IPL 2023 is almost in the Mid-way, already 33 matches have been finished, so we reckon this time we can get an assessment of teams and foresee the 2nd half of the tournament.
Today 34th game will be held at Hyderabad, between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Devastating Mode of Glenn Maxwell (picture source:iplt20.com)
First, look closely at the IPL 2023 points table after 33 matches.
| TEAM | MATCHES | WON | LOST | PTS | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChennaiSuper Kings | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | +0.662 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | +0.844 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | +0.547 |
| Gujarat Titans | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | +0.212 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -0.008 |
| Punjab Kings | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -0.162 |
| Mumbai Indians | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -0.254 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -0.186 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -0.794 |
| Delhi Capitals | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1.183 |
After CSK wins by 49 runs against KKR at Eden Garden in the 33rd match of IPL2023, they are the table toppers.
We are almost in the middle of the tournament of this edition of IPL, only 2 matches away from exactly halfway.
Probable List of Bottom Four teams in the IPL 2023
Yes, we will analyze the team’s performance and pick our probable contenders of Semi-Finalists and Finalists.
Before that, we are looking to the backbenchers, here we got three teams relinquishing the race quite thick and fast.
Kolkata Knight Riders :
conceded 4 losses on a trot, whether they were sitting in a pretty nice position after 3 games with 2 wins.
One came with the heroics of Rinku Singh last over the superhuman slaughter and another with a brilliant performance by Lord Shardul Thakur. Apart from those two incisive performances, we can only remember the century of Venkatesh Iyer against Mumbai Indians.
apart from those nothing notable contribution from KKR players, so we are keeping KKR in the bottom four positions in IPL 2023.
in the current situation, KKR has 7 matches left so they have to win at least 6 matches to be in contention of the top 4 teams list. Which is very unlikely.
Delhi Capitals:
Nothing is coming good for DC apart from Dashing Devid Warner and Axar Patel, at one stage they lost 5 games on a bounce and opened their account in the last match against KKR. Today there is a possibility to register their win against SRH , but we are considering DC in the bottom 4.
In the current situation, DC has 8 matches in their hand and they have to win at least 7 matches if not 8 then also they have to look into others’ NRRs to be in contention for the top 4 teams list. Which is very tough
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Captain Markram and Jansen are doing good so far the rest of the team is pretty average apart from Harry Brook’s brilliant knock of 100 not out against KKR.
SRH has 8 matches in their hand and only 4 points so far so they have to win at least 7 matches out the next 8 matches, which is quite unlikely.
So we are keeping SRH in the bottom 4 list of IPL 2023
Punjab Kings :
So far Punjab Kings played a good hand in the first part of the IPL 2023 , with 4 wins out of 7 matches, they have collected 8 points already and standing in the 6th position currently.
In our analysis, PBKS may not do good to qualify for the semifinals, so we are keeping this team in the Bottom 4 list.
Probable teams to be in the TOP Four position in IPL 2023
Chennai Super Kings:
Currently, At the top of the list with 5 wins out of 7 matches, they need to secure another 4 wins to qualify for semis. In spite of lots of injuries and the absence of players like Ben Stokes, and Deepak Chahar, the team is doing great under the greatest captain MAHI.
Ajinkya Rahane has pressed the cheat code to activate his beast mode and that is helping CSK in a great extent .
CSK is one of the top four teams.
Guajarat Titans:
Last year’s champion started their journey in a good speed once again and the team is playing like a well-oiled machine with Hardik Pandya’s sharp captaincy and Asish Nehera’s cool mastermind they have collected 8 points already in their first 6 matches. So in the remaining 8 matches, they need to win another 5 to secure their spot once again in the semis for consecutive years.
our second pick for Semi Final is GT.
Rajasthan Royals :
So far RR is playing all-over good cricket, Sanju Samson looks good with his batting and captaincy, RR is currently in 2nd position of the table with a huge NRR of +0.844, which will play a big role if two teams collect the exact point after 14 matches, and it will eventually put them ahead of others.
Opening pair Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal doing a decent job to give the team a thumping start all most on all the games.
And in the bowling department with two most experienced spinners in form of R Ashwin and Y Chahal is a perfect combo with speedster Trent Boult and Jason Holder. Sandeep Sharma is a death-blowing specialist and performing excellently so far.
Our third pick for Semifinal is RR
Mumbai Indians :
Many of you can stumble across this pick of semi-finalist, currently, MI is sitting at the 7th position of the list with 3 wins and 3 losses from their first 6 matches. They have another 8 matches in their hand so they have to collect another 6 wins out of 8 matches, it looks like a tough job but I guess this will be done at some point.
Our fourth pick for Semifinal is MI
Dark horse of the tournament of IPL 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore :
Virat Kohli is leading RCB once again and they have done fair enough so far in the tournament with 4 wins out of 7 matches. They can be another container of the Semi-final.
We are considering RCB as a Dark Horse of the tournament
Play-off fixtures of IPL 2023
| Date | Teams | Match | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23-May | TBA | Qualifier 1 – Team 1 vs Team 2 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 24-May | TBA | Eliminator – Team 3 vs Team 4 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 26-May | TBA | Qualifier 2 – Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of Qualifier 1 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 28-May | TBA | Final – Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
Probable Finalist
In our prediction, one team could be Chennai Super Kings and the other could be Gujarat Titans
Probable Champion of IPL 2023
So far we have done all the tough jobs by picking Four teams of the Play-offs, and two teams for the Final so what are we waiting for?
To name the Champion of IPL 2023
Will GT lift the title for two consecutive times or CSK will checkmate this time?
Our prediction is Chennai Super Kings will win the title for the 5th Time
