Chennai eye summit, Punjab and Kolkata chase play-off berth

  • Date: 07-Oct-2021
  • Source: Gulf Today
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  • Country:UAE
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Chennai eye summit, Punjab and Kolkata chase play-off berth

Punjab Kings will look to remain afloat with a victory over Chennai Super Kings in their must-win IPL match in Dubai on Thursday. Punjab are lying at the sixth spot in the table behind Kolkata and Mumbai Indians, who have 12 points each. Punjab are out of the race virtually but mathematically they can still make it to the play offs. Punjab, Kolkata and Mumbai all have one game each in their hands. If both Kolkata and Mumbai lose their match and Punjab go on to beat Chennai all three teams will be tied on 12 points each and run rate will come into play. Punjab chances of going above Kolkata and Mumbai are almost next to impossible but mathematically they can still finish fourth if they notch up a victory with a huge margin. They have been inconsistent in their campaign in the UAE leg of the IPL, losing three and winning two of the five matches played on the UAE soil. Punjab have been unlucky on a few occasion as well. They lost quite a few matches from a very strong position. They failed to score three runs of the last over against Rajasthan Royals despite having eight