Fireworks are going off in the sky as this marks the end of Titans home leg, and the players are taking a lap around the ground to thank the crowd. Despite the rain, plenty of fans have stuck around in the hope of getting a game, but that's not happening. A disappointing season overall for Gujarat Titans. After winning the title in their maiden season, and finishing runner-ups in the second, they've just not clicked this time around. KKR, meanwhile, have booked their place in the first Qualifier. That's all from us here. Until tomorrow, it's goodbye.
- KKR confirmed the place in Qualifier 1 and GT has been eliminated from the playoffs race.
- The last two times when KKR finished in the top two in the points table, they won the IPL trophy (2012 & 2014).
10.36pm local: So everything that went on in the last 10 minutes has amounted to nothing. Match has been called off. Gujarat Titans are officially out of the tournament, while a top-two finish is confirmed for KKR. The two captains exchange ribbons as part of Titans' breast cancer awareness initiative, and follow it up with handshakes.
10.30pm local: Pitch cover has also come off, and Nehra and Gill are having a look.
10.22pm local: Wow the covers are being taken off quite frantically by the groundstaff.
10.20pm local: Plenty of discussions happening in the middle. No official word yet.
10.10pm local: Gill and Nehra are walking out to have a chat with the officials.
9.55pm local: It's still raining
21:31 Local Time, 16:01 GMT, 21:31 IST: Nothing positive to report on I'm afraid. Pictures from the ground show that the rain has intensified once more.
21:15 Local Time, 15:45 GMT, 21:15 IST: "Drizzle has become stronger. Chances of a game look bleak" reports Vijay Tagore who's at the venue.
Swayambrat Mohapatra: To be honest, that 1 run lose for RCB will still hurt them if they couldn't qualify for playoffs!!
Arwa Danish: KKR, RR, SRH & LSG - KKR vs RR: RR will go to finals, SRH vs LSG: LSG will win eliminator, LSG vs KKR: LSG makes it through finals, RR: winners of IPL 2024
Rajesh C: My prediction for top 4 teams are:- KKR, RR, SRH, RCB
Joy Sharma: With the playoffs race at its peak now, 7 teams can make it mathematically.
With KKR already confirmed, RR are the second favorites alongside SRH. CSK or RCB will be my favorites for the 4th spot!
Bashas Basheer: KKR SRH RR CSK in that order !!
Nikhil Sharma: My top 4 teams would be KKR, RR, CSK & SRH. I think it should be no brainer, though the table looks a bit complicated as of now, but these teams should go without any further hiccups.
Sachin Menasi: For all the RCB fans out there, even if RCB manages to win by just 1 run there might be a scenario where they'll qualify
1) DC v LSG - Doesn't matter who wins
2) RR V PBKS - Doesn't matter who wins
3) SRH v GT - GT Win
4) MI v LSG - MI Win
5) RCB v CSK - RCB Win
6) SRH v PBKS - PBKS Win
21:01 Local Time, 15:31 GMT, 21:01 IST: Not much seems to have changed at the ground. The big cover is still on.
20:40 Local Time, 15:10 GMT, 20:40 IST: Just hearing that it has started to rain again.
20:31 Local Time, 15:01 GMT, 20:31 IST: Well, there's still a steady drizzle and the main cover is still on. The umpires can be seen around having a chat with the groundstaff while a super-sopper does rounds around the ground. Looks like it'll still be a while before we can get started.