthan Royals by a huge margin in the match on Thursday, after which the fight for a place left for the fourth team in the playoffs has become very interesting. Now we have to wait for the result of the match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad to be held on Friday.
Was Kolkata's place confirmed in the playoffs?
Kolkata's net run rate has increased significantly due to the way Rajasthan Royals have been defeated by Kolkata. The teams of Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Royal Challengers
Bangalore has already qualified for the playoffs and is now fighting for the fourth position. Kolkata's team has now got 14 points and it is considered absolutely certain to reach the playoffs.
But therein lies a problem.
Mumbai Indians will have to do miracles.
Apart from Kolkata, another team that is now alive in the race for the playoffs is Mumbai Indians. Because his last match is to be played on Friday. In such a situation, if Mumbai Indians want to make
it to the playoffs, then they will have to beat Hyderabad by a big margin so that their net run rate after victory can be better than Kolkata Knight Riders. Only then will it be final to reach the playoffs.
If Mumbai Indians want to reach the playoffs, then they will have to bat first against Hyderabad and create a mountain of more than 200 runs and later beat Hyderabad by a margin of more than 170
runs. Only then will she be able to reach beyond Kolkata's net run rate.
Kolkata ticket confirmed?
But this is also not easy for Mumbai, because if the Hyderabad team wins the toss on Friday and chooses to bat first, then Mumbai's dream will end there and Kolkata will automatically qualify for the
playoffs.
All this math looks very difficult, so Kolkata Knight Riders reaching the playoffs is believed to be certain. If this happens, Delhi-Chennai and Bangalore-Kolkata will be seen in the playoffs.
