
IPL 2026 playoffs scenarios: What Mumbai Indians need to qualify
Mumbai Indians kept their IPL 2026 playoffs hopes alive with a win in their home match against the Lucknow Super Giants. Here's how they can qualify for the playoffs.
IPL 2026: Updated points table after MI beat LSG The win against the Lucknow Super Giants enabled the Mumbai Indians to hold on to ninth place. However, the three teams above them – Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders – not only have more points but also a game in hand. And all these teams are in the bottom five, who are at least four points behind the top five. MI’s situation looks dire. Team M W L T N/R PTS NRR Punjab Kings (PBKS) 9 6 2 0 1 13 +0.855 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) 9 6 3 0 0 12 +1.420 Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) 10 6 4 0 0 12 +0.644 Rajasthan Royals (RR) 10 6 4 0 0 12 +0.510 Gujarat Titans (GT) 10 6 4 0 0 12 -0.147 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 9 4 5 0 0 8 +0.005 Delhi Capitals (DC) 9 4 5 0 0 8 -0.895 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 9 3 5 0 1 7 -0.539 Mumbai Indians (MI) 10 3 7 0 0 6 -0.649 Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) 9 2 7 0 0 4 -1.076 Yet, not all is lost. MI can still qualify for the playoffs, but even if they do everything in their control, they have to depend on the results of the other matches. What are MI’s remaining league fixtures in IPL 2026? All timings local (IST) May 10, 7.30pm: v Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rai
Source: Wisden
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