Summer Twenty League Qualification Scenarios

2 weekends to go in the league phase of STL 2015, and everyone has the same question – can we make it to the semi-finals? Amazingly, 9 out of the 12 teams can still qualify! The scenarios for outright qualification (not dependant on Net Run Rate) for each of the 9 teams in contention are mentioned below.

Please note that ‘outright qualification’ refers to a situation where you are not dependent on NRR (Net Run Rate) for your qualification. It is possible that your team may qualify for the semi-finals, even if the conditions given below are not met. In that case, however, you will only qualify on NRR.  

Rules for qualification

Here is the section from the tournament rules are regulations pertaining to qualification:

Qualification for the Knockout Stages

1. After the league phase, the top two teams from each pool will progress to the  semi-finals for the Cup division. The pool standings will be decided on the basis of points. In the event that two teams have equal points, their head-to-head result will be considered. If three or all four teams are tied on points, Net Run Rate will be considered.
2. A win in the league phase carries 2 points. In the event of a tie, the match will be decided by a Super Over. The Super Over will commence 10 minutes after the completion of the regular match, and the team batting second in the match will be required to bat first in the Super Over.

Pool A qualification scenarios (on the basis of pool standings as of 08.06.15):

JPEG will qualify outright if:

A.    They win both their remaining matches

B.    They lose to Software One but beat Blazewell

C.    They beat Software One and lose to Blazewell, and Devils beat either one of SRP XI or Blazewell

SRP XI will qualify outright if:

A.    They win both their remaining matches, and JPEG beat Blazewell or Software One and Blazewell both beat JPEG

B.    They lose to Smashers and beat Devils, and Devils and JPEG both beat Blazewell

Blazewell will qualify outright if:

A.    They win both their remaining matches, and SRP XI lose one of their remaining matches or Software One beat JPEG

B.    They beat Devils and lose to JPEG, and SRP XI lose both their matches (against Smashers and Devils)

Devils will qualify outright if:

A.    They win both their matches

Pool B qualification scenarios (on the basis of pool standings as of 08.06.15):

JJ XI will qualify outright if:

A.    They beat Sheikh Sarai CC

B.    They lose to Sheikh Sarai CC, and Sheikh Sarai CC beat Accenture and Yes Bank lose to both 7 Miles and Accenture

Sheikh Sarai CC will qualify outright if:

A.    They win both their remaining matches

B.    They beat Accenture and lose to JJ XI, and 7 Miles beat Legal Eagles and Yes Bank lose one of their two remaining matches

C.    They lose to Accenture and beat JJ XI, but Yes Bank must win their remaining two matches (against 7 Miles and Accenture) and 7 Miles must beat Legal Eagles

Yes Bank will qualify outright if:

A.    They win both their matches (against 7 Miles and Accenture)

B.    They beat Accenture and lose to 7 Miles, and Accenture and JJ XI both beat Sheikh Sarai CC

Legal Eagles will qualify outright if:

A.    They beat 7 Miles, and Yes Bank and Sheikh Sarai both lose their remaining two matches

Accenture will qualify outright if:

A.    They win both their matches, and 7 Miles beat Legal Eagles and either JJ XI beat Sheikh Sarai CC or 7 Miles beat Yes Bank