Rajasthan Royals (RR), after having secured a berth in the playoffs, lost to the Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday, May 15. With this loss, their chances of securing a top-two finish in the IPL 2024 points table have diminished as they will face Kolkata Knight Riders in their last game, who are the table toppers.
PBKS, on the other hand, have so far managed to avoid finishing at the bottom of the table as they now have five wins and 10 points with a game to go. They are ahead of Mumbai Indians and could get ahead of Gujarat Titans too if they win their last game and other results fall in their favour. For now, RR is in the second position and PBKS is in the ninth.
Along with Rajasthan, who qualified courtesy of Delhi Capitals (DC)’s win against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Tuesday, May 15, Kolkata Knight Riders have also qualified for the playoffs and two spots remain for which teams such as Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, DC, LSG and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are in race.
| IPL Points Table 2024 | |||||||
| Rank | Teams | Mat | W | L | NR(No Result) | Pts. | NRR |
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders (Qualified) | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1.428 |
| 2 | Rajasthan Royals (Qualified) | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0.273 |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0.528 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0.406 |
| 5 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | -0.377 |
| 6 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0.387 |
| 7 | Lucknow Super Giants | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -0.787 |
| 8 | Gujarat Titans | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | -1.063 |
| 9 | Punjab Kings | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -0.347 |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | -0.271 |