RCB finish top of IPL points table
Royal Challengers Bangalore finished atop the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table after league level matches of the high profile tournament concluded on Sunday night.
On Sunday all the qualified teams faced each other and the victory of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Chennai helped the team to finish at the first position in the list.
RCB has 19 points from 14 league matches they have played in this season of IPL.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) finished at the second spot after losing the match against RCB with 18 points from 14 matches.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lost a last ball sizzler against MI to finish fourth in the list with 16 points.
Mumbai Indians (MI) moved to the next round by finishing third in the points table after they defeated KKR in a memorable match on Sunday night.
Mumbai concluded their IPL league stage campaign with 18 points from 14 encounters.
KKR will now face Mumbai Indians in the elimination match on May 25.
On the other hand, RCB will face Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier on May 24 at Mumbai.
It was the Gayle storm that destroyed Dhoni’s strategies and plans on Sunday night, helping RCB to beat CSK by eight wickets.
On the other end, Mumbai hammered KKR’s Balaji for 23 runs in the over of the day to win the match by five wickets at Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens stadium.
