IPL 2026 Points Table: Are LSG Out Of Playoffs Race? Can MI Still Qualify?

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) suffered their sixth straight defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 after losing by six wickets to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.

Batting first, LSG got off to a good start thanks to Nicholas Pooran, who scored his first half-century of the season. Pooran (63) and Mitchell Marsh (44) helped LSG post their season-high total of 228/5.

MI’s chase was anchored by a superb 143-run opening stand between the fit-again Rohit Sharma (84) and Ryan Rickelton (83). Although the pair missed out on centuries, they handed the chase on a platter to the hosts, who reached the target with eight balls to spare.

The result keeps LSG rooted at the bottom of the IPL 2026 table with just four points. MI, meanwhile, are second from bottom with six points, although they have played a game more than the three teams above them.

IPL 2026 Points Table After Match 47

This is what the IPL 2026 points table looks like after the MI vs LSG match:

Despite consecutive defeats, Punjab Kings (PBKS) remain top of the table with 13 points. They are being chased closely by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on 12 points, although Virat Kohli and Co. lost their last game against fifth-placed Gujarat Titans (GT).

In fact, the remaining two teams in the top four – Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) – both with 12 points, have lost their previous matches. GT, also with 12 points but trailing on net run rate, have a good chance of breaking into the top four if they can extend their three-match winning streak.

For MI, the situation is extremely dire, but not hopeless. The five-time champions have amassed just six points from 10 games. With four games remaining, they can get to a maximum of 14 points, which has historically been the minimum cut-off for teams to break into the top four.

Except in 2012, no team with fewer than 14 points has qualified for the playoffs. Therefore, MI need to win their remaining four games, while also boosting their net run rate, to have any shot of moving on to the next round.

For LSG, the situation is similar. With five matches in hand, Rishabh Pant’s side need to win all of them to reach the 14-point mark, while hoping that the teams in the top half lose their respective games. If, and only if, a specific run of results falls in their favour, they can tie with SRH on 14 points, giving them a chance to qualify on NRR.