In six games, Mumbai has only one win, while Chennai has only one win in six.

For a team that was in complete control of the game for nearly 80% of the time. It’s unclear how CSK lost that match against Gujarat on Sunday. But that’s the beauty of IPL cricket anything can happen.

We could talk about how the IPL’s two most successful teams ever got to where they are today all day.

Losing tosses meant they had to bat first a lot of the time, difficulty to make quick starts with the bat, failure to take wickets in the Powerplay overs, international stars not performing, and inability to win games from tight positions are all contributing factors.

All of this may seem self-evident, but the truth is that these two have been far more responsible for all of the above than the other parties. That is why they are in the situation they are in.

Apart from their general poor form, there’s another reason why these two aren’t worth backing at odds of +2500 and +3300. Respectively, even if some IPL betting tips indicate they can still make the last four.

The reason for this is that their duty is much more difficult. By the fact that the IPL now has ten teams rather than the eight, it had in prior seasons. Despite this, only four Playoff spots remain.

When you consider that they’d have to win almost every game from now to the end of the Group Stages, they wouldn’t be guaranteed a Playoff position. Also, you can see why their mission seems thankless.