Indian Premier League Season 18 (IPL 2025) has now reached its last stop. Four teams have been confirmed, which will play in the playoffs. Mumbai Indians became the fourth team to make a place in the playoffs, before which Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab had made it to the Kings Playoffs. There are 2 out of 4 teams (RCB, PBKs) who are looking for their first title. Here we are telling you how much money the team winning the IPL title will get. Here information about the prize money of runner-up and other 2 teams is also given.

Mumbai Indians have won 5 IPL titles so far, Gujarat Titans have also won IPL Trophy once. But RCB and Punjab Kings are playing for the first season but are away from the title. This time both teams look strong. Talking about IPL playoff matches, it will start from May 29, the final match will be played on 3 June.

IPL 2025 playoff matches schedule, format

The first IPL playoff matches were to be held in Kolkata and Hyderabad. After the postponement of the IPL, the final match on the 25th was decided on June 3, whose venue also changed. Now the final and qualifier 2 will be replaced by Kolkata in Ahmedabad, while the qualifier 1 and eliminator matches will be played in Mohali.

• Qualifier 1, 29 May: Between the top 2 teams in the points table, (New PCA Stadium, Mohali)
• Eliminator, 30 May: Third and fourth team in the points table (New PCA Stadium, Mohali)
• Qualifier 2, 1 June: Qualifier 1 losing and eliminator winning team (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)
• Final, 3 June: Qualifier 1 and qualifier 2 winning teams (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)

How much prize money will be received by the winning team of IPL 2025?

The team winning IPL 2025 will get Rs 20 crore.

Prize money of teams reaching IPL playoffs

• Currently- Rs 12.5 crore
• Third number team- 7 crore rupees
• Fourth number team- Rs 6.5 crore

IPL 2025: The Indian Premier League is being restored from May 17, the first match will be Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, in which we can get the first team to reach the playoffs in season 18. Right now the expectations of 7 teams to reach the playoffs are alive, meanwhile, bad news has come for those teams whose players will return home before the playoff matches due to the preparations for the World Test Championship Final. According to the report, the South Africa Cricket Board has convinced the BCCI after a long conversation, will leave the tournament before their 8 players playoffs which are part of the WTC Final Squad.

South Africa competes with Australia in the World Test Championship final. The title collision will be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground from June 11. According to ESPN news, Cricket South Africa has asked 8 players playing in IPL 2025 to return to the country by 27 May. These are the players who are part of the WTC final while other players can play the playoff matches.

IPL 2025 has to be carried forward a week due to the postponement of IPL. The first final was to be played on 25 May but now it will be on 3 June. According to the earlier schedule, South Africa had asked all its players to gather in the country by 26 May, all the players were scheduled to leave for England on May 30. It was believed that South Africa would push this plan forward and would call back his players after the playoffs but they have convinced the BCCI and convinced them. Because this is the first time that the team has reached the WTC final.

It has been said in the report that according to the first schedule, South Africa’s Hiladi will leave for England on May 30. The team will play a practice match against Zimbabwe from June 3.

Those South African Players, who are part of the WTC final squad

1. Kagiso Rabada (GT)
2. Aden marriam (lsg)
3. Marco Jansan (PBKS)
4. Triston Stabs (DC)
5. Lungi angidi (RCB)
6. Vian Mulder (SRH)
7. Ryan Ricelton (mi)
8. Corbin Bosch (Mi)

The worst news is for Mumbai Indians, who is a strong contender to reach the playoffs. Mumbai, captained by Hardik Pandya, has won 7 out of 12 matches, its net run rate is better than all teams including Gujarat at number one. There are 2 South African players included in the WTC final squad, which are included in the MI team.

Only Sunrisers Hyderabad is such a team that is out of the race for IPL playoffs. Marco Jesan was making great contribution to Punjab, the role of Triston Stabs is important for Delhi. In such a situation, the team will suffer a lot of damage due to their departure.