Delhi Capitals' loss to Punjab Kings on Sunday has now officially ruled them out of the playoffs race. They have become the first team to be knocked out. All the other 9 teams are mathematically still in contention for the four playoffs berths, with Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings being the frontrunners to secure a spot rather comfortably and Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad just about holding on to their rather remote chances of qualifying.
With 11 matches left to play in the league stage of IPL 2023, there remain over 2,000 possible combinations of results. TOI looks at each of these possibilities to calculate the chances of individual teams making it to the playoffs. As things stand, two teams are almost certain to make the play-offs, one other is a strong favourite to do so and a fourth team has a better than even chance.
