After finishing the league stage as top two teams, Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals will play the Qualifier 1 of IPL 2022 on May 24, Tuesday, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. While Royal Challengers Bangalore will play the Eliminator against Lucknow Super Giants on May 25, Wednesday, at the same venue.
The winner of Qualifier 1 will directly qualify for the IPL 2022 final, which is scheduled to take place on May 29 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad. The losing team in Qualifier 1 will get another chance to make it to the final and they will lock horns with the winning team of Eliminator in Qualifier 2 on May 27.
Punjab Kings thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets in IPL 2022 final league game and finished 6th on team standings.
Bangalore qualified as the 4th team in IPL 2022 points table after the Rishabh Pant-led side lost their last league game against Mumbai Indians on Saturday. Bangalore qualified for the playoffs at 16 points in 14 games. This is their back-to-back playoffs qualification. Delhi were failed to qualify for the playoffs as they muster only 7 wins from 14 matches.
Moreover, Jos Buttler continues to be the leading run-scorer in IPL 2022 with 629 runs in 13 games and currently holding the orange cap. Yuzvendra Chahal has regained the purple cap from Wanindu Hasaranga after he got two wickets in the match against Chennai Super Kings. Chahal now has 26 wickets in 14 games.
Qualifier 1, Gujarat vs Rajasthan live match start time: 7:30 PM IST
Eliminator, Lucknow vs angalore live match start time: 7: 30 IST