IPL 2024 Points Table: Impact of RCB’s Loss to SRH on Virat Kohli’s Playoff Race

RCB suffered a heavy defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a match where Sunrisers registered the highest team total in the history of the competition on Monday. This loss left RCB at the bottom of the points table with only 2 points and a NRR of -1.185.

For RCB to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2024, they must win all of their remaining matches and rely on other results to go their way. On the contrary, SRH strengthened their position in the Top 4 with 8 points.

The table is currently topped by Rajasthan Royals with 10 points, followed by Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings, both with 8 points and better NRR than SRH. The visiting bowlers, led by Cummins with figures of 3/43, displayed exemplary skill on a challenging pitch.

They had the home team’s batsmen under control, restricting RCB to 262 for seven. This IPL match also saw the highest cumulative runs scored in any T20 match, totaling 549 runs.