On Monday, May 13 the Kolkata Knight Riders secured their position in the top two spots of the 2024 Indian Premier League overall standings after their match against the Gujarat Titans was washed out due to rain.
GT and KKR were slated to lock horns against each other at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium tonight but the game was called off without a ball being balled due to constant rainfall. The Home side were supposed to play this match in their Lavender coloured jersey in a bid to keep their playoff hopes alive but the Rain Gods had some other ideas. The match getting washed out means the Gujarat Titans became the third IPL team after Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians to get eliminated from IPL 2024
“In a clash which was going to be a highly anticipated one, the match between the Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders was unfortunately called off due to constant rainfall, which means both the sides will be sharing the points between each other,” IPL said in their official statement.
GT currently has 11 points next to their name and they can only get to 13 points if they manage to win their final IPL 2024 encounter against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Following the washout, the top two teams at the top of the table reamin unchanged. Five time winners Chennai Super Kings moved to the third position after defeating the Rajasthan Royals easily on Sunday.
Having started their IPL 2024 campaign in a dominant fashion, IPL 2016 winners Sunrisers Hyderabad are yet to secure their qualification for playoffs as they are currently sitting at the fourth spot in the points table with 14 points as – well.
On the other hand, the fifth, sixth and the seventh positions in the overall standings are occupied by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants respectively, with 12 points – each.
IPL 2024 Points Table (Updated)
| POS | TEAMS | P | W | L | D | PTS | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1.428 |
| 2 | Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.349 |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0.528 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0.406 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0.387 |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -0.482 |
| 7 | Lucknow Super Giants | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | -0.769 |
| 8 | Gujarat Titans | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 | -1.063 |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | -0.271 |
| 10 | Punjab Kings | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | -0.423 |
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