Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have not won a single Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy yet, which is a baffling fact considering the amount of talent the franchise has possessed over the years.
They pretty much retained their core for the 2024 season, with the likes of Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, and Mohammed Siraj making up the backbone of the team.
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The recruitment of Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Will Jacks, Reece Topley, and Lockie Ferguson were meant to strengthen the overseas core. Instead, what we have now is a chaotic mess of uncertainty and withering self-belief as each game progresses.
RCB lost seven of their first eight games, but have since staged a remarkable comeback to qualify for the playoffs.
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How can Royal Challengers Bengaluru make it to the IPL 2024 playoffs?
To be numerically in contention for the playoffs, RCB needed to win their final league game of the season by beating CSK by at least 18 runs or going past CSK's total in 18.1 overs in order to go past CSK's NRR.
Having posted 218/5 on the board against CSK, RCB managed to restrict their opponents to just 191 runs thereby qualifying for the playoffs.
How many points do Royal Challengers Bengaluru need to make it to the IPL 2024 playoffs?
RCB make it to the playoffs by registering 14 points in as many games
IPL 2024 Points Table
* Q stands for qualified, E stands for eliminated
| TEAM | P | W | L | PTS | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders (Q) | 13 | 9 | 3 | 19 | +1.428 |
| 2 | Rajasthan Royals (Q) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 16 | +0.273 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (Q) | 13 | 7 | 5 | 15 | +0.406 |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Q) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +0.459 |
| 5 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +0.392 |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals (E) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -0.377 |
| 7 | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -0.667 |
| 8 | Gujarat Titans (E) | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -1.063 |
| 9 | Punjab Kings (E) | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -0.347 |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians (E) | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
-0.318 |