IPL 2025 Playoffs Scenario: IPL season 18 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders started once again, but had to cancel the match without playing any balls due to continuous rains in Bangalore. After the match was washed in the rain, both teams got 1-1, which means KKR, captained by Ajinkya Rahane, has officially out of the playoff race while RCB tickets are still not confirmed. So far 4 teams have been out of the IPL playoff race while 6 teams have alive expectations.

What to qualify for RCB in playoffs

Not now, it has been 17 points after the cancellation of the match against KKR of RCB, captained by Rajat Patidar. He has 2 matches left. The team’s net run rate is 0.482. RCB will have to keep a place in the playoffs and stay in the top 2, so that he gets 2 opportunities to reach the finals. If Rajasthan Royals today defeats Punjab Kings, or beats Gujarat Delhi, then RCB’s playoff ticket will be confirmed.

Today there will be 2 important matches

Today there is a double header in the IPL. The first match will be Rajasthan vs Punjab and the second match will be Delhi vs Gujarat. If Punjab Kings wins, it will get 17 points. After this, 2 matches will be saved, out of which he will have to win 1. At the same time, if the Gujarat Titans win in the second match, then it will become the first team to reach the playoffs. While Delhi loses, it will depend on other teams, then after winning both the next matches, it will be able to have only 17 points.

Net run rate of Mumbai Indians is the best

There are 2 matches left in Mumbai’s league stage, they have 14 points. Mumbai have to win their next two matches to qualify for the playoffs. In this, his important match will be with Delhi Capitals, which will be necessary for both teams to win.

Lucknow Super Giants need to win all matches

Lucknow, captained by Rishabh Pant, has won 5 in 11 matches. It has 3 matches left and after winning, she will be able to reach 16 points. If now a single match team lost, then it will officially be out of the playoff race. The next match of the team is with Hyderabad on Monday.

IPL 2025 teams out of playoffs

1. Chennai Super Kings
2. Rajasthan Royals
3. Sunrisers Hyderabad
4. Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL Points Table 2025: 49 matches have been played in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League, in the match held on Wednesday, Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets. CSK, captained by MS Dhoni, has become the first team, which has officially dropped from the playoff race this season. For the second consecutive time, CSK has not been able to make a place in the playoffs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, captained by Rajat Patidar, topped the points table, have won 7 out of 10 matches and 3 have lost. His net run rate is +0.521.

Punjab Kings reached second place

Punjab Kings have reached second place in the points table with defeating CSK on Wednesday. He has won 6 out of 10 matches, while one of his matches was canceled. The team’s net run rate with 13 points is +0.1999. At number three is Mumbai Indians, who won 6 out of 10 matches. MI, captained by Hardik Pandya, is better than RCB’s net run rate (+0.899).

Gujarat Titans is at number four. This team, captained by Shubman Gill, has won 6 out of 9 matches. His net run rate is +0.748. These four teams are strong contenders for reaching the playoffs, but now Delhi Capitals are fighting firmly for Lakhkhanau Super Giants Top 4.

DC, LSG and KKR also involved in fighting

Delhi Capitals is at number five in the points table, it has won 6 out of 10 matches and also has 12 points. However, his net run rate (+0.362) is less than Mumbai and Gujarat. The sixth place is Lucknow Super Giants, who have won 5 out of 10 matches. Both these teams are also a strong contender to reach the playoffs, while it is important for Kolkata Knight Riders to win every match now.

KKR has won 4 out of 10 matches, now if she wins all the matches then it can have 17 points. If the team loses even a match, then it will have to depend on other teams, KKR is 7th in the table.

Difficult for RR and SRH

Rajasthan Royals have won only 3 matches out of 10, it is at number 8 in the table. If a single match is lost from here, the team will be out of the playoff race. Sunrisers Hyderabad have won 3 out of 9 matches and they have to win every match to reach the playoffs and also take care of the net run rate. Pat Cummins Hyderabad team, which reached the final last year, can now win all the matches and reach a maximum of 16 points.

Teams out of IPL 2025 Playoffs race

Currently, Chennai Super Kings, which is out of the playoff race of IPL 2025. CSK, captained by Dhoni, has won 2 out of 10 matches and has lost 8.

The Punjab Kings, captained by Shreyas Iyer, are included in the Top 4 and also a strong contender to make a place in the playoffs. Punjab, captained by Shreyas Iyer, has won 5 in 9 matches while 3 have lost. The last match had to be satisfied with 1 point due to the cancellation of rain due to rain. Of course Punjab is going well but the former Indian cricketer who has played for this team has said that if the team goes like this, it will not win the title.

Former Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwari wrote on his X (Twitter) that Punjab Kings cannot win the title like this even if they remain in the top 2. He has also targeted Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting and has criticized some of his decisions.

What did Manoj Tiwari write

Manoj Tiwari wrote, “It seems that Punjab Kings will not win the IPL Trophy this season because today I saw that when Punjab was batting, coach (Ricky Ponting) did not send the inforous batsmen Nehal Vadhera and Shashank Singh up, but he did not trust foreign players but he could not do well. He could not do well. He will also stay away from the title after making a place. “

My gut feeling says that Punjab Team will not be able to win the #IPL Trophy this season beCause what i saw today when they were batting

– Manoj Tiwary (@Tiwarymanoj) April 26, 2025

Maxwell flop once again

Priyansh Arya (69) and Prabhasiraman Singh (83) gave Punjab Kings a great start, both added 120 runs for the first wicket. After falling the first wicket in the 12th over, Prabhasimran was out in the 15th over, after which Maxwell was dismissed for 7 runs in 8 balls. After this, Marco Jansen returned to the pavilion after scoring 3 runs in 7 balls. Of course Punjab scored 201, but the way the team started, the team was able to score 20 runs.