Life is a race, even when it is unequal as the Pigeon beats the Squirrel here !!
Yesterday striking at 175.5, the left-hand batter Arshad muscled five sixes and three fours to keep LSG in the game till the very end. His unbeaten knock brought down the equation to 29 off the last 12. Delhi Capitals signed off the league stage with a 19-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in Delhi, and kept themselves in contention for a top-four finish, even if only mathematically. LSG, with one more game left against Mumbai Indians, aren't out of the running either, but both teams will have to depend on other results to go their way if they are to make the top four.
For Chennai Super Kings – a win against RCB on Saturday will ensure a playoff qualification. If they lose by a margin under 18 runs (chasing 200), then their net run rate will stay above that of RCB's. If they lose by a larger margin, they will have to hope that SRH lose both their remaining games and finish behind CSK on run rate, in which case both CSK and RCB will qualify.S Sampathkumar
Morning of 15.5.2024