Three teams fighting for the remaining two spots in the BPL 2024 playoffs
The Bangladesh Premier League BPL 2024 points table is getting interesting as three teams are still fighting for the two spots. Rangpur Riders and Comilla Victorians are already qualified for the BPL 2024 playoffs. It’s a battle between Fortune Barishal, Chattogram Challengers, and Khulna Tigers for the remaining two spots. And today, we will talk about all the scenarios for these teams on how they can qualify for the BPL 2024 playoffs. So let’s start.
How Fortune Barishal can qualify for the BPL 2024 playoffs?
A win in the last game will be enough
Fortune Barishal will play its last league stage match against Comilla Victorians on February 23 at Shere Bangla National Stadium. A win in that game will do the job for them. No matter what the results of other games will be. They don’t need to depend on other teams.
Fortune Barishal will look to seal the BPL 2024 playoffs spot without any dependency on other teams or other results.
Can they make it to the top 2?
Yes, they can. But to do that, they just need to win its remaining game first. And then they need some other results in their favor. Those are:
(a) Comilla to lose its game against Rangpur Riders by a huge margin.
(b) Chattogram to lose their last game or win by a small margin.
(c) Khulna to lose one of their game or if they win both the games, they win by a small margin.
In that case, Fortune will finish in the top 2 with 14 points and a better NRR than Comilla, Chattogram, and Khulna.
What if Fortune loses their last match?
The Fortune Barishal can still qualify in the top 4 even if they lost their last game. But they need some other game results in their favor. Those scenarios are:
(1) Chattogram Challengers and Khulna Tigers to lose their remaining games.
(2) Khulna Tigers to lose both the remaining games.
(3) If Chattogram wins their last game and Khulna wins one of their remaining two games, they win by a small margin. In that case, Fortune will finish at No. 4 with a better net run rate (NRR) than Khulna.
(4) If Khulna wins both their games, Fortune needs Chattogram to lose their last game by a big margin. In that case, Fortune will finish at No. 4 with a better NRR than Chattogram.
(5) If Chattogram loses their last game and Khulna wins one of their remaining two games, Fortune needs a higher NRR than either of the two teams mentioned.
Is there a possibility that Fortune will miss out on the BPL 2024 playoffs?
Yes, they can still miss out on the top 4. If they lose their last game and the scenarios discussed below happen, Fortune will miss out on the BPL 2024 playoffs.
(1) If Chattogram wins their last game and Khulna wins against Sylhet by a huge margin. In that case, Khulna will have a better NRR than Fortune. Fortune will miss out on the BPL 2024 playoffs.
(2) If Fortune loses by a huge margin, Chattogram loses by a small margin and Khulna wins their last game by a huge margin, Fortune will be out of the top 4 spot.
What about the Chattogram Challengers?
They need to win their last game against Khulna Tigers. It will confirm their place in the BPL 2024 playoffs without depending on other results.
Can they make it to the top 2?
Yes, they can mathematically. But it is highly unlikely as they need to win by a very big margin and then hope that Comilla loses their remaining two games by a big margin and Fortune wins their last game by a small margin. In that case, Chattogram will have a better NRR than Fortune and Comilla. But as we said, it is highly unlikely.
What if they lose their last game?
They can still qualify for the BPL 2024 playoffs. But they need some luck in their favor. Chattogram needs:
(1) Fortune to lose their last game by a very big margin.
(2) Khulna to lose their game against Sylhet by a huge margin.
How can they still miss out on the top 4?
If Fortune wins their last game or loses by a small margin and Khulna wins their game against Sylhet or loses by a small margin, Chattogram will miss out on the top 4.
Khulna also has the opportunity to reach the playoffs
Khulna have found themselves at No. 5 in the BPL 2024 points table at the moment with 5 wins in 10 games. They can still qualify if they win both the remaining games against Chattogram and Sylhet.
Even if they lose one of their two games, they can still qualify. But they need Fortune to lose their last game by a huge margin. Or if Khluna wins against Chattogram by a huge margin and loses against Sylhet by a small margin, they can still make it to the BPL 2024 playoffs.
What about the other teams in the tournament?
Rangpur have fixed their position in the top 2. So they will get two chances to reach the final. Comilla would want to be in the top 2 as the other three teams can still make it to the top 2. Sylhet Strikers didn’t have the best of the tournament and they will look to finish on a high in their last game against Khulna. Durdanto Dhaka has had the worst tournament this season. They only managed to win one game out of 12.
So these are the scenarios for the three teams fighting for the remaining two spots. Thank you for reading. Keep following us for the latest updates.
