WPL Qualify Scenarios: Can RCB Women still qualify?

By Kaif - March 12, 2024 - Last updated on Mar 12, 2024 10:20 AM

WPL Qualify Scenarios: Can RCB Women still qualify?, How can RCB Women qualify for playoffs?

WPL Qualify Scenarios: Women's Premier League 2024 has now reached its final stage. WPL 2023 finalists Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians are at the first and second positions. While Smriti Mandhana's Royal Challengers Bangalore are at the third position in the points table. However, they will have to work hard to play the playoffs. While UP Warriors is also in the race for the third place.

Let us tell you that in the 17th match played on Sunday, Bangalore was defeated by Delhi Capitals by 1 run in a thrilling match. After which Delhi Capitals has confirmed its place for the playoffs, but the place of one team is still vacant for the third place, in which one of Bangalore or UP Warriors can confirm its place. So let us know whether RCB can still qualify for the playoffs

Can RCB Women still qualify for WPL 2024?

• If Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore team wants to qualify for the playoffs, then they will first have to win the last match of Apna League. RCB's last match is against Mumbai Indians who will try their best to win this match to top the points table. In such a situation, this match is not going to be easy for RCB.
• If RCB is successful in defeating Mumbai then they will have 8 points and their chances of reaching the playoffs will increase to a great extent. Actually, RCB's net run rate is better than UP, so even if UP beats Gujarat in its last match, RCB will still have a chance.
• If we take a look at the points table, RCB's net run rate is currently +0.027, while UP's is -0.371.
• UP Warriors played their last match of the league on March 11 against the weakest team of the tournament, Gujarat Giants, in which they suffered a huge defeat by 8 wickets. Now if RCB-w wins its last match then RCB will qualify for the playoffs.

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RCB can qualify even after losing to MI

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How can RCB Women qualify for playoffs?: If RCB is successful in defeating Mumbai in the 19th match of WPL, then it will easily qualify. RCB is currently at third place in this points table. By defeating Mumbai, it will qualify by finishing third. On the other hand, even if RCB loses the match against Mumbai, it can still qualify. There is a condition for this that RCB does not lose against Mumbai by 60 runs or more. In this situation, even after losing to Mumbai, it will remain above UP in the points table. However, if RCB loses against Mumbai, then the qualification will depend on tomorrow's match. In case of RCB's defeat, the chances of qualification of Gujarat, RCB and UP will remain intact.

How can Gujarat Giants qualify?

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After RCB's defeat by over 60 runs against Mumbai, if Gujarat beats Delhi by at least 57 runs in tomorrow's match, it will move above UP in the points table and qualify. Apart from this, if Delhi wins this match, then UP will qualify.

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