A Shot at the IPL Standings

This won't be a long post. Just a summary of the range in which I think the teams will finish after the league stage of the IPL. I would have liked to do a more detailed post but pardon me for being a little lazy. It might be fun to come back to this post and see how wrong I was once the league stage is over.

Team Name	Ranking after League Stage
Bangalore	1/2/3
Chennai	3/4
Deccan	7/8/9
Delhi	5/6/7
Kolkata	2/3/4
Mumbai	1/2/3
Pune	8/9
Punjab	5/6/7
Rajasthan	6/7/8

Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata are my four picks for the playoffs. I would like to think Delhi might challenge for the last spot but with Mahela and Pietersen missing games, Taylor out injured, and the absence of a half-decent spinner means they will most likely fall short.