KATHMANDU: After 70 matches and more than eight weeks the Indian Premier League (IPL) group stage is complete.
Four games remain and four sides are into the play-off and looking to become crowned IPL 2024 champions.
What is the IPL 2024 play-off schedule and format?
There are four games in the IPL knockouts: Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2 and the final.
Qualifier 1 – contested between the top two sides in the group stage – sees the winner through to the final, and the loser gets another chance in Qualifier 2.
The Eliminator – contested between third and fourth in the group stage – sees the loser knocked out and the winner through to Qualifier 2. The successful team in that game went into the final.
Tuesday, 21 May (15:00 BST)
Qualifier 1: Kolkata Knight Riders (1st) v Sunrisers Hyderabad (2nd)
Wednesday, 22 May (15:00 BST)
Eliminator: Rajasthan Royals (3rd) v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (4th)
Friday, 24 May (15:00 BST)
Qualifier 2: TBC v TBC
Sunday, 26 May (15:00 BST)
Final: TBC v TBC
The Qualifier 1 and Eliminator take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad before the Qualifier 2 and final are at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
How did the final IPL 2024 table finish?
IPL 2024 orange cap & top run-scorer standings
Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 708 runs
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings) – 583
Travis Head (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 533
Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals) – 531
Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans) – 527
IPL 2024 purple cap & top wicket-taker standings
Harshal Patel (Punjab Kings) – 24 wickets
Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians) – 20
Arshdeep Singh (Punjab Kings) – 19
Varun Chakaravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 18
=5. T Natarajan (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Tushar Deshpande (Chennai Super Kings), Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals), Khaleel Ahmed & Mukesh Kumar (both Delhi Capitals) – 17
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