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The 25th league match of IPL 2026 was played last Friday (April 17) between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans. Gujarat won by 5 wickets in the match held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This was Kolkata’s 5th consecutive defeat in the season, after which a question arose whether Kolkata would become the first team to be eliminated? So let us know what changed in the points table after the match.
Will Kolkata be the first to be out?
So let us tell you that any team has to win at least 8 out of 14 league matches to get a place in the playoffs. By securing 16 points with 8 wins, it is almost certain that the team will reach the top-4. KKR has had 6 league matches so far, in which they have lost 5. The remaining one remained inconclusive due to rain, resulting in 1 point. After 6 matches the team has only 1 point.
The team now has 8 more league matches to play. From here the team will have to win almost all the matches to get a place in the playoffs. A defeat can take the team out of the race for the playoffs. Now it will be interesting to see how the team which lost the first five consecutive matches performs in the remaining 8 matches.
Gujarat reached top-4 with victory
After the victory against Kolkata, Gujarat team has reached fourth position in the table. This was Gujarat’s third win in the season, with which the team has 6 points and a net runrate of +0.018. Before this match the team was at sixth position in the table.
Top 4 teams of the table
Talking about the top-4 teams of the table, Punjab Kings is at the first position with 9 points and net run rate of +1.067. Royal Challengers Bangalore is at second place with 8 points and net runrate of +1.503. Rajasthan Royals are in third place with 8 points and net runrate of +0.889. Then Gujarat is present at number four.
This is the complete points table
| place | Team | match | Victory | Garland | no results | score | net run rate) |
| 1 | punjab kings | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.067 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +1.503 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.889 |
| 4 | gujarat titans | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +0.018 |
| 5 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +0.576 |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +0.322 |
| 7 | Lucknow Super Giants | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.804 |
| 8 | Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.846 |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1.076 |
| 10 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1.149 |
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