The league stage of IPL 2019 has come to an end, and it took the last match to decide the top 4 places. Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad have made it through to the playoffs. Mumbai’s win over KKR in the final league match of the season not only ensured that Mumbai finished on top, but also enabled SRH to make it to the playoffs. The points table tells a story The points table this season has a unique look to it. 12 points were enough for SRH to qualify for the playoffs, while six more points weren’t good enough for Delhi Capitals to finish in the top two. Two teams can wonder how they are at the bottom of the table, and a team with just a point more qualifies for the playoffs. The points table this season has been unusual in such a way that the difference between 4th placed team and the bottom team is just a point, and that between 3rd and 4th is 6 points. Three teams at the top sit at 18 points each with the next three at 12 points, while the bottom two teams are just a point behind at 11 points each. The top three Three teams have finished with 18 points this IPL, and they occupy the top three positions. Their consistency compared to the rest is evident by the six-point gap from the next placed team. That said, one of the three can feel a little hard done by for not finishing in the top 2. Delhi Capitals, with a complete makeover, have had a change in fortunes culminating with their first playoff appearance since 2012. They are placed third in the table on net run rate. The middle three Sunrisers, Knight Riders and Kings XI have had their moments. But in the end, Sunrisers are through on net run rate. Kolkata fell off after a great start and endured a six-match losing streak which consisted of an important loss against top four contenders Sunrisers. All the three teams had an up and down season, and that is reflected in their position. Sunrisers were the most fortunate among them to make to the playoffs. KKR had a chance on the final day but couldn’t win against Mumbai Indians, much to the delight of the Sunrisers. The bottom two Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals are only a point behind the last playoff spot, and their slow start to the season has cost them. Royal Challengers Bangalore had found their stride, but a little too late. Rajasthan Royals were winning the odd game, but a little too less. In the end, it was all down to fine margins. What if the umpire had spotted it when Lasith Malinga overstepped? What if the rain had delayed itself for one more over? Had Rajasthan won their final match, they would have qualified with 13 points. Follow Sportskeeda for all the updates on 201 orange cap, points table, schedule, news, live scores, purple cap and fantasy tips.<doc-sep>Mumbai Indians beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets to guarantee a place at the top of the table, while also facilitating Sunrisers Hyderabad's entry into the last-four with 12 points; first team in the history of the IPL to achieve the feat. The Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai will take on M.S. Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday in the first qualifier while the Delhi Capitals squares off against Hyderabad in the knockouts in Vizag on Wednesday. As the four teams gear up for the business end of the IPL, here's a breakdown of the total number of runs scored and wickets taken by each of the eight IPL teams in this edition. While Delhi grabbed the most number of wickets — 98 — Kolkata scored the most number of runs, 2466. Teams’ batting in IPL 2019 Team Name Mts Runs scored Wkts lost Runs/wkt Runs/over 100s 50s Mumbai Indians 14 2380 80 29.75 8.67 0 10 Chennai Super Kings 14 2043 73 27.98 7.51 0 11 Delhi Capitals 14 2207 90 24.52 8.21 0 12 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 2288 74 30.91 8.60 2 14 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 2466 78 31.61 9.11 0 17 Kings XI Punjab 14 2429 74 32.82 8.78 1 15 Rajasthan Royals 14 2194 76 28.86 8.42 2 9 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 2208 84 26.28 8.47 1 13 Teams’ bowling in IPL 2019 Mts Runs conc'd Wkts taken Runs/wkt Runs/over 4W 5W Mumbai Indians 14 2282 87 26.22 8.36 3 1 Chennai Super Kings 14 2012 90 22.35 7.49 2 0 Delhi Capitals 14 2238 98 22.83 8.09 2 0 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 2200 81 27.16 7.92 1 0 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 2419 56 43.19 9.08 0 0 Kings XI Punjab 14 2503 76 32.93 9.05 1 0 Rajasthan Royals 14 2254 72 31.30 8.89 0 0 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 2307 69 33.43 8.94 1 0 *Stats by Rajneesh Gupta<doc-sep>A clinical performance by Mumbai Indians dumped Kolkata Knight Riders out of the 2019 Indian Premier League. What this result also meant that Sunrisers Hyderabad made it to the playoffs with only 12 points, which is the first time this has happened in the history of the league. Earlier in the day, a rampant KL Rahul obliterated the Chennai Super Kings bowling attack as Kings XI Punjab managed to earn a consolation win in Mohali. Hence, after the conclusion of the league stage, Mumbai Indians top the table, followed by Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. ALSO READ: How Sunrisers Hyderabad’s qualification rewrote IPL history Royal Challengers Bangalore will have to be content with the wooden spoon. Here is the updated IPL points table:<doc-sep>
Published 05/05/2019, 12:38 PM PDT IPL 2019 has entered its last week. Mumbai Indians defeated KKR in the last match of the league stage of IPL 2019. Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the IPL playoffs 2019 following KKR’s defeat against MI. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The top four teams on the IPL 2019 points table – Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad – have made it to the IPL playoffs 2019. After a break on Monday following the breathtaking league stages of IPL 2019, the action resumes on Tuesday. The Qualifier 1 is scheduled on May 7 and will be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Chennai. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Top positioned Mumbai Indians will face the host Chennai Super Kings in the first game of IPL playoffs 2019. The winner of the match will directly fix a place in the IPL 2019 finals. While the losing team will get another chance to play the qualifier 2 against the winner of the eliminator. The two teams will meet each other for the 8th time at the playoffs stage of the IPL. MI leads the head-to-head with 4 wins compared to 3 wins by CSK. MS Dhoni-led franchise would hope to equalise their head-to-head against MI. While MI will try to defeat the defending champions and reach the finals. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Shreya Iyer-led Delhi Capitals slipped to the third position as MI defeated KKR. DC has a low NRR than CSK and MI. Delhi Capitals will face the fourth positioned Sunrisers Hyderabad in the eliminator. The second match of the IPL playoffs 2019 is scheduled on May 8 in Vishakhapatnam. The winner of the match will reach the qualifier 2 and will play the losing team of the qualifier 1. The winner of the qualifier 2 of the IPL playoffs 2019 will book a place in the finals. The IPL 2019 journey will end of the losing team of this game. The two teams will battle it out in what will be the first knockout match of the IPL playoffs 2019. DC has reached the playoffs stage of the IPL after 7 years. They last played the playoffs stage in 2012. DC has never won an IPL title. While SRH conquered their only IPL title in the 2016 edition. The losing team between MI and CSK and the winning team between DC and SRH will play the qualifier 2 to book a place in the finals. The qualifier 2 will be played on May 10 in Vishakhapatnam. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The winner of the qualifier 1 will face the winner of the qualifier 2 in the finals of IPL 2019. The finals of the IPL 2019 would be played in Hyderabad on May 12.