Mumbai Indians registered a comprehensive win over the Kolkata Knight Riders to ensure a top of the table finish after the league stages. They will now take on MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1. Sunrisers Hyderabad benefitted from KKR’s exclusion as they made it to the playoffs with only 12 points and will now take on the Delhi Capitals in Eliminator 1. Royal Challengers Bangalore, which finished last on the points table, managed to get 11 points which is the most amassed by the bottom-ranked team in an IPL season. ALSO READ: Team of the league stage; MS Dhoni, Andre Russell make it, Rishabh Pant misses out Both Mumbai Indians and Super Kings will now be eyeing their fourth IPL title while Delhi Capitals have managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2012. Also, SRH will now aim to clinch their second IPL title after the booked a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season. Here is the full schedule for IPL 2019 playoffs: May 7: Qualifier 1 - Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings - MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - 19:30 IST May 8: Eliminator - Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam - 19:30 IST May 10: Qualifier 2 - Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator - ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam - 19:30 IST The final will be played on May 12 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.<doc-sep>Mumbai Indians' win over Sunrisers Hyderabad made them the third team to qualify for the Play-offs. Which leaves four teams fighting for a place in the top four with Royal Challengers having being knocked out. Here's what the other teams need to do to qualify for the Playoffs and what CSK, DC and MI need to do to finish in the top 2. Chennai Super Kings (Qualified): (13 matches, 18 points) A win in their last match of the group stage against KXIP will guarantee them the top spot which means they will play the Qualifier 1 at home. If they lose to KXIP, they still have a chance of finishing in the top two provided MI lose their final match. If MI win their final match and CSK lose to KXIP then MI, DC and CSK will be tied on 18 points and in that case, MI will go through. For CSK to go through, if they are chasing 180 runs then they can not afford to lose the match with a margin of 41 runs or more. In another case, if they bat first and score 160 runs then they can not afford to lose the match in about 15 overs. Delhi Capitals (Qualified): (14 matches, 18 points): Delhi are done with their league matches and now would hope that Mumbai lose their match against Kolkata Knight Riders so that they can finish in the top two spots. Mumbai Indians (Qualified): (13 matches, 16 points) If MI win their final game against KKR then MI will confirm a top-2 finish as their NRR is already above DC. If MI lose then DC and CSK will finish in top-2. Sunrisers Hyderabad: (14 matches, 12 points) SRH lost their last league match against RCB but they are still not out from the tournament. If Kolkata lose their final match then Kane Williamson's team will go through with 12 points. Kolkata Knight Riders: (13 matches, 12 points) If KKR win their remaining match against MI then they will go through with 14 points as SRH have already lost their last league game against RCB. If KKR lose their last remaining fixture against MI then SRH will go through with 12 points and it will be the first time in the history of IPL that a team with 12 points will qualify. Kings XI Punjab: (13 matches, 10 points) KXIP have lost six of their last seven matches after winning four of the first six matches. They will have a tough time as they are facing CSK in their remaining match. If KKR win their last remaining game then they are out and if KKR lose their last league game then KXIP need to win the match with a bigger margin (around 250 runs) and then they will be tied with KKR and SRH on 12 points and then the team with higher NRR will qualify as the fourth team. Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have already been knocked out off the tournament. Points table as on 4 May For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from IPL 2019, click here For the full schedule, date, time and venue of all the matches of IPL 12, click here Check out the full points table for IPL 2019, including holders of Orange and Purple Caps<doc-sep>Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad are in a four-way battle to secure fourth spot and qualify for the IPL 2019 playoffs ahead of the final weekend of the league phase. Each of these teams has a match in hand, with Rajasthan Royals (against Delhi Capitals) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (against Royal Challengers Bangalore) in action on Saturday. Kings XI Punjab (against Chennai Super Kings) and Kolkata Knight Riders (against Mumbai Indians) play their final fixtures on Sunday. Here are the qualification scenarios for the four teams. Sunrisers Hyderabad The Hyderabad-based franchise is best-placed to qualify as the fourth team for the playoffs. It has 12 points from 13 matches so far, while its net run rate is the best in the competition (0.65). The net run rate gives Sunrisers a distinct advantage over the other teams and a win against RCB, which will take it to 14 points, on Saturday will almost guarantee it a playoff spot. Kolkata Knight Riders A six-match losing streak midway through the season appeared to wreck KKR's chances of reaching the playoffs. But back-to-back wins against Mumbai and Kings XI Punjab on Friday have put Knight Riders, which now has 12 points from 13 matches, firmly in contention for a playoff spot. Its final fixture against Mumbai is the last of the league phase and it must beat Rohit Sharma and co. at the Wankhede Stadium to secure qualification. Its playoff chances will also depend on the result in Saturday's fixture between Sunrisers and Royal Challengers. If Sunrisers loses by a sizeable margin and its current net run rate (0.65) takes a hit, Knight Riders might sneak through even with 12 points, but its own run rate (0.17) is inferior to the Hyderabad franchise and