IPL 2026 playoffs qualification scenario: How can PBKS, RR and KKR qualify for knockouts?

Punjab Kings finally ended their losing streak when they defeated the Lucknow Super Giants in their last match of the Indian Premier League 2026 group stage at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday, May 23. Captain Shreyas Iyer scored his maiden IPL century as his unbeaten 101 guided the Kings past LSG's target of 197 on a decent Lucknow surface.