Eliminated outfits seek solace in dead rubber

The overview

By the time the league phase gets over on Sunday night (May 22), Sunrisers Hyderabad or Punjab Kings would have finished with 14 points. One of those two sides will be left to rue their losses this season considering the fact that one more victory would have made them a serious playoffs contender. It's been that sort of a season for both these outfits. They have had their moments where they have looked like world-beaters but they have also looked absolutely ordinary on other occasions.

While PBKS have followed up every victory of theirs with a loss, SRH's case has been very curious. They lost their first two, won their next five to turn their fortunes around before