Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians in Jaipur on Monday to finish a top-two in IPL 2025, while Mumbai Indians settled in fourth place, setting up their eliminator match in Mulanpur on 30 May. The final league match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants will determine the playoff matchup for both teams.The playoff structure qualifier 1 gives the winner directly into the finals, while the losing team gets another opportunity through Qualifier 2, which faces Eliminator winner in Ahmedabad on 1 June.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!A look at one of the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans can book a top-two space in the IPL 2025 point table.
| No. | Team | M | W. | l | N/r | score | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjab kings | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.372 |
| 2 | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.254 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0.255 |
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1.142 |
| 5 | Delhi capitals | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.011 |
| 6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | -0.241 |
| 7 | Lucknow Super Giants | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -0.337 |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -0.305 |
| 9 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | -0.549 |
| 10 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | -0.647 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore (17 points, +0.255 net run rate)RCB faces Lucknow super veterans in Lucknow in its final league game. A win will guarantee RCB a top-two finish. To claim the top position from Punjab Kings, RCB needs to defeat LSG by 34 runs, when batting first with a 200 score, or chasing a target of 200 with 21 balls. A disadvantage RCB will be ranked third, which would clash an eliminator with Mumbai Indians.Gujarat Titans (18 points, +0.254 net run rate)GT can only secure second place if LSG defeats RCB in the final league game. If RCB defeated LSG, GT will go to third place and play eliminator against MI.
IPL 2025 playoff schedule:
May 29: Qualifier 1 in Mullanpur 1May 30: Eliminator in MulanpurJune 1: Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad 2June 3: Final in Ahmedabad
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