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Latest IPL 2026 Points Table: There is continuous turmoil in the points table of IPL 2026. Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings are the 3 teams which have shown consistent performance so far. The Punjab team captained by Shreyas Iyer is the only team so far which has not lost a single match. Although it has 7 points. Whereas RCB and Rajasthan have 8-8 points. The performance of other teams is mixed. You must also be wanting to know how many points a team needs to go to the playoffs.
How many points are needed to go to the playoffs?
In the league stage of the Indian Premier League, each team plays 14 matches. If we look at the statistics of the last few years, 16 points is considered to be the criteria for safe qualification. If a team scores 18-20 points, then generally its place in the top-2 gets confirmed. If there are less than 16 points, then the qualification of the team depends on the net run-rate.
If we remember IPL 2025, Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore managed to make it to the top-2 by collecting 19 points each and secured a place in the top-2. Whereas Gujarat Titans reached the playoffs with 18 points and Mumbai Indians with 16 points. Usually, if the score is less than 16 points, playoff qualification is not assured and such a team has to depend on the results of other matches.
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Latest points table of IPL 2026
In the latest points table of IPL 2026, both the teams Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals have played 5 matches, after which they have 8 points each. This means that if RR and RCB register four more wins each in the remaining 9 matches, then their place in the playoffs will be almost confirmed.
After four matches, Punjab Kings have 7 points and Sunrisers Hyderabad currently have 6 points. These four teams are currently within the playoff qualification mark. Delhi Capitals is at fifth position, Gujarat Titans at sixth, Lucknow Super Giants at seventh and Chennai Super Kings at eighth position. Mumbai Indians, who have registered only one win in 4 matches, and Kolkata Knight Riders, who are in 9th and 10th place, currently have only one point.
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