IPL 2021 Points Table: Team rankings, wins and losses; which teams will make it to the play-offs?

MI beat SRH by 42 runs in match 55 of IPL 2021. In match 55 RCB beat DC by 7 wickets. At the end of the league stage, MI finished with fifth on the points table with 14 points from 14 games. SRH ended their season at the foot of the points table with only 6 points from 14 league games. RCB finished third with 18 points from 14 matches and DC sit at the top of the league with 20 points from 14 matches.DC, CSK, RCB and KKR qualify for the playoffs. DC will face CSK in Qualifier-I at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on October 10. Then, RCB will take on KKR in the Eliminator at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 11.

IPL Points Table Rules

Each team will aim to consolidate their position in the top four spots on the IPL points table to make it to the semi-finals. Also, teams will target the top two table slots to get two shots at the IPL Final.

IPL teams are ranked basis the number of points they score. A team gets 2 points for each win and 1 point if the match is abandoned or ends abruptly. The losing team gets 0 points. If teams have an equal number of points, the team with a higher Net Run Rate (NRR) moves up the IPL Points Table. Often, a few teams are tied on the points table and NRR plays a crucial role in deciding a team's progress into the play-offs.

NRR Calculation

The Net Run Rate in a tournament is the average runs per over that a team scores across the whole tournament, minus the average runs per over that is scored against them across the whole tournament.