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The RCB captain said too much had been left to AB de Villiers to achieve in a must-win game against Royals in Jaipur

Shreyas Gopal's 4 for 16 and K Gowtham's all-round display sent RCB tumbling out of the tournament with a 30-run defeat in Jaipur

ESPNcricinfo looks at how the qualification scenarios will be affected by the result of the Sunrisers-KKR game

Defeat for either team will knock them out, but a win can't guarantee progression as they'll require favours from other teams over the weekend

Kane Williamson made a rousing 81 off 42 balls but it wasn't enough for Sunrisers Hyderabad to chase down 219

An explainer on how the Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad game will affect the play-off race

RCB have relied heavily on Kohli, de Villiers and Umesh. They'll need others to punch above their weight against the best attack of the season

Because of their poor net run rates, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals might need to do more than finish on 14 points to make the playoffs

Bowl wicket to wicket and tempt the batsmen for boundaries. Umesh Yadav has revealed his bowling plan that dismissed the dangerous opening pair of Chris Gayle and KL Rahul in the same over on Monday

A mix of short balls and run-outs helped skittle Kings XI for 88. Royal Challengers knocked those runs off with almost 12 overs to spare

With only nine league matches left, ESPNcricinfo looks at how qualification scenarios will be affected by the result of Monday's game

Both teams have depended on a few key performers and will want substantial efforts from the others

Royal Challengers' stalwarts made a combined 142 of the 182 they required to collect their fourth win so far

Royal Challengers Bangalore will be keen to eliminate one rival for the playoff race, on Saturday

Sunrisers Hyderabad produced another masterclass at defending a small total after their captain's 56 lifted them to 146

Virat Kohli's team could possibly face elimination if they lose to table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday

The CSK spinners took out RCB's big guns within the first eight overs and from thereon turned a blockbuster contest into damp squib

Virat Kohli's team will face an incredibly tough path to the playoffs if they drop points against CSK

The defending champions failed in a chase of 168 and now need to win all their remaining six matches to stay in playoff contention

Both teams have won only two of their matches in the first half of the season and, realistically, need to win six of their remaining seven games to stay in contention for the playoffs