Check IPL 2026 playoffs qualification scenarios for GT and KKR here
Kolkata, with the win over Gujarat, have jumped to seventh spot in the points table with 11 points in 12 matches
Gujarat Titans (GT) missed the chance to become the first team to qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs as they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 29 runs in Match 60 of the season at Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Gujarat, after the loss, remained in second spot with 16 points from 13 matches and will now need to win their next game against CSK to confirm qualification for the top four.
Kolkata, on the other hand, are still in a do-or-die situation but have improved their standing in the table and are now seventh with 11 points from 12 matches.
Now let’s take a look at how the qualification scenarios for both teams look.
Gujarat Titans playoffs qualification scenario
GT are still second on the table with 16 points in 13 games. They have already passed the maximum points possible for four teams, i.e., MI, LSG, DC and KKR. If they manage to beat CSK in their next game, they will reach 18 points, taking them above the maximum points limit of PBKS and CSK, confirming their qualification for the playoffs.
Kolkata Knight Riders playoffs qualification scenario
With the win over GT, KKR have taken their total points tally to 11 and still have the chance to reach the 15-point mark.
KKR will still need to win their next two games, but apart from that, they will need other results to go their way too.
They will have to hope that neither CSK nor RR win more than one of their remaining games, while they will also have to hope that either PBKS or SRH lose all their remaining matches.
KKR, in this scenario, will finish in fourth spot with 15 points to their name.
IPL 2026 points table:
| Pos | Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | PTS | NRR |
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.053 |
| 2 | Gujarat Titans | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.4 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.331 |
| 4 | Punjab Kings | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.355 |
| 5 | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.082 |
| 6 | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.027 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -0.038 |
| 8 | Delhi Capitals | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.993 |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians (E) | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.504 |
| 10 | Lucknow Super Giants (E) | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.701 |