IPL 2022: KKR's qualification chances less than 10%, Punjab's chances go up to almost 47% - All playoffs possibilities in 11 points

IPL 2022, there remain 1,024 possible combinations of results. That's down from 2048 possible combinations on Friday (May 13) morning. TOI looked at each of these possibilities to calculate the chances of individual teams making it to the playoffs.

As of Saturday morning, May 14, MI and CSK are the two teams which can’t qualify for the playoffs. With Friday’s win, PBKS have significantly improved their probability of entering the playoffs. Among all the remaining teams vying for a top 4 berth, KKR have the bleakest possibility to qualify for the next round.

So far GT is the only team that has officially qualified for the playoffs. Here is what all the possibilities look like right now: 1) MI is out of the reckoning for a playoff spot 2) CSK joined MI as the second team to be eliminated 3) KKR’s chances of making the fourth spot have slightly improved to 9.4%. The best it can hope for is a tied third spot with four to six teams or a tied fourth position with three to five contending teams 4) DC’s chances of making it to the top four slots have improved to 46.9% but at best it can hope for a joint second spot which it will share with three to five teams 5) PBKS’ chances of a top-four finish have also improved to 46.9%, but like DC it can also no longer top the points table 6) SRH’s chances of finishing in the top four spots have also improved to 28.1% though they too cannot finish at the top after the league stage 7) RCB’s chances of making it to one of the top four slots have reduced to 77.3%.

After Friday’s loss, they also can no longer top the points table. At best they can be second - a spot that they could share with three to five teams 8) RR has a 92.2% chance of finishing among the top four in terms of points. But