SRH playoff scenario: Can Pat Cummins' team finish in top 2?

Key points

• SunRisers Hyderabad's chances of reaching the top two in the Indian Premier League were nearly washed away after Gujarat Titans hammered Chennai Super Kings by 89 runs in their final league-stage game.
• The massive victory handed second-placed Gujarat such a huge Net Run Rate boost that it is now nearly impossible for third-placed SRH to overtake them.
• Pat Cummins' SRH currently have a net run rate of +0.350, significantly lower than Gujarat's +0.695. Speaking on JioStar about the equation, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra said that SRH would need something extraordinary to push themselves into the top two.
• Read Full Story “For Sunrisers Hyderabad to move ahead in the top-two race, it would require something extremely extraordinary,” Chopra said.
• In their final league-stage game, SRH face one of the toughest teams in the tournament, Royal Challengers Bengaluru.