How did the IPL preliminaries end?

IPL league stage finally got over on 5/22/2022 and the first of the playoffs is scheduled for 5/24 between the Group Toppers Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals, who came second. In the last match, Punjab Kings got the better of Sun Risers Hyderabad. Looking at how both the teams progressed, both didn't exhibit champion qualities. Both teams were short out for scores of less than 100 runs. Even if they had qualified for the last four, it wouldn't have been much deserving. For Punjab Kings, the consolation is that they ended up at Number 6, behind Delhi Capitals. They have always been an also ran team, capable of playing spoilsport to leading teams chances. That role was effectively played by Mumbai Indians when they defeated Delhi Capitals.

Sun Risers Hyderabad after winning 5 matches in the first leg, won only one match in the second leg. Any team that loses three matches consecutively doesn't deserve a place in the playoffs. It was in a case justified. Pity that Natarajan's form seemed to give away towards the closing stages of the league phase as he didn't play 3 matches. He did take around 17 wickets but still could have done far better. It remains to be seen if he can qualify for World T20 Championship. Let's hope he qualifies.

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https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2022-1298423/match-results

 

Where do IPL teams stand after First week IPL 2022:

Hi Friends, this is a short review of the where IPL teams stand after the weeks. Surprisingly, CSK, Mumbai Indians and Sun Risers Hyderabad are in the bottom rung, with SRH at the bottom. All three teams have a negative run rate which would impact them greatly as the tournament progresses. At the top are rajasthan Royals not entirely unexpected but a bit of a surprise. No one expected the defending champions to play so badly. They are missing Dhoni's leadership is what we feel. Jadeja is still learning but this is not the tournament to learn. They are definitely missing some Pyrotechnics from their opening batsmen. Rituraj Gaikwad failed for the third consecutive time, akin to Punjab Capatin Mayank Agarwal. Punjab were however able to overcome Mayank's failure and post a score of 180 runs, which is indeed awesome! No one expected them to recover after the fall of early wickets. Punjab were deserving winners and posted two wins in three games. KKR also have done well, registering two wins from three games. The surprising package are however the Gujarat Titans who have won both their games and can again top the table if they win their next game. New teams doing well is good for the tournament as it avoids the tournament get monotonous. The bottom three have a lot of work to do however to get to the top. A few more defeats would keep them at the bottom rung. One thing seems somewhat certain! The next champion may not be amongst the current bottom three teams!

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