Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Points | NRR |
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.284 |
Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.253 |
Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -0.07 |
Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -0.25 |
Mumbai Indians | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.317 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.129 |
Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.502 |
Delhi Capitals | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.222 |
Every year the eight teams in the Indian Premier League fight it out to top the charts. With 14 shots to claim a stake at the knock-outs, only four makes it to the next stage every year. In 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals made it to the top 4 while Chennai Super Kings were at the second spot, just below the table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The Hyderabad-franchise won 9 out of their 14 games, ending the league stage with 18 points. CSK had equal number of points but with an inferior net run-rate. On the other hand, KKR bagged 16 points from same number of games where as Rajasthan Royals just managed to sneak in with 14 points.