Due to rise in covid in India, the IPL was abandoned at end of 29 matches on 2nd May 2021. The authorities then decided to resume the tournament on 19th Sept, and finish remaining matches in UAE.
Since IPL was moved to UAE there is reversal of fortunes for teams. Teams like CSK and KKR have benefited the most with great success, and on the other hand teams like MI and RCB had less success. Now it seems it t would be difficult for them to qualify in play-off
Here is a brief analysis
Here is how teams progressed with their Net Run Rate