KKR, RR, KXIP, MI & RCB vying for two remaining Play-Off spots, here's how they can qualify

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IPL 2018: KKR, RR, KXIP, MI & RCB vying for two remaining Play-Off spots, here's how they can qualify

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai's campaigns tend to run on similar lines. They start slowly, only to pick up pace at just the right time. This seemed to be the case this time around too. MI won just one of their first six games, but ended up winning four of their next five. A crushing defeat against RR in their last game, however, pegged them back severely. The Rohit Sharma-led side are sixth on the points table with 10 points at the moment. They have to win their last two league games against Punjab and Delhi. The fact that they have the best NRR in the table will help immensely. But even that, along with two more victories, does not guarantee them a Play-Off berth. The defending champs will still rely on other results to be favourable.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

With just two rounds of league games left, it's odd to be discussing the qualification chances of a team placed second last on the table. But such has been the drama in IPL 2018. The ten-wicket win against Punjab on Sunday took RCB's NRR from -0.261 to 0.218. Virat Kohli's team must win their remaining games against SRH and RR, which will push them to 14 points. They then have to hope that two among KKR, RR and KXIP lose at least one of their remaining games. At the end of it all, just like Mumbai, RCB's fate could be decided by NRR.