Rajasthan Royals:
Having won their last two matches, the Steve Smith-led side has managed to stay afloat in the tournament. To qualify directly, they need to beat KKR and hope Kings XI lose to CSK and MI beat SRH.
Rajasthan Royals could get knocked out on NRR even if they win on Sunday if KXIP beat CSK and/or SRH beat MI as all the other sides that can get to 14 points have a better NRR than them at present.
However, if they lose against KKR, they will get knocked out of the competition.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
KKR currently are placed seventh with 12 points from 13 matches. The best they can end up with is 14 points which can be equalled by as many as at least three other teams – KXIP, SRH and loser of DC-RCB match. However, one of the things which goes severely against the Eoin Morgan led side is that they have the lowest negative NRR (-0.467) amongst the six teams in race for three…