Gujarat Titans will take on the Rajasthan Royals in the first qualifier game of the 2022 IPL at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday. lets look at IPL 2022 Playoff Rules
The Eden Gardens stadium has hosted a total of 11 international T20 matches so far, and apart from that the oldest cricket stadium in India has been booked for the IPL matches as well, and so far the stadium has hosted 78 IPL matches.
Let’s have look at the previous IPL records at the Eden Stadium:-
IPL Records and Stats at Eden Gardens
So far, the MCA stadium has hosted 11 T-20 international and 78 IPL matches.
In those 78 matches, the teams batting first won 30 games, while the teams batting second won 47 and 1 ended in no result. The highest run scored at Eden Gardens in combined 78 IPL matches was 232/2 by Kolkata Knight Riders against Mumbai Indians in 2019. While Royal Challengers Bangalore recorded the lowest score here when the all team got out at just 49 against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017.
Average 1st Innings Score: 160
Pitch Report
The Eden Gardens pitch is quite suitable for batters as the ball comes nicely on to the bat, and the batters find it easy to hit big shots. While most of the IPL matches won here were by the chasing team because the pitch at Eden Gardens evolve even better to bat on in the 2nd innings. During the initial overs the pitch might help fast bowlers and will help spinners in the middle overs as well.
IPL 2022 Playoff Rules – Scenario of qualifier 1 between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals
According to the weather reports, there are high chances of rain tomorrow which might spoil the fun of qualifier 1. Although Eden Gardens has one of best drainage systems and when the rain stops, we can see the action right after 30 minutes.
However, BCCI has already build a plan if the weather interrupts the match.
As per the report by Espncricinfo, “The number of overs in the playoff match may, if necessary, be reduced so that each side has the opportunity to bat for five overs,” the guidelines said.
“For the Eliminator and each Qualifier playoff matches (where there is no reserve day), in the event that it is not possible to schedule a five-over match to complete by the end of the extra time on the original day, the teams will, if conditions permit, play a Super Over to determine the winner of the relevant Eliminator or Qualifier match,” the guidelines added.
In any case if the Super Over is also not possible, “the team that finished highest in the league table after the 70 matches of the regular season shall be declared the winner of the relevant playoff match or final”.
