Ahmedabad washout ensures top-two spot for KKR

A combination of lightning and rain forced the first abandoned game of IPL 2024 in Ahmedabad on Monday, and in the process confirmed two things: Kolkata Knight Riders' top-two finish in the league stage and Gujarat Titans' elimination from playoff contention. Just a success might have kept eighth-set GT in the chase, yet downpour didn't consider a throw. Such was the tempest's power that a few floodlights were likewise impacted; pennants in the arena that got torn before wound up enveloping the floodlights by such a way that they should have been physically taken out. In any case, GT's errand was uphill. With the season's most reduced net run-pace of - 1.063, they were just numerically alive as even two major successes in their last two games might have still shortchanged them. KKR were nearly guaranteed of a main two completion graciousness their ruling net pursue pace of 1.428 12 games, however a nineteenth point in their count fixed that. This is whenever that GT first have not qualified for the IPL end of the season games since they joined the opposition before the 2022 season. They have a relief game against Sunrisers Hyderabad next on May 16. Monday's down might have allowed KKR an opportunity to ease Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the wicketkeeper-player, into the XI. Gurbaz is the probable substitution in their XI once Phil Salt passes on to enlist in his public group camp. For KKR, their next point is to complete the association stage at No. 1, something they have never accomplished. Assuming they beat Rajasthan Royals in their keep going association game on Sunday, they are guaranteed of that. They would likewise be guaranteed of No. 1 on the off chance that RR neglect to gather two successes in their last two matches, which incorporates the KKR apparatus. Regardless of whether KKR finish first, they wouldn't see any problems it much. The main twice they completed second on the IPL focuses table (2012 and 2014), they wound up as IPL champions.