Who will finish last in IPL 2026? Exploring which team will get the wooden spoon
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- LSG seem to be the favourites to end up as the lowest team from their current performance levels, team issues, and availability problems.
- MI are under pressure due to their weak bowling performances.
- RCB, RR and PBKS seem secure teams from the squad composition and momentum points of view.
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IPL 2026: Points table
PosTeamPlayedWonLostNRNrrPoints1Sunrisers Hyderabad11740+0.737142Punjab Kings10631+0.571133Royal Challengers Bengaluru9630+1.420124Rajasthan Royals10640+0.510125Gujarat Titans10640-0.192126Chennai Super Kings10550+0.151107Delhi Capitals10460-0.94988Kolkata Knight Riders9351-0.53979Mumbai Indians10370-0.649610Lucknow Super Giants9270-1.0764IPL 2026 wooden spoon probability table
TeamChances of finishing lastKolkata Knight Riders (KKR)70%Chennai Super Kings (CSK)55%Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)90%Mumbai Indians (MI)70%Gujarat Titans (GT)15%Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)5%Delhi Capitals (DC)25%Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) 5%Rajasthan Royals (RR)5%Punjab Kings (PBKS)5%* Correct after DC vs SRH IPL 2026 match on April 21, 2026.
Why LSG lead wooden spoon race; MI, KKR in the mix
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are currently at the bottom of the IPL 2026 table due to a disastrous six-match losing streak and a league-low net run rate of -1.076.
Despite a solid start, their campaign derailed as middle-order mainstays Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran hit a simultaneous slump. A lack of batting consistency has left their strong bowling unit, led by Prince Yadav and Mohammed Shami, with too little to defend.
Meanwhile, MI are suffering from inconsistency. Their Indian superstars are not in the best of form, and they have hardly looked like a winning unit.
KKR have won three games on the trot, but they do not seem to have that aura and confidence. They look nervy and another collapse could see them end up with the wooden spoon.
The Cricket News Opinion: Why LSG and MI being last isn't a done deal
If anything has been learned from IPL history, it is that no team is ever out for the count.
In 2016, RCB made the worst possible start, losing five of their first seven matches. However, they won five straight matches thereafter to qualify for the play-offs and eventually finished as runners-up.
Similarly, MI lost four of their opening five games in 2015 before pulling off a dominant run that peaked in them lifting the second of their five IPL titles.
Momentum in the IPL is delicate, and two consecutive wins may shift everything in favour of one side.
CSK and KKR themselves achieved the unthinkable in 2010 and 2014, respectively. CSK won only two of their initial seven games before winning the first of their five titles, while the three-time winners produced a nine-match winning streak during one of their successful terms.
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