IPL 2023: Half of the journey of IPL says something.. – ipl 2023 half season complete chennai super kings gujarat titans on top delhi capitals last

New Delhi: On 25th April, half the journey of IPL 2023 is almost completed. This is 100% true, at least in the league stage. In such a situation, the question on everyone’s mind is that what is the trend in the middle of the season, and the interesting thing is that this time no team seems to be outright dominating and winning the tournament. Yes, perhaps few would have expected the number 1 spot from the Chennai team, especially considering that many of their key players are battling fitness issues. But, the team which has Mahendra Singh Dhoni is bound to do untold things. The presence of Gujarat Titans at number 2 is also not surprising because Hardik Pandya’s team is playing in a combative way where they have to prove that for the first time Winning the tournament in its very first season was no surprise. Excluding the net-run rate, both Chennai and Gujarat have 10-10 points and at least 2 wins out of the next 7 matches can pave the way for them to the play-offs and if they win 3 out of 7, they will be rest assured. Will go because the history of reaching play offs after 16 points is old in IPL. But, after this the situation is very strange. Not one or two but 5-5 teams are fighting for the second position. Rajasthan, Lucknow, Bangalore and Punjab have 8-8 points and any 2 or 3 of these teams can topple Chennai and Gujarat in the next half.

At present, only Kolkata, Hyderabad and Delhi are out of contention for the play-offs as all these three teams have just 4-4 points and they need to win at least 5 of their remaining 7 matches to reach the play-offs. They will be there and even then their place may not be confirmed. But, if they win 6 out of 7, surely one of them can bounce back. At present, looking at the captaincy and form of these three teams, it seems difficult to see such a miracle happening.

Stuck between these top and bottom is the team Mumbai Indians who have won 3 out of 7 matches so far. That is, neither they have been able to enter the play-off race at the moment, nor have they been completely out of the play-off race like the bottom three laggard teams. Actually, this is the phase of IPL when Rohit Sharma’s team returns to its true colors. Often after poor starts, Mumbai’s pace picks up in the second half. Will the same trend be seen this time too?
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