India, May 15 -- Turn the clock back a couple of weeks, and it looked as if the picture for the top of the IPL table was set. But Punjab Kings' loss to Mumbai Indians has suddenly placed their campaign in jeopardy, meaning that the race is now wide open to make it to the playoff spots. Two teams have all but tied up their qualification, a third is nearly there, but it's a three or four-horse race to decide who the final team joining them will be. The golden number is now 18 points.

Delhi Capitals still have a slight chance of qualifying on points alone - they can make it to a maximum of 14 points, which at this stage in time might be enough to qualify solely in fourth place if a lot of other results go their way. They would need extreme ...