a defeat to Mumbai will make qualification difficult. Rajasthan Royals The one-time IPL champion can achieve a maximum of 13 points after rain played spoilsport in its penultimate fixture against RCB and the points were shared. It means, Royals, even if it beats Delhi Capitals in Saturday's 4pm fixture at Feroz Shah Kotla, isn't in control of its destiny. It must win against Shreyas Iyer and co. and then hope that Sunrisers and KKR lose their final fixtures against RCB and Mumbai. Kings XI Punjab Kings XI's chances of qualification are slim. It has 10 points with only one match left to play and it has a negative net run rate of -0.35 ahead of its final league fixture against Super Kings. Wins for Royals and Sunrisers will knock it out of the playoff picture, while a win for KKR on Sunday will — regardless of its own result against CSK — also make qualification impossible because it can only reach a maximum of 12 points.<doc-sep>Kolkata Knight Riders need to win their last match to qualify for the playoffs ( Courtesy by BCCI ) After 55 matches, the final berth for the 2019 Indian Premier League playoffs is still up for grabs and 2 teams are in the race to join Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in the quaifiers. Royal Challangers Bangalore secured a consolation win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru on Saturday, much to the delight of Kolkata Knight Riders fans. Kings XI Punjab had a mathematical chance to make the top-four. Despite their six-wicket thrashing of Chennai Super Kings at home earlier on Sunday, R Ashwin's men fell short of the playoffs berth. KXIP finished with 12 points from 14 matches and are currently sixth on the eight-team table. Match 56: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai from 8 pm IST The odds were stacked in favour of Sunrisers Hyderabad before their final league match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. SRH had 12 points from 13 matches and a positive net run rate of +0.653, the best in the eight-team table. When Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers were dismissed cheaply in Bangalore's chase of 176, it seemed like Hyderabad were favourites to seal a playoffs berth. However, Shimron Hetmyer, playing for RCB for the first time in 33 days, stepped up and showed why he is rated one of the most promising young cricketers going around. Hetmyer smashed his maiden IPL fifty and stitched a 100-plus stand for the fourth wicket with Gurkeerat Singh who also got to half-century. Two men announced themselves to #VIVOIPL, one man redeemed himself with the winning shot for @RCBTweets #RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/4YjoLbdhY7 IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 4, 2019 Hetmyer took Sunrisers' key bowlers including Rashid Khan to the cleaners as Bangalore gunned down the total with 4 balls to spare. Here's how the race for the final playoffs spot looks like on the last day of league matches in the 2019 IPL: KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Simple equation: Beat Mumbai Indians on Sunday in the final league match of IPL 2019 and seal the playoffs berth. However, it's not going to be an easy task for Kolkata Knight Riders as Mumbai Indians will be keen on clinching two points to secure a top- finish and make it to Qualifier 1. SUNRISERS HYDERABAD The 4-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday has not hurt Sunrisers Hyderabad's Net Run Rate a lot. They have ended up with 12 points from 14 matches with an NRR of +0.577. SRH will now have to rely on other results to know their fate. They can become the first team to qualify for playoffs with just 12 points in the IPL history provided both KXIP and KKR lose. If Kolkata Knight Riders, who are on 12 points from 13 matches with a Net Run Rate of +0.173, beat Mumbai Indians, they will knock Sunrisers Hyderabad out. However, if Kolkata Knight Riders lose at the Wankhede Stadium, see Sunrisers Hyderabad will most likely seal the berth on the basis of a better net run rate. Also Read | IPL 2019: Another no-ball controversy and Virat Kohli is frustrated<doc-sep>
Chennai Super Kings in action against Delhi Capitals | Photo Credit: PTI After 44 days and 56 matches, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 has four teams for the playoffs - Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad (in order of their qualification). While Mumbai and Chennai have won three IPL titles each and will be chasing an unprecedented fourth, Delhi qualified for their first IPL playoffs since 2012. On the other hand, SRH, who had won the IPL title back in 2016, bagged their qualification for fourth straight season. The battle for playoffs qualification has been really competitive this season. MI, CSK, and DC - the top-three teams (in order) all finished with 18 points with only net run rate standing as the difference among the three. On the other hand, the difference between the fourth-ranked SRH and the bottom-placed RCB is just one - the fewest ever in an IPL season. Also, RCB's tally of 11 points is the most amassed by the bottom-ranked team in an IPL season. And, MI had never peaked the points table however their streak of nine wins in their last 11 matches ensured that they finish atop. CSK were the first side to qualify, while DC became the second. Mumbai qualified for the playoffs after their win over SRH on Friday, while the latter made their way to bag the final spot on the courtesy of Kolkata Knight Riders, who lost their must-win match to MI by nine wickets on Sunday. Here is how the points table stands at the end of the IPL 2019 league stage... Here is the full schedule for IPL 2019 playoffs: May 7: Qualifier 1 - Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings - MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - 19:30 IST May 8: Eliminator - Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam - 19:30 IST May 10: Qualifier 2 - Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator - ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam - 19:30 IST The final will be played on May 12 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.