Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face each other in the 53rd match of the 13th season of IPL. Still intact in the playoff race, Punjab will have to register a big win against Chennai.
After suffering a defeat from Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets, Punjab’s hopes have come as a shock. KL Rahul’s team had earlier strengthened the possibility of play-off by winning 5 consecutive matches. After the last match defeat, the future of Punjab is no longer in their hands. Even after defeating Chennai, they will have to pray for favorable results in other matches.
If Sunrisers Hyderabad (12 points from 13 matches) wins their last match against Mumbai Indians on November 2 then the roads of KXIP will become more complicated.
If the Sunrisers team lose their last match, then there are hopes of Punjab to qualify, provided they beat Chennai by a big margin. Punjab currently has 12 points from 13 matches with net run rate minus 0.13. Sunrisers, on the other hand, have a net run rate of plus 0.